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Calendar of Culture Highlights: The Piano

See what’s on at The Piano, your go-to destination for music, arts and events. March events   7 MARCH: DANIEL DELBY – TEACHER COMEDY NIGHT 8 MARCH: OUR KIWI HOME 31 MARCH: HARRY MANX LIVE AT THE PIANO       April events       12 APRIL: OUR KIWI HOME 12 APRIL: […]

Becoming Cassie Henderson

The first concert at One New Zealand Stadium, aptly named ‘Once in a Lifetime’, will be just that for Christchurch born singer-songwriter and 2025 Aotearoa Music Awards’ Best Pop Artist Cassie Henderson. The velvety vocalist and The Voice Australia finalist sat down with Metropol editor Nina Tucker after a whirlwind 12 months and […]

Sway my way: Bic Runga

On the release of her latest album and upcoming tour, Ōtautahi’s own Bic Runga chats with Metropol deputy editor Tamara Pitelen about empty nesting pains, AI and the future of Kiwi music. “Bloody technology queens, that’s what we are,” Bic Runga [Ngāti Kahungunu] laughs, as our interview begins, drops out, resumes, and then […]

Made to measure: Dream Doors

If you are wondering how to add value to your home and enjoy a great kitchen without paying a fortune, here’s your answer. Freshening up your kitchen can be as simple as new cupboard doors and drawer fronts on existing cabinets, and perhaps adding in a bench top, but it can also mean […]

Potatoes au gratin dauphinoise

For quintessential potatoes au gratin, who better than French cuisine maven Julia Child. This is an adaptation of her recipe for the classic French dish, also known as Dauphinoise potatoes. Before Martha Stewart, Jo Seagar and Alison Holst, there was Julia Child. A ground-breaking gourmet chef, author and television personality Julia was the […]