Amy Carter

Promoting Philanthropy: Q&A with Amy Carter

Communities, charities and projects are the benefactors of the new Christchurch City Foundation, set up a year ago to positively impact the city. We catch up with Head of the Christchurch Foundation Amy Carter to discuss the philanthropy driving this positive outcome.     How did the Christchurch Foundation story begin? The […]

Ourvets

Kittens for kittens: Ourvets

Little Luna was barely more than a kitten when she became pregnant.     Luna was 11 months old and around two months pregnant, with a very large belly. Her owner brought her to see Ourvets Veterinarian Alice Finch because she was worried the babies might not be alive. She waddled across […]

Al Brown

Quintessential Kiwi Foodie: Q&A with Al Brown

He’s one of our favourite foodies, the quintessential Kiwi bloke who just happens to be able to whip up some pretty sumptuous tucker in between fishing trips.       Metropol catches up with Al Brown about his sweet tooth and the winning recipe for a great establishment.   Where did your […]

Grassam Real Estate

The best move you can make: Grassam Real Estate

Selling your home is a personal business and the tight-knit team at Grassam Real Estate understands that. “We’re all about the individual touch, and with a combined 70 plus years’ experience, we focus on working for you to get the best deal that we can,” owner Juline Grassam says. “We are a […]

Tony Mounce

The Influencers Column: Tony Mounce

The relatively flat housing market in Christchurch is fuelling interest from first home buyers keen to capitalise on the largely stagnant prices.   But buying your first home is far from easy, although KiwiSaver and HomeStart grants are fantastic tools to help get onto the property ladder. A young couple recently came […]

John Bridgman

The Influencers Column: John Bridgman

Ōtākaro recently ran a series of walking tours around the central city as part of Explore Christchurch, a campaign to encourage locals to come and see what’s going on in town.   With around 300 people joining us across the eight tours, the level of interest surpassed our expectations. At first glance, […]