Never too old to play with toys: Christchurch Toy Hobby Fair

For Carville Stewart, toys are not just a hobby, but a way of life. “I am a certified toy collector,” he laughs. It’s this enthusiasm which led him to create the annual Christchurch Toy and Hobby Fair four years ago.     Supported by trades, collectors, hobbyists and modellers, items for sale include diecast model […]

New directions: Art Metro

Painting may have been one of the hobbies New Zealanders took up over the course of the lockdown. YouTube tutorials may have sufficed then, but now it’s time to increase those skills further.     Enter Art Metro, a creative hub that has produced hundreds of happy students. Metropol caught up with owner Simon Walmisley […]