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For 2025, the Pantone Colour Institute has named Mocha Mousse as its Colour of the Year. We studied the tones and put to...
24/01/2025

For 2025, the Pantone Colour Institute has named Mocha Mousse as its Colour of the Year. We studied the tones and put together a gorgeous curation to help you embrace the trend in your home 🤎

For 2025, the Pantone Colour Institute has named Mocha Mousse as its Colour of the Year. The colour palette ranges from rich dark browns to creamy hues reminiscent of flat white, latte, and long black coffees, with accents of off-white, vanilla, gold, and black. Bring on the browns in 2025 Described...

It's that time again... our Wedding & Bridal issue is fast approaching and we are back on the hunt for imagery from our ...
24/01/2025

It's that time again... our Wedding & Bridal issue is fast approaching and we are back on the hunt for imagery from our local brides and grooms! 👰🤵

If you wed in the Canterbury region in the last six months, we want to showcase you! 💫

Email your beautiful moments for consideration to Nina at [email protected] 💌💌

📸Photos must be high resolution, and please include a short description of your day along with your location and photographer. Submissions close Monday, 3 March. We can't wait to hear from you! 💍

Imagery courtesy of Kirill & Laura Makogon by Cassandra Kovacs, Rosa & Guy Strawbridge by George & Jane, and Claire & George McDougall by Eilish Burt.

It's here... introducing our first issue of 2025! ⚓⚓⚓The Metropol team is so thrilled to begin another year of deliverin...
21/01/2025

It's here... introducing our first issue of 2025! ⚓⚓⚓

The Metropol team is so thrilled to begin another year of delivering fortnightly magazines filled with enriching content, right to your door, local stand, and device 📖

Our marine & leisure feature issue arrives at just the right time, so you can soak up all that time on the water in the next few months! We're sharing all the latest in the city, interviews with Bead & Proceed founder Bridget Williams and Dolly Parton's agent Steve Guest 🗣️

Plus, we're putting the spotlight on Mocha Mousse, the Pantone Institute's Colour of the Year, trending across the board. Find all that and more at the link 🤎

https://issuu.com/metrospublishinggroupltd/docs/metropol_23_january_2025?fr=xKAE9_zU1NQ

Nuk Korako is cycling over 1,400 kms from Cape Reinga, the top of the North Island to Wellington to raise funds for Chol...
17/01/2025

Nuk Korako is cycling over 1,400 kms from Cape Reinga, the top of the North Island to Wellington to raise funds for Cholmondeley Children’s Centre, a unique safe haven for tamariki (children). Your support will provide short-term emergency or planned respite care for tamariki/children aged 5 - 12 years of age in times of whānau stress or crisis. That is life changing. If you want to give it's certainly going to a great charity ❤️

Cycling over 1,400kms for the Children at Cholmondeley, a unique safe haven for 5-12 year olds in times of whānau/family crisis or stress

Luxury holiday living is what we are about this summer - read why it is so important to create gorgeous outdoor spaces a...
15/01/2025

Luxury holiday living is what we are about this summer - read why it is so important to create gorgeous outdoor spaces at the link ☀️

Humans crave indulgence and comfort, and holidays are a time to dive into all of that – lounging, eating out, and fulfilling passions that top up our cup. It is why we seek, or strive to seek, luxury apartments, hotels, and baches when we head on holiday. Psychologists say these gorgeous spaces we...

Three generations of Cantabrians have grown up with special memories of furry and feathered friends at Willowbank. Metro...
10/01/2025

Three generations of Cantabrians have grown up with special memories of furry and feathered friends at Willowbank. Metropol Editor Lynda Papesch catches up with founding family siblings Kirsty and Mark Willis to look back on its first 50 years.

Read the story at the link 🦁

Three generations of Cantabrians have grown up with special memories of furry and feathered friends at Willowbank. Metropol Editor Lynda Papesch catches up with founding family siblings Kirsty and Mark Willis to look back on its first 50 years. Naturalist, photographer, and writer, Edwin Way Teale o...

Between small touches and bigger statements, your bach can be exactly what it’s made to be: a dreamy escape haven. Ready...
04/01/2025

Between small touches and bigger statements, your bach can be exactly what it’s made to be: a dreamy escape haven. Ready to find out how? Visit the link in bio 🌊🐚🌴

Between small touches and bigger statements, your bach can be exactly what it’s made to be: a dreamy escape haven. Craft that holiday state of mind, a warming welcome for your family and guests, through a fresh, natural feel. Lean into holiday home memories, task your group with finding the best s...

Longing for some extra entertainment this summer? Top Dog Theatre presents Open Air Summer Shakespeare, Richard III at t...
03/01/2025

Longing for some extra entertainment this summer? Top Dog Theatre presents Open Air Summer Shakespeare, Richard III at the beautiful Mona Vale - and we have 2x double passes to give away! 🎟️

This is a chance to lay out the picnic rug and soak up the early evening sun, with performances from 5 to 15 February at 6pm - and a 2pm matinee each Saturday! 🎭

With a top-class act, Richard III will be easily understood by all ages! To enter:
✅Like this post
✅Like and follow Metropol
✅Tag below who you would bring to watch!

Entries close Wednesday 18 January, and the winner will be replied to by this Metropol account. You must be able to pick up tickets from our Riccarton office.

Good luck! 🤞

Woohoo, Happy New Year from our team to our Metropol family. We hope you all welcome 2025 with open arms and positivity!...
31/12/2024

Woohoo, Happy New Year from our team to our Metropol family. We hope you all welcome 2025 with open arms and positivity! How are you celebrating? ❤️‍🔥🎆🪩

We can't wait to bring our first issue of 2025 to you on 23 January. Until then, enjoy the weather and the warm fuzzies this season provides ☀️😊

See you soon 👀

Refreshing, sprightly hues are back on the rotation and exactly where they belong for seasonal soirées. Find our colourf...
27/12/2024

Refreshing, sprightly hues are back on the rotation and exactly where they belong for seasonal soirées. Find our colourful favourites at the link in bio 💙💚🧡💛💜

Refreshing, sprightly hues are back on the rotation and exactly where they belong for seasonal soirées. Pair standout pieces with neutral accessories to balance bursts of colour, and throw on a pair of Mary Janes for effortless, elegant summer style. Curated by Nina Tucker.

From our team to our incredible readers, advertisers, contributors, friends, and the local community: thank you for your...
24/12/2024

From our team to our incredible readers, advertisers, contributors, friends, and the local community: thank you for your support over 2024. 💛

We've loved spending time with you all this year through the pages of Metropol, and cannot wait for more in 2025.

We wish you all a Merry Christmas and a happy, safe holiday season! 🎄

Enjoy, indulge, relax 🫶

Sweet treats that are bite-sized and don't come with as much guilt? Yes please! Create Hetal Vasavada’s Pineapple Lime K...
22/12/2024

Sweet treats that are bite-sized and don't come with as much guilt? Yes please!

Create Hetal Vasavada’s Pineapple Lime Kisses with the recipe at the link - perfect for festive season!

After filling our dessert bowls to the brim daily, sometimes a bite-sized treat is all we want for the weeks following Christmas festivities. These Pineapple Lime Kisses from Desi Bakes, Hetal Vasavada’s latest recipe book of indulgent delights, are just what the doctor ordered. Hetal loves these ...

Save the date! ✨✨✨Child Cancer Foundation's adored Sparkle for Hope Gala Ball returns in 2025 on Saturday, 17 May! 🪩🪩Wha...
19/12/2024

Save the date! ✨✨✨

Child Cancer Foundation's adored Sparkle for Hope Gala Ball returns in 2025 on Saturday, 17 May! 🪩🪩

What an evening - drinks, a three-course meal, live entertainment, a thrilling auction - all for a good cause! That's what it is all about.

Tickets will be available in the new year, so mark your calendars! See you there 😉

✨ Exciting news! ✨

We’re thrilled to announce that Sparkle for Hope will return in 2025! 🌟

Save the date: Saturday, 17 May 2025 at the stunning Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre.

Join us for an unforgettable evening of:
🍸 Drinks on arrival
🍽️ A divine three-course meal
🎤 Live entertainment
🔨 A thrilling live auction

All in support of Kiwi children with cancer and the families who love them.

Tickets will be available in the new year, so start spreading the word with your friends, whānau and networks over the holidays and get ready to get glamorous for a good cause! 🎄💃

It's almost Christmas, and we wanted to know what some of our 2024 interviewees were looking forward to over the holiday...
19/12/2024

It's almost Christmas, and we wanted to know what some of our 2024 interviewees were looking forward to over the holiday season.

Discover how Dai Henwood, Kimberley Crossman, Paddy Gower, and Caitlin Crisp will be spending their holidays at the link 🎄🎄

Christmas cheer is near, and blissful holiday memory-making has begun. We asked four of our 2024 interviewees to share the way they will spend the festive season. “I absolutely love Christmas. Living much of the year in America has made me fully embrace the idea of celebrating holidays. Not in the...

... and that's a wrap! Our last issue of 2024 is out now online! Pick up your holiday reading in stands across the city ...
17/12/2024

... and that's a wrap! Our last issue of 2024 is out now online! Pick up your holiday reading in stands across the city from tomorrow! These pages provide those moments of peace and 'me time' - a break from the busyness of the season ahead!

This issue shares what some of our 2024 interviewees are getting up to over the break, an inside look into the family behind Willowbank, the best of our local builders and architects, and of course some ideas to boost your bach flair. New home interior design inspiration incoming! 😍😍

Get your summer soirée style right, and your summer wardrobe prepped - from swimwear to shoes. Plus, pineapple lime kisses anyone? Mmmm 🍍💋

You'll love this issue, get your hands on a copy now! 🫴

https://issuu.com/metrospublishinggroupltd/docs/metropol_19_december_2024?fr=xKAE9_zU1NQ

If you haven’t popped down to our Riccarton office to drop a gift or two under our tree for the Christchurch City Missio...
16/12/2024

If you haven’t popped down to our Riccarton office to drop a gift or two under our tree for the Christchurch City Mission, there’s still time! Pickup isn’t until Friday🚚

Make Christmas a little brighter this year 🎄🍒

New Year is approaching, and it's all about glitz and glamour, sparkle and shine. Fall in love with editor Lynda Papesch...
16/12/2024

New Year is approaching, and it's all about glitz and glamour, sparkle and shine. Fall in love with editor Lynda Papesch's picks at the link in bio 🪩⁠

As the New Year approaches, many thoughts turn to celebrating its arrival. New Year parties are usually about glitz and glamour, sparkle and shine, a time to dress up and enjoy scintillating conversation, Champagne, and gourmet treats. Black is a favourite for evening glamour, paired with gold or si...

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