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’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, […]
The power of Teamwork:Cindy-Lee, Harcourts Holmwood
Creativity thrives when people work together in a team. Combining unique perspectives from each team member creates more effective solutions to problems and teamwork also maximises shared knowledge in the workplace. Real estate specialist Cindy-Lee Sinclair definitely believes in the power of teamwork and has built up her own team of superb sales […]
Short-term accommodation
The hotel is dead; long live Airbnb. It is not quite as dramatic as that; there will always be a place for traditional travellers’ accommodation, with hotels, motels and hostels continuing to serve a purpose. The old assumption however, that a stay away from home means a cramped space with an overpriced minibar […]
The Influencers Column: Keith Beal
The importance of getting people living in the central city again is coming to the fore as the anchor projects take shape and a steady stream of new private developments continue to open their doors. Fletcher Living is now selling homes in the One Central development, with construction of the first 20 opposite […]
The Influencers Column: Courtney Doig
The ‘as is where is’ commercial property market still has a surprising amount of steam left in it. We’re picking that there will continue to be plenty of activity through into 2019 as insurers work to settle problematic outstanding claims. A prime example of this is the up market high-rise apartment block at […]
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