Shortland Street star fights against famine
Shortland Street actor Ido Drent wants Hamiltonians to get behind the World Vision 40-Hour Famine. Drent, who plays Daniel Potts...
Year: 2012
Game on as clubhouse teens travel to US
Three Hamilton teens will fly to the US this year to meet with tech-savvy youths at an international computer conference....
Dip into Sugar Bowl
Cafe review: Sugar Bowl I’ve always had a sweet spot for the Sugar Bowl. The staff are friendly, especially that...
Family wins large in pumpkin festival
A family of four took home 10 different prizes from the Pumpkin Carnival held in the Hamilton Gardens recently. Stanley,...
Voice of Armageddon
Dave Wittenberg, the man of a thousand voices, is coming to Hamilton. Mr Wittenberg, whose impressive CV includes the voice...
Hamilton Ring Road: A bird’s eye view
The balloon's gone up and the pictures are in. The Hamilton Ring Road project is well under way and now...
Hauraki pupil is Miss Teen New Zealand runner-up
Thames-born Tyler Handcock was announced Miss Teen New Zealand runner-up in Papakura’s Hawkins Theatre recently. The 15-year-old, who is signed...
Popular basketball fundraiser destined to be sponsored competition?
An over-subscription of basketball teams at a recent competition has encouraged the organisers to consider turning the fundraiser into a...
John Carter: 100 years in the making
Movie Review: John Carter It may have taken 100 years but Edgar Rice Burroughs’ popular Barsoom series has hit the...
Nightglow attracts biggest turnout yet
The 13th annual ASB Nightglow was celebrated with a record crowd at Waikato University. Balloons over Waikato Assistant Flight Director,...
Au revoir, for now
The French Film Festival wraps up today as six weeks of le cinéma français come to an end at Hamilton’s...
48 hours: The winners are in
Eight teams spent a non-stop 48 hours coming up with a business idea on Monday to celebrate the Innes 48...
An apology to my teenage self
On Sunday I sold my childhood dream for $850, shipping included. I zipped her tightly into a green cloth case...
Smurf seen running into Hamilton
Smurfs, superheroes and men with fake breasts were seen running the streets from Cambridge to Hamilton. Opus hosted their annual...
Smart billboards track eye movements
Big brother may not be watching you, but billboards soon could be. Advertising is being launched into the future with...
Speechless woman wins bright yellow Model A Ford
A $5 ticket won a speechless punter a 1930s hot rod at the Whangamata Beach hop. Michelle Phelps was in...
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...
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...