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Will civics education make young people vote?
Former president of the McGillicuddy Serious Party, Mark Servian. Photo credit: Rebekah Parsons-King/Fairfax NZ We are just under a month...
Living wage debate gets heated
Pita Paraone, David Bennett, Jamie Strange, and Jo Wrigley. Photo: Bridget Kelly The living wage debate held at Fairfield Intermediate...
What policies do the youth want?
Otago students want better transport. From Left Kaleb Winefield, Lewis Brown, Sarah Kelly, Oscar Allen and Josephine Jefferson. Photo:...
Waikato Dio spreads peace
Students from Waikato Dio participating in the Hippie-themed mufti dayPhoto: Supplied As the world watches the standoff between North...
Wintec’s SPARK week learns about Mahuki
https://youtu.be/HoRv0tNcUNk Te Papa innovation hub Mahuki's general manager, Tui Te Hau, talked culture, heritage, museums and innovation acceleration at the...
Filmmaker spreads hope of learning
David White looks to his next project. Photo: Joseph Outram. Sometimes all it takes to change the course of one’s...
Travelling designers make home in Queenstown
Bren Imboden and Luis Viale of Makebardo. Photo supplied Two international Argentinian designers now based in Queenstown have told Spark...
Police foil plate perpetrators’ plans
Community patroller Ryan Whittaker, Rototuna store manager Mark Gower and Senior Constable Craig Berquist. Photo; Christel Yardley. Sick of seeing...
Foreign volunteer robbed of all he had
Stéphane could fit his life in a 50L backpack that was stolen over the weekend. Photo supplied. A foreign Greenpeace...
Renowned Japanese photographer inspires at Spark
Photographer Toaki Okano shared his experiences with a packed crowd at Spark Week. Photo:Tom Rowland Follow your heart was the...
Julie Lamb Band bringing the 70s back to Hamilton
Julie Lamb performing. Photo supplied Wellington based Julie Lamb Band are bringing their music to Hamilton on August 19 at...
Looking to end Spark on a high note
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntrUDpB9vGA Wintec music tutor Kent MacPherson and musicians from around the country have locked themselves away until the end of...
Hollie Smith: Putting the soul in Spark
Hollie Smith performs at Spark. Photo: Taylor Pascoe As the opening speaker for Spark Media Arts Festival 2017, New Zealand...
Award winning architect sparking a change
Zhu Pei uses historical architecture as inspiration. Photo: Bridget Kelly. A leading Chinese architect told a packed crowd about the...
Anthony Byrt and the discussion of art
Anthony Byrt talking at Spark about contemporary art and its relationship to the wider world, including traumatic events like the...
Buddhism, crucifixes and rock ‘n’ roll
Sydney-based artist simply known as Nell has revealed her first solo exhibition in New Zealand at the 2017 Spark International...
Hamilton City Council votes on Easter Sunday trading
City councillors have voted against adopting an Easter Sunday trading policy. In February council opened the debate on Easter trading...
Sir Graeme rallies social workers to make a difference
Sir Graeme Dingle at the Thriving in the 21st Century Conference Photo credit: Ben Flood Sir Graeme Dingle took to...
Fully booked – Hamilton Book Month begins at the Lido
A group of enthused Hamiltonians showed up at the Lido cinema on Thursday night with no intention of going to...
Moss, mould and mildew standing up to be counted at next Census
Evidence of the sad situation in some New Zealand houses. Photo: Joanna Bu. For the first time in census history,...
Waikato WOWs the judges
Revenge of the Paperclip, Jack's entry for WOW last year. Photo: Supplied Copper shim and stainless steel are unusual materials...
Grandmothers move to protect 38 West Coast rivers
Kayakers regard the Waitaha River's Morgan Gorge as the “Mt Cook” of their sport. The dam proposal will reduce the...
Technician safeguards spacesuit in Aotearoa
As a child, Randy Pike would take two different model kits and mix up the pieces to create fantastical creations...