Judy Bailey

Mother of the Nation: Q&A with Judy Bailey

She was adopted by the country as its unofficial ‘Mother of the Nation’. Now, after many years fronting the news, Judy Bailey has gone back to her roots freelancing, blogging, spending time with her grandchildren and finding adventures on a global stage. You have had an incredible career, what attracted you to journalism? […]

Kelly Coe

Kelly Coe’s Colourful crush: Q&A with Kelly Coe

The Augustine and Charlo labels have been injecting colour into Kiwi fashion for more than a decade. With Augustine currently showing at New Zealand Fashion Weekend, Metropol talks to Founder Kelly Coe about how colour makes the world a happier place. How did the Augustine story begin? Augustine began like all good stories, […]

Alex Ricketts

Getting The Last Word: Q&A with Alex Ricketts

At the heart of New Regent Street’s The Last Word is an extensive whisky collection – more than 360 at last count. Owner Alex Ricketts gets ‘The Last Word’ in on this tempting tipple.   How would you describe The Last Word to a stranger? The Last Word is an intimate and beautiful […]

Having fun with fashion

Having fun with fashion: Q&A with Laurinda Sutcliffe

Loobie’s Story is a Kiwi brand that is a little bit playful and a whole lot of fun. Metropol talks to Co-owner and Designer Laurinda Sutcliffe about her design philosophy and her latest collection.   How would you describe your design philosophy? It must be beautiful – beautiful to look at, beautiful to […]

Miriama Kamo

Our extraordinary expat: Q&A with Miriama Kamo

Miriama Kamo has graced our screens with her warmth and charisma for many years. Metropol catches up with Christchurch’s extraordinary expat about a life well lived. You’re a Cantabrian girl at heart, can you tell us about your upbringing in Christchurch? I’m one of five kids, smack bang in the middle – an […]

Jack Tame

Jack Tame Going Places: Q&A Jack Tame

From a Christchurch upbringing, to an international correspondent in the US to Breakfast’s Auckland hotseat, Jack Tame’s career has taken him places – both in the literal and figurative sense of the expression. Every continent on earth, in fact.   He’s covered the Christchurch earthquakes, the Pike River Mine disaster, Hurricane Sandy, the […]