Feeling your age: Connect Chiropractic
“If you would seek health, look first to the spine.” – Socrates Ageing is an inevitability, yet the rate at which it occurs certainly is not. We all know 40-year-olds who look and function like they’re 60, we all know 60-year-olds who look and function like they’re 40. Why is that? “We are […]
Fine footwear specialists: Mikko Men’s
Combining quality, comfortable footwear sourced from leading European shoemakers with local values and a love for their customers, Mikko Shoes is growing as a go-to in the industry. The Mikko team sat down with their founder, Michaela Longstaff, to discuss Mikko Men’s, Christchurch’s newest dedicated men’s footwear retailer, and what’s new for their […]
Shades of silver and grey: V for Hair
When regrowth keeps creeping up on you, you might feel it is time to embrace the grey. Just because you have silver hair coming in, and you want to go grey gracefully, doesn’t mean it has to be a silver colour,” says Vicki Ogden-O’Fee of V for Hair and Beauty. The team are […]
Radical acceptance with Kirsten Ellis
Moving forward is an impossibly heavy task after losing a partner. For Kirsten Ellis, it became the only way out of losing herself to grief. Soon, she would become a business scholarship award-winner and triple her business’ revenue, all while navigating parenthood alone. She tells Metropol Deputy Editor Nina Tucker how. Losing her […]
Book it in: Mickey Raes
The cooler months are a time to break out the knitting needles, jigsaw puzzles, and books, and rug up warm inside. If craft of any sort takes your fancy, in Hanmer all roads lead to Mickey Raes, a treasure trove of creative ideas. Owner Wendy Lamont has been supplying customers with their craft […]
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