Hāngi time
June is a month for hāngi as we celebrate Matariki, says Angela Clifford of The Food Farm in North Canterbury. Many schools and organisations are embracing hāngi as we start to celebrate Matariki. A Māori method of cooking food, hāngi uses heated rocks buried in the ground. Despite being an Australian, my husband […]
Instant style: The Crossing
Editor’s picks: Why I’m loving the winter palette Grass to forest greens, burgundy hues to excite you for a weekend wine, rich cocoa tones, and a chic sprinkling of silver… winter’s colour palette is what dreams are made of. There’s something so satisfying – sartorially, of course – when the fashion industry unites […]
Skincare. Local products with social purpose.
Award-winning cosmetic alchemist Stacey Fraser is the mind behind skincare heavyweights like Trilogy, but it’s projects with purpose she finds most empowering. Metropol editor Nina Tucker takes a day trip to North Canterbury and meets the makers behind Stacey’s pride and joy, homemade skincare brand Beauty & Bloom. Tucked amongst Rangiora’s busy town […]
Puddle queens
Curated by Nina Tucker Caught in a shower? Here’s how to dress for winter weather in style. A chic raincoat, sustainably-made umbrella, and the perfect pair of wellies. The famously Glastonbury-esque accessory, gumboots are showing up in the styling of new-season Sylvester, Trelise Cooper and Karen Walker, and it’s undeniably cute. Well, it’s […]
Fearless: Richie McCaw
Richie McCaw says there’s no reason anyone couldn’t compete in One NZ GODZONE – the adventure race where teams of four from across the globe navigate a relentless eight-day course of more than 600 kilometres on foot, bike, kayak, and packraft, to test their skills and endurance. Metropol editor Nina Tucker finds out […]
Women of impact
From asset strategy and valuation to engineering in Antarctica, meet three of the women helping shape how the built environment of Ōtautahi grows, functions, and feels. Joanna den Hollander National Asset Manager, Ngāi Tahu Property As the national asset manager for Ngāi Tahu Property, Joanna is responsible for the group’s property investment portfolio […]
Running with purpose: Todd Andrews
Christchurch sports performance coach Todd Andrews has a crazy dream. Later this year, he aims to break the record for running the length of New Zealand and next year he plans to run from one side of Australia to the other – all to fundraise for Cholmondeley Children’s Centre. He sat down with […]
Deadly design duo: Deadly Ponies
You’ve gotta hand (bag) it to them. Deadly Ponies’ founders Liam Bowden and Steven Boyd have fast become powerhouses in Aotearoa fashion with their internationally renowned luxury leather accessories brand. With Steven’s South Canterbury roots, Metropol editor Nina Tucker learns how vegetables from his parents’ garden inspired a spring collection, and which Geraldine […]
Beef & beetroot sausage rolls
These sausage rolls couldn’t be much simpler to make and are fantastic with the horseradish cream, says Canterbury pastry and pie maker Wendy Morgan. Her new book, entitled Easy as Pie, is out now. Makes 28 Ingredients • 1 quantity Rough Puff Pastry (see recipe opposite) • 250g beef mince • 250g beef […]
La vie en rosé: Kim Schofield
In 2017, with zero wine-making experience, the owner of North Canterbury’s Dancing Water Winery Kim Schofield decided to make the best wine in the world. Just under a decade later, she had. Kim tells Metropol editor Nina Tucker about her vie en rosé. In a Trelise Cooper coat and pointy stilettos, Kim Schofield […]
