NZSO quartet captures hearts and minds of Huntly school children
Even young children were captivated and silenced by a finely-tuned string quartet of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (NZSO) at...
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Matariki Wearable Arts returns to Wintec campus
Wintec is continuing in a popular tradition of celebrating Matariki, the Maori New Year. Wintec will host a memorial service,...
Hamilton artists collaborate online to market craft
For Hamilton artists, Kobi Brinkman, 67, Jack Parle, 81, and Heather Adlam, 76, anything beyond their craft is “going through...
Hamilton artists ready works for 2011 IHC Arts Awards
Creative Hamiltonian Cherie Mellsop is painting up a storm in preparation for the 2011 IHC Art Awards. No stranger to...
Young songwriter gifts prize to Marian School
A Hamilton student who won a song-writing competition has decided to give his prize back to the school that helped...
Sleepless in Hamilton for V48 Hour Film Festival competitors
Hundreds of dedicated film makers spent a sleepless weekend participating in the V48 Hour Film Festival. The festival, now in...
Child Cancer buskers set the beat for Hamilton Music Month
Collingwood Street’s tiny Dora’s café in central Hamilton is usually crowded – but Music Month saw the entertainment spilling onto...
Avalanche City hits No 1 on music charts
A Wintec graduate has hit the big time with a No 1 on every major music chart in New Zealand....
Hamilton youngster Reeve Brady takes A.Y.D.C to hip-hop world champs
A boy who sacrificed a trip to a world hip-hop competition in the United States last year so his sister...
Hamilton Poetry Slam a resounding success
Everything from Buddha to Bowie to bicycles featured at the Poetry Slam at the Lido on Monday night. Eleven poets...
Wintec movie at US Festival
Wintec Media Arts communication graduate Lisa Brown’s short thriller “Zach’s Plan” has gained international recognition. (more…)
Festival invites culture with colour
Nirmala Narasimhan and Indu Singh are both very excited, as we sit and discuss the fashion show which was part...