From the Editor: 18 March 2021
Darker mornings, cooler temperatures and trees turning from green to gold; there’s no denying autumn’s arrival. Personally, early-autumn is one of my favourite times of the year: The slightly chillier evenings makes sleeping that much snugglier, but it’s not quite time to get the puffer jacket out of hibernation. The trees lining my street […]
From the Editor: 04 March 2021
Each fortnight at Metropol we’re privileged to showcase the new and noteworthy. On our pages, across cuisine, fashion, home, beauty, health, hospitality, architecture, motoring, events and travel we aim to bring a definitive collection of what’s worth knowing about in Canterbury and the South Island. And in this issue, we start as we […]
From the Editor: 18 February 2021
It can be a daunting feat producing a magazine every fortnight. Our hardworking team puts a lot into finding stories, getting in touch with all the required parties, organising imagery – and then designing it all into what you hold in your hands. And before the finished copies are even delivered to letterboxes, cafes […]
Tricks of the tradies
The remote and rugged West Coast couldn’t be further from Hollywood. But it was Phil Keoghan’s hard-working grandparents from Westport who inspired his latest Tinseltown reality competition, Tough as Nails. Metropol catches up with the Cantabrian about his recent trip home, making TV in a pandemic – and how we could be in for a […]
Lawn in order
A luscious lawn is the pride of many gardeners; an ongoing challenge of which the results signify habitual care, attention, and expertise. If you’re a green thumb who thrives off having a thriving lawn, Metropol has compiled some lesser-known tips to help you on your quest. MIND THE HEIGHT Short lawns are popular […]
App-solute wellness
If health and wellbeing is on your mind this year – and it’s hard for it not to be – why not embrace technology to help you stay on the wagon? Outsource the monitoring of your holistic health with any number of handy phone and computer apps which do the thinking for you. Here are […]
Back to work
Just because the holidays have come to an end, doesn’t mean getting dressed should be any less fun. Here are Metropol’s picks of pieces to help build a work wardrobe you’ll be excited to get out of bed for – and that will take you from season to season. Vibrant […]
Leftovers lead the way
Creating new dishes from last night’s (or the night before’s) leftovers is nothing new. But creating whole new products from the remnants of meals past? Welcome to the world of edible upcycling. Food upcycling – where new edible products are created from leftovers, by-products and surplus food waste – is tipped to become […]
From the Editor: 04 Februrary 2021
February is a month to savour the last of the long, hot (and sporadically torrentially rainy) days of summer, and – if you haven’t already – start shifting out of holiday mode. And as we settle into a more business-as-usual approach to life this month, I can’t help but notice topics of health […]
Skirting the issue
Late summer calls for clothing which can withstand changeable skies and seemingly sudden dips and spikes in temperature. Enter the midi skirt, a fun, flattering and feminine way to weather the unpredictable weather – in style. Midi skirts catching our eye have evolved from the formidable slip skirts of recent times, into more […]