Severe earthquakes rattle the country
A severe 6.2 magnitude earthquake of an 8km depth has shaken central New Zealand today, followed by numerous large aftershocks....
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Sound the Ocean’s Nick Kraenzlin visits Spark
NICK AND NIC: Nick Kraenzlin (let) speaking with Nic Manders on how they recorded songs for Sound the Ocean's new...
Musician Luke Thompson tells the realities of the music industry
Success story: Wintec graduate Luke Thompson Musician Luke Thompson went from tour to talk this week, taking part in a...
Lecturer launches 50th issue of zine
In a world of easily published online blogs one man is still cutting and pasting images on to paper. On...
Spark week Interference
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksu732quX80 Spark’s PechaKucha event came to a close with a musical interference last night in Wintec’s Atrium. INTERFERENCE: Xiang Li,...
Councillor tackles synthetic cannabis
Hamilton City Council is looking to revise its policy around synthetic drugs in the city - including a name and...
Hamilton singer selected for global singing competition finals
The last thing Whitney Maynard expected to hear at work was that she would be flying to SINGING SUCCESS: Maynard's(right)...
Driving Melbourne’s fashion week media
Writing editorial, hundreds of blurbs, "about me" pages, managing social media and running a blog is all in a day's...
Journalist Julian Wilcox tells his story
Julian Wilcox is on a life mission to develop Maori broadcast and journalism. Wilcox, known for his front-of-camera role as...
Magazine editor says internships rule
In 2007 Michelle Coursey graduated from Wintec with a Diploma of Journalism and high hopes of a career in the magazine...
Doco maker Safran gives Hamilton crowd insight into work
Around 230 people gathered in Hamilton yesterday to watch video clips of an Australian man being crucified and making out...
How to make a magazine
FAMOUS: Nadia Saccardo surrounded by Smith Journal fans. Photo: Kelsey Wilkie A petite woman, wearing high-waisted jeans, geek chic glasses...
Strange tale brings success for Spanish photographer
http://youtu.be/nFoVqNjYiw8 A project born out of a search for the craziest experiments in history has turned out to be a...
Plunket fields calls after babies react to milk formula switch
Parents reeling from the infant formula botulism scare face a new problem as infants become ill from switching to unfamiliar...
New Zealand’s first 360 degree film to screen at Spark Festival
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7iNgnyanC4 A new kind of interactive movie experience will have viewers wishing they had eyes in the back of their...
Cycling enthusiast takes to water
It was Easter weekend 2011 and Hamilton man Greg Gibb was at Goose Bay in Kaikoura. The scenic coastal drive...
Management students gain hands-on experience
Grace Ng has got a foot on the corporate ladder before even graduating - she's one of 80 interns taking...
Programmes aim to change attitudes of driving offenders
It was a Wednesday night in 2010 and a 24-year-old Morrinsville man was out drinking a few beers with some...
Spark Festival promises strong programme
Spark International Festival of Media, Arts and Design is back for the 15th time boasting its strongest programme to date....
Early childhood centre children go hard to help others
Children at an Ellerslie early childhood centre are getting crafty by designing their own wearable arts creations for a good...
Animal right activists march against party pill Act
More than 100 people marched with their dogs in central Hamilton today in opposition to the Psychoactive Substances Act. Traffic...
Hamiltonians come out in force against spy bill
More than 300 people turned out to protest at Garden Place, Hamilton against the proposed GCSB spy legislation on Saturday,...
Hundreds protest against GCSB bill
Between 300 and 400 people gathered in Hamilton’s Garden Place on Saturday to protest against the controversial GCSB spy bill....
Political animal slouches towards Hamilton
He’s been called a mad, slathering attack dog, barking and biting at anything that moves in parliament – but Patrick...