Ethereal enchantress

Print this storyWe’re interrupting regular programming to bring you sartorial inspiration for those tropical escapes ahead. While you flee the cold, we’re here to fatten your suitcase. If you’re swapping cosy sweaters for floaty fashion in the coming weeks, pack playful pieces with romantic charm. My advice? Embrace dressing adventurously overseas – chances are you […]

Yo ho ho, & a bottle of rum

Print this storyChristchurch rum aficionados recently sampled cocktails created by internationally acclaimed mixologist Alastair Walker (pictured) and Matthew Barnsley. E xclusive tastings at DramFest 2025 and the Austin Club showcased rare single-marque bottlings from Appleton Estate’s Hearts Collection, including the 2002 and 1993 vintages, and the rare 17-Year-Old Legend. “The appetite for premium, complex rums […]

Arriving in style – helicopter weddings

Print this storyLove is in the air – literally – when you elevate your wedding by helicopter. For an unforgettable wedding, there’s not much that beats taking your vows in a snowy mountaintop ceremony, high up in the Port Hills of Canterbury, overlooking the sea, on a golden sandy beach, or on a rocky backdrop […]

Jeweller Sophie Divett: An artist’s evolution

Print this storyStepping out as a Christchurch entrepreneur and artist, Sophie Divett’s journey into jewellery wasn’t planned – it evolved. Metropol writer Hannah Brown finds what started as a side hustle to fine arts studies became a full-time business, Sophie’s collections now synonymous with timeless elegance and conscientious design. Looking back, Sophie’s path into jewellery […]

Talking texture

Print this storyNothing speaks to me like textured clothing – it offers more impact and meaning than a simple garment. Picture Kaia Gerber walking the Valentino Fall 2023 runway in jeans and a white button down, except those jeans were instead silk gazar embroidered with microbeads in 80 shades of indigo to resemble denim. Contrasting […]

Catch him if you can: Andy Ellis

Print this storyMoving Houses host and former All Black Andy Ellis doesn’t like to sit still. Metropol Deputy Editor Nina Tucker discovers what he does instead. Andy Ellis’ life is like chaos in a wonderful way. Fresh from a stint in Bali at an All Blacks High Performance Lab, and thrilled to be taking off […]

Love actually is all around

Print this storyCapturing the moments – the joy, the flair, the tears – wedding photography is to be cherished for decades and generations to come. Each snapshot reflects the months of planning and years of dreaming to envelop you in that feeling in an instant. Landscapes near and far craft the backdrops in these photographs […]

Destination: Top of the South

Print this storyLooking for your next exciting destination? Head north to the Top of the South. A Mecca for Kiwis and tourists, the area encompasses Marlborough, Nelson Tasman, and Golden Bay, with diverse attractions including national parks, coastal walks, and wildlife encounters. Did you know? In 2024, Marlborough recorded New Zealand’s highest annual sunshine total […]

Netball’s favourite name: Anna Galvan

Print this storyWithout Kiwi female sporting legends to admire on the world stage, a young Anna Veronese may have never become a Silver Fern. Now, as Anna Galvan, she’s an icon of New Zealand netball, dedicated to ensuring young wāhine in sport always have role models, discovers Metropol Deputy Editor Nina Tucker. Fostering passion and […]

Butter me up

Print this storyA young me painted the walls of my childhood bedroom yellow – I found fondness in stepping into a warm, sunshine space. By Nina Tucker. Today, as butter yellow rises within the fashion zeitgeist, we step out in the mood-boosting, joyous colour instead. A soft, supple, muted tone, it should blend seamlessly into […]