Skrillex brings his A-game
EP review: Bangarang When you first listen to Bangarang you might expect to hear the usual bass-wobbling, harsh keyboard tones...
Month: March 2012
Kai festival gets some star assistance
Blueberry icecreams, hangi boil-up and Sonny Bill Williams were among the drawcards at Hamilton’ Rhode Street School Kai Festival yesterday....
Chiefs shave heads for a cure
Fans flocked to see Chiefs players shave their heads for the Shave for a Cure fundraiser at the Base Shopping...
Musicians line up for cancer charity
Aotearoa’s music royalty hit the stage this weekend in a marathon 12-hour fundraiser for fight against cancer. The Melanoma Foundation...
Musical Footrot Flats treads the boards
Iconic Kiwi tale Footrot Flats has been transformed into a musical and is hitting Papakura’s Off Broadway Theatre on April...
Writer prepares coffin for her “last event”
New Zealand writer and English tutor Lynda Finn, 65, has anything but your typical car parked in her garage. Referring...
The very French Raymond Blanc
Review: Raymond Blanc’s Kitchen Secrets Raymond Blanc is quite thoroughly French. He is extravagantly French. So French that, amongst his...
Waikato woman lands major beauty contract
Self-confessed competition addict Morgan Harrison is the new face of Pantene’s latest ad campaign. The 22-year-old entered the competition in...
Writing’s on the wall
An art exhibition with a difference, Mind Map grows on the walls around you while you are there. On at...
Top gallery accepts Hamilton designers
Hamilton fashion designers, Jillian and Angela Thompson are tapping into the world market by displaying their clothes at cutting edge...
Mining protest on film
More than 100 people gathered at Raglan’s Ngarunui Beach on Sunday to take part in the filming of an anti-seabed...
Putaruru farmer wins regional award
Putaruru farmer Thomas White has beaten off stiff local competition to take out the annual Waikato regional farm manager award....
An exotic distraction
THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL A stellar cast elevates this film beyond the predictable. In less experienced hands it could...
Waikato fans snap up Conchords tickets
This morning was business time for Hamilton fans of Flight of the Conchords. By 6am there were already dozens of...
Hamilton country musician plays Norfolk Island festival
Hamilton country musician Dan Cosgrove is set to represent New Zealand in the Trans-Tasman Entertainer of the Year contest during...
Taylor Swift turns on the razzmatazz
Taylor Swift fans took to Auckland streets in mobs of homemade costumes and signs, on their way to the first...
Six60 hits new Altitudes
Fans poured into Hamilton’s Altitude Bar and Nightclub as Dunedin’s dynamic Six60 hit the stage last Thursday, March 15. With...
Breast op recovery given exercise boost
The Encore programme consists of gentle floor and pool exercises designed to increase mobility and help prevent lymphedema, a common...
Give way ahead
Drivers from overseas may find it easier on New Zealand roads after the give way changes take effect this weekend,...
Raglan surfer takes out Rip Curl Pro
A top Raglan surfer rode her local knowledge to a win in difficult conditions at the weekend Rip Curl Pro....
Hamilton constables play part in documenting Christchurch tragedy
Rare and sobering images of Christchurch’s February earthquake featured at the Waikato University Student Centre this week. As part of...
Listen up: Bat monitors need you
The Waikato Regional Council is on the lookout for bats in your neighbourhood. It is collecting information on where long-tailed...
Baseball: Our next big sport?
Baseball in New Zealand is taking off, with numbers playing the sport more than doubling in a year. “Membership throughout...
Kia kaha, Japan: Kiwis send message
“Kia Kaha Canterbury, Love from Japan,” reads a poster filled with photos of Japanese people holding signs of support for...