Hack your hair health: IvyNine
Light-filled and home to luscious locks, you’ll be lovestruck when you step inside the latest hair studio on Barbadoes Street. IvyNine is designed to feel less like a traditional salon and more like a welcoming home,” says founder and senior stylist Amy Cox-Cahill. “Our services focus on luxurious, healthy hair – lived-in blondes, […]
Caught your eye
As fashion focuses on individuality, utility, and sustainability in 2026, here are four key eyewear trends shaping sunglass style this season. Light-tinted lenses: From soft amber to dusty rose and pale sage, these lenses blur the line between sunglasses and clear opticals, offering gentle glare reduction ideal for New Zealand’s shifting autumn light. […]
Resilient bodies for Christchurch lives: Muscle People Physiotherapy
Christchurch is a city that moves. We walk the hills. We paddle, cycle, garden, renovate, rebuild, and work long hours. We juggle family life with sport and community. “Increasingly, we’re seeing the physical impact of all that movement – and sometimes lack of it,” says practice manager for Muscle People Physiotherapy, Nicholas Moore. […]
Ready, steady, retirement: phwealth
When it comes to a comfortable retirement, planning ahead is one of the greatest gifts you can give your future self. Turning 40 or 50 can feel a long way off. And 65? That can seem almost unimaginable for people still in early or mid-career. Yet the day you decide you’re ready to […]
Electrifying flames
Love a warm and cosy fireplace but don’t want the hassle or emissions of burning wood or gas? Get your glow on with the latest in contemporary electric fireplaces. Almost nothing makes us feel as warm and cosy as curling up by the fire while the cold weather howls and rages outside. It’s […]
How to create a seasonal home
Colour analysis helps people determine whether they’re best suited to warm autumn tones, cool winter hues, or the brightness of spring and summer palettes. When similar thinking sneaks into interiors, how do you discover your personal colour ‘season’? Christchurch colour analyst and stylist Abby Button says the principles behind colour analysis translate surprisingly […]
Women decide what gets bought: EBI – Murray Dempsey
Metropol is where businesses earn trust. Here’s a simple truth many businesses still overlook: women run household spending. Globally, women influence around 80% of consumer spending. That’s not just groceries and clothes – it’s homes, cars, renovations, travel, healthcare, financial services and lifestyle purchases. In many households, they are the researcher, the comparator, […]
Besties in business: Pier Law
Starting a business with a friend? Read this first. Starting a business with someone you trust can be an exciting and rewarding venture. You share a vision, trust each other, and are driven by a common goal. However, without the right legal foundations in place, even the strongest relationships can come under strain. […]
The magic window with breast cancer and lymphoedema: Hands on Clinic
For women facing breast cancer surgery, a little-known risk after treatment is lymphoedema. Thanks to early detection through new technology, there is now a powerful window of opportunity to dramatically reduce that risk before it takes hold. “I’m now getting new referrals for lymphoedema every week, most of which are due to breast […]
Plant your bulbs now: Terra Viva
Beautiful spring blooms begin in autumn. Yes, it’s March, and it’s hard to get your head around spring daffodils – but the ‘buried treasure’ below the ground waiting to put on a colourful show in several months’ time starts now. Terra Viva’s Peter Worsp offers his spring bulb planting do’s and don’ts. It […]
