A family vibe: Elmswood Retirement Village
Donna Monk is the Sales Consultant for Elmswood Retirement Village. Donna tells us why she loves the village and her role there. Donna, why is Elmswood special? It has a soul and a personality of its own. The buildings are well-established and the gardens are just stunning – there’s […]
Editor’s Perspective: 14th Feb 2019 Issue
“Fear doesn’t exist anywhere except in the mind” Dale Carnegie The extraordinarily talented Yale-educated actor Jodie Foster once admitted in an interview with 60 Minutes that she suffers ‘Imposter Syndrome’; that regardless of whether she was walking onto the college campus for the first time or accepting her Oscar, she felt […]
A high-performance rebuild: Archibalds Motors
One of the most highly respected vehicle brands globally, Porsche has long represented luxury in its high-performance sports cars. So not surprising then that Archibalds Motors would seek to capture these same elements in its new Porsche showroom in the city, the delivery of which was tasked to award-winning Map […]
Karen Walker gets the sartorial edge
Karen Walker designs have always had a bit of edge. Described once as the “consummate collision of attitude and aptitude”, Walker has added a more literal edge to her latest collection, Bad Apple. Inspired by a day at an orchard in Upstate New York, the new ready-to-wear collection is marked […]
Her home, her castle: Q&A with Dot Smith
As a child, she dreamed of living in her very own castle. Some fifty plus years later, after decades of hard toil, Dot Smith, Queen of Riverstone Castle in Oamaru, finally realised that dream. When did you decide to fulfil your childhood dream of having your own castle? The […]
Meet the Chef: Q&A with Chef Hamish Watt
Christchurch is in the enviable position of having some extraordinary options when it comes to eating out. The Crowne Plaza is one such spot in the figurative and literal heart of the city. Metropol catches up with Crowne Plaza Executive Chef Hamish Watt to discuss his tips of the trade, the […]
What’s in that building?
The CBD is buzzing. Even two years ago that could not be said with confidence and the fear was it may never be said again. But those fears are officially unfounded. Sure, there are some large holes to still be filled, and a few spaces and broken facades to be […]
Innovative Housing Construction Solution: MegaForm
You may not have heard of MegaForm Building Systems Ltd, but it is quickly becoming the most innovative solution in new home design and construction. Philip Blair is the designer of MegaForm. With 35 years of construction industry experience under his commercial belt, including architecturally designed homes and commercial buildings, […]
Local’s global success: ‘Detail by Davinia Sutton Ltd’
Multi award-winning local design studio ‘Detail by Davinia Sutton Ltd’ has been recognised on the international stage at the prestigious German Design Award for Interior Architecture 2019.’ Being one of the most renowned international design awards, Detail by Davinia Sutton has won accolades for two stunning kitchens and a bathroom. […]
Long Live a Long Life!
It was a packed and attentive audience that gathered to hear Tony Buettner, Blue Zones National Spokesperson, give his second presentation at Alpine View Lifestyle Village, courtesy of their TRILife Talks Wellness Programme. Tony shared remarkable stories of five diverse places in the world, known as the Blue Zones, where […]
