Metropol Magazine

07/08/2025

Did you hear? Richie Mo’unga is coming home… ❤️🖤

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗡 🧬

Richie’s home in 2027

06/08/2025

Move over, James Corden! We’ve got Jason Gunn!
Could this be the start of Christchurch’s very own Carpool Karaoke? 🎤🚗 😍

06/08/2025

📣Calling all Canterbury newly-ish weds who were married in the last 12 months!
We’re looking for great local bridal imagery to possibly feature in an upcoming bridal issue! 💍
We want the funny ones, the emotional ones, the weird ones, the gorgeous ones, the eccentric ones...
If you have some great photos from your wedding that you’d love to see feature in Metropol, then we would love to hear from you! 👰‍♀️
Don't be shy, we're looking for all the special moments from your day – photos of brides, grooms, bridal parties, pets, transport, mums and dads, and more!
Please send high-resolution imagery and a short detail of your magical day (including your names, photographer and venue location) to Nina at [email protected]
Deadline closes Friday, 15 August 2025.

05/08/2025

Extra! That's what we're all about this issue. Being 'extra'. Loud, bright, colourful, bold, expressive... it's all about maximalism and we are here for it. If you're after an antidote to minimalism, this is it. Check out the gorgeous fashion pages and how to maximalise your home. Yes, it's all very Leo energy. Grrr. 🦁♌⁠
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For more fierceness and roaring, and an uplifting read, you can't go past Petra Bagust and Niki Bezzant talking about menopause and their upcoming Hot Mess Tour, which is part of the WORD Christchurch Festival happening later this month. ⁠
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And is reading books the solution to the risk of AI atrophying our brains? Find out from NZ reading ambassador and award-winning Kiwi novelist, Kate De Goldi, who's also part of the WORD Festival. 🧠📖⁠
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The big section of this issue, though, is Conferences and Events! If you're involved in putting events together, whether for two people or 2000 people, we have all the ideas you need about venues, accommodation, catering, delegate entertainment, and more. Check it out from page 29.⁠
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As well in this issue... discover the connection between menopause, oestrogen, sugar, and meno belly. Find out how to heal itchy, dry winter skin, and understand how a good hug can literally heal you through the release of oxytocin, dopamine and serotonin. So, go on, hug it out, get that cuddle chemical. 🤗🫂⁠
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Finally, give our recipe for breakfast muffins a go - while we call them 'breakfast muffins', we've been eating them all day. 🥚⁠
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Read the latest mag online at the link below or pick it up as it hits the streets over the next few days.⁠
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https://issuu.com/metrospublishinggroupltd/docs/metropol_magazine_7_august_2025_?fr=xKAE9_zMzMw

05/08/2025

Spring race day party? Giddy up, we’re in! 🐎

Secure your ticket now — we’ll see you there 💐

Don’t miss out on your Group 1 Tickets 🍾

Tickets on sale here ➡️ https://m.moshtix.co.nz/v2/event/group-1-racing-party-13-september/181995

Riccarton Park Racecourse

04/08/2025

Invite your colleagues, friends and family to a thrilling night out at Addington Raceway on 12 September.

A fundraiser for the Christchurch Charity Hospital, A Night at the Races promises to be an evening of laughter and trackside excitement, with a delicious dinner and top-notch racing.

It's a whole lot of fun – especially if you don’t know much about horse racing. Whether you’re a seasoned punter or just in it for the atmosphere, there’s something for everyone.

Ticket sales close Monday 8 September 2025 so get yours now at https://charityhospital.org.nz/product/tickets-for-a-night-at-the-races/

ThThe Canterbury Charity Hospital Trust

Join us for an unforgettable evening of thrills, food, and fun at A Night at the Races! Held at the iconic Addington Raceway.

31/07/2025

NEXT WEDNESDAY... 💥

Tuesday's event sold out in record time, so Sweaty Betty AU & NZ have released a new date - don't look, book!

Click the post for more information 👏

You asked, and we delivered! Our first Sweaty Betty x Spring with Sarah event sold out in record time 🔥, leaving many of you on the waitlist.

We’ve heard your calls and are thrilled to announce a second date, same place, same time, same price! Let’s go!

📍Sweaty Betty Christchurch. 174 Cashel St
⏰Wednesday 6th August. 6:00pm
🎟️$10. Link in bio & Eventfinda.co.nz

31/07/2025

Mindful Fashion’s Chief Executive Jacinta FitzGerald is right. We can create high-quality products in New Zealand using low-impact materials – and we can do it well. Invest in clothes made to last, not to be replaced. Local, and many with B Corp status, these brands are a great place to start.

https://metropol.co.nz/reduce-your-fashion-footprint/

30/07/2025

Can you imagine an economy that’s designed to support people and planet? That’s what the B Corp movement is about and Canterbury has a hard core of companies determined to do better business. Metropol deputy editor Tamara Pitelen goes in search of Canterbury’s B Corps.

Print this storyCan you imagine an economy that’s designed to support people and planet? That’s what the B Corp movement is about and Canterbury has a hard core of companies determined to do better business. Metropol deputy editor Tamara Pitelen goes in search of Canterbury’s B Corps. What’s...

30/07/2025

How was your honeymoon? Where did you go? Was it traditional, or more out of the ordinary? Did you soak up the sun on a beach, make pasta from scratch in Italy, or hike the Abel Tasman? However you spent it, we want to know... and SEE! 💍🤍
Whether you honeymooned near or far, we'd love to see your gorgeous photos – you just might find yourself in our next wedding feature issue!
Email Nina at [email protected] with a selection of post-nuptials snaps, and don't forget to tell us your names, where you went, and who was behind the camera.
We can't wait to see! 😍

29/07/2025

Hands up if you love Miriama Kamo and her lifelong sustainability mission! 🙋‍♀️🌱🌎

Ngā mihi Metropol Magazine for this lovely article. People sometimes ask why I post about clothes and furniture. It’s because I want everyone to and but it’s also because I want to share the joy of those things. Sustainability = joy, connection, action. Promise 🙏🏾❤️ And in this article I’m wearing a $20 jumpsuit I bought in a wee shop in New Lynn. Treasure is all around us and the best ones come with a story 🙌🏾