Working to live rather than living to work.
Professional photographer Richard Linton, a firm believer in working to live rather than living to work, says the Christchurch earthquakes...
Month: August 2012
Award-winning NZ film inspires
A packed Lido theatre shared giggles and tears during a screening of The Orator (O le Tulafale) this morning as...
Japanese musician uses Bugscope in local collaboration
Visiting sound artist Haco performed her first live partnership at Wintec last night using her award-winning Bugscope system - Bugloop....
Global premiere to screen at Waikato Museum
Spark week spins to a close on Friday, but not without one final snap of cinematic excitement. The global premiere...
Hamilton rapper attends international music festival
A Hamilton rapper mixed and mingled with some big musical names while attending an international music festival in Los Angeles this...
Digitally savvy speaker gives advice
Digital guru Hayden Sanders discussed online strategies at the Hub yesterday. Hayden attended Spark to give back what people gave...
Gogol musical premières at Hamilton theatre
A gothic musical will draw Spark week to a close this Saturday at Clarence St Theatre in Hamilton. The production, Gogol,...
Wintec alumni finds her true passion
From Wintec to Hong Kong, Angela Keoghan has made a name for herself in the world of illustrating and design....
New York photographer wows Spark audience
Jet-lagged New York artist, Anthony Goicolea kept an early morning audience entertained as he showed many of his works...
Karapiro-inspired artwork to be exhibited in Canada’s National Gallery
A world-renowned New Zealand artist is getting ready to take a Karapiro-inspired artwork to one of Canada’s premier art galleries....
Japanese sonic artist performs
Award-winning Japanese sound artist, Haco celebrates her first live partnership with a local musician, in a unique music performance at...
New Zealanders set to embrace new technology
Media artist Seth Keen believes New Zealanders are innovative and the size of the country works in favour of...
CEO of Soda Inc adds Spark to festival
The CEO of Soda Inc, Cheryl Reynolds, will speak about combining creativity with business, in a talk at Spark on...
Web boost for business
Anyone looking to boost their internet business presence should get useful tips from digital strategist Hayden Sanders at Spark tomorrow....
Moritz a no-show for Wintec’s Spark week
Moritz Waldemeyer, one of the world’s most exciting designers, will not be appearing at his speaking slot at Spark week...
Design director sheds light on web design world
Design director for Pikselin, Brian Smith, shed light into the world of web design to a full house of students...
Spark: The video
Shannon Rolfe reports on Spark. Day one:
Spark’s first-day speakers pull full houses
Entertainment/pop-culture/off journalist David Farrier and photographer Richard Linton have both fronted at Spark. Shannon Rolfe captured some of the action...
Venice Biennale exhibitor Brett Graham inspires young artists
Venice Biennale exhibitor Brett Graham (Ngati-Koroki-Kahukura) offered insights into his work on the second day of the Spark International Festival of...
Royal flush at world hip hop championship
Amidst all the Olympic hype, Hamilton (and Auckland) dance crew The Royal Family have taken out an international hip hop...
David Farrier opens talk with “not too boring” imagery
TV3 journalist David Farrier introduced his Spark presentation in Hamilton yesterday with imagery of a Japanese woman putting cats in...
“Shut up and listen” to David Farrier
Me and the Hoff: David Farrier shows where journalism can take you. Photo: Candice Jones Farrier was a guest speaker...
Hamilton welcomes National country music talent
National Country Music Awards 2012. Photo: supplied Although the weather was poor, crowds flocked under the cover of umbrellas to...
National country music show “best one yet”
The city of Hamilton welcomed a line up of impressive international and national country music talent on Saturday night. Although...