Lorde on ice
Kiwi pop sensation Ella Yellich-O’Connor, aka Lorde, says her visit to Antarctica was “the coolest thing she has ever done”. And now Antarctica New Zealand has shared behind-the-scenes images of the singer’s experience on the frozen continent. “I remember stepping off the plane and it was just the most incredible weather – blue […]
Managing bowel cancer risk: The Hernia Clinic
New Zealand has one of the highest rates of bowel cancer in the world affecting one in eighteen Kiwis every year. Gastrointestinal surgeon, Mr Ross Roberts of The Endoscopy Clinic in Christchurch says the risk can be reduced. Metropol spoke to Ross Roberts to find out more about reducing the risk of succumbing to the […]
All about you: Elyse Campbell
Elyse Campbell is not your typical Real Estate Agent! Elyse understands that in essence – it’s all about, you. “I’m here to provide you a service and get you top dollar. End of story. The fact that we have fun along the way – that I know my selling process inside out, which […]
Instrumental to the community: Rockshop
Rock may be in the name of this recognisable, 100 percent Kiwi owned company, but the Rockshop is far more than one genre of music. And alongside classical maestros, KBB Music, selling and renting musical instruments might be a main act – but the brand is committed to helping the musical community, too. […]
Award-winning Architype: Architype NZ
At Farmers’ Corner, a tourist focused retail and restaurant business just outside of Ashburton, the owners decided to commission a new bathroom facility outside the main complex. They briefed Architype to create a unique “experience-centred bathroom facility,” and just like that, visiting the restroom was never the same again. Director of Architype Tim […]
A holistic approach to real estate: Ngātahi Real Estate
From a background of working within a prominent New Zealand communications company, Hayden McKenzie had often pondered the question of how real estate could be done differently here. He decided to put it to the test and Ngātahi Real Estate was launched post-lockdown. “It started as a throwaway idea for a laugh, but […]
Carving out change: Ricoh Pandemic Pivot
What do you do when all your business instantly stops? For one Christchurch business, Moko Pounamu, it meant completely changing business models and moving from a wholesaler of beautiful greenstone and bone carvings – to a retailer. The greenstone and bone carving specialists have supplied beautiful New Zealand keepsakes for the country’s souvenir gift […]
Bic’s musical homecoming
Bic Runga is one of Canterbury’s finest entertainment exports. This summer she is set to headline two noteworthy local performances, Nostalgia Festival and Ōtautahi Together, a free concert to mark 10 years since the February 2011 earthquake. Metropol catches up with the talented musician ahead of a bumper summer season. You have two hometown performances […]
Loving Ellie’s Belly
Summer is here, a time of year where pressure to look a certain way is amplified and when our inner saboteurs thrive. Twenty-nine-year-old Christchurch woman Ellie Haines has gained a notable online following for challenging these beauty standards. Metropol catches up with the hilariously honest and refreshingly real activist about self-love and redefining the status […]
Pointe in time
Christchurch-raised ballet dancer, Joshua Guillemot-Rodgerson, has returned from ten years dancing in the US due to Covid-19 and taken up a position with the Royal New Zealand Ballet. He tells Morgan Tait what it’s like to be a performer amidst a pandemic. “The biggest way that Covid-19 has affected me is that it […]