LifestyleRight to vote a privilege, so please make sure you use itI hate to be one of those people who harps on about how important it is to exercise your right to vote ... but I am. It boggles 27 Sep 08:24 PM
Hawkes Bay TodayHB Wine Awards get underwayJudging for the Hawke's Bay A&P Bayleys Wine Awards started this week at EIT in Taradale. Now in their 16th year they are the oldest regional wine awards in New Zealand. Video by Duncan BrownWatch27 Sep 05:47 AM
LifestyleSoundBites: Electric Wire Hustle, Jethro TullElectric Wire Hustle this week release their third album The 11th Sky. The electro-soul outfit will back up Friday's release with 26 Sep 05:00 PM
LifestyleMovie Review: The Secret Life of PetsThe school holiday animated flick is often a hit-and-miss affair. Its critical success relies on the studio getting the right level 23 Sep 06:00 PM
LifestyleSoundBites: Lydia Cole, OpensideKiwi singer-songwriter Lydia Cole this week releases a second single from her upcoming album. Sober, which follows the Silver Scroll-nominated 21 Sep 06:00 PM
LifestyleAgeing a challenge we all have to face in our lifetimesAge is a funny thing. We spend our earliest years trying to grow up as fast as we can. We can't wait until we can go to school20 Sep 09:11 PM
Hawkes Bay TodayIwi wade into Hawke's Bay water issueHawke's Bay iwi Ngāti Kahungunu say it warned authorities for decades about the risk of water contamination.19 Sep 08:23 PM
LifestyleMovie Review: Midnight SpecialThe sci-fi genre tends to put my cynical filmic sensibilities on high alert. More often than not, the genre offers cinema an easy 16 Sep 06:00 PM
LifestyleMusic review: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Skeleton TreeIt's impossible to fully appreciate this 16th studio album from Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds without the tragic context that is the death15 Sep 01:00 AM
LifestyleMusic Review: Crossroads Revisited, Eric Clapton & GuestsCrossroads takes its name initially from the cover version of the Johnson blues that Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker delivered 14 Sep 10:00 PM
LifestyleSun shines just in time for awesome community eventPollen, pollen everywhere, our cars coated in golden dust immediately after we wash them ... not frustrating at all. We're full of 13 Sep 11:02 PM
LifestyleHot tips for racing day from Hawke's Bay fashionistaIT'S FUN to strut your stuff and have a good time at the races, but as Vania Bailey says, don't forget etiquette. Vania has entered 13 Sep 08:48 AM
LifestyleMusic Review: De La Soul, And the Anonymous NobodyExpect the unexpected is good advice if you're about to leap into a new album from De La Soul. And so it is with And the Anonymous 12 Sep 08:32 PM
LifestyleSoundBites: Graham Candy, SmashproofA Kiwi lad who in the space of a few months went from playing acoustic gigs in Auckland bars to performing in front of thousands in 12 Sep 05:00 PM
LifestyleMovie Review: Our Kind of TraitorIt appears that author John le Carré's work has become the darling of movie executives in the same way that John Grisham's 10 Sep 01:29 AM
LifestyleHugely positive couple have difficulty just getting aroundYou know how sometimes in life you have those moments when you really appreciate how lucky you are? I had one of those last week 06 Sep 10:01 PM
LifestyleSoundBites: Black Eyed Peas, The Last WaltzWhat at first sounded like a terrible idea has turned out amazing. Black Eyed Peas' new version of Where Is The Love? is a brave re-imagining 05 Sep 06:00 PM
LifestyleDispelling the myths of businessesOver the last few months I've been engaged in quite a few conversations with a lot of new business owners seeking a path to enlightenment 02 Sep 03:03 AM
LifestyleMusic Review: Steve Gunn, Eyes on the LinesA former guitarist in Kurt Vile's Violators, Steve Gunn is nothing if not prolific. Eyes On The Lines is his 14th album since 200701 Sep 11:48 PM
LifestyleThought provoking theatre keeps audience spellbound■The Motel By April Phillips Directed by Andrea Vernik-Taaffe The Playhouse, Hastings Runs until September 10 Reviewed by Linda Hall 01 Sep 10:59 PM
LifestyleUnexpected sensations can be hard for us to swallowOur brains are clever things aren't they? Apparently the reason we often don't like a song until we've heard it a couple of times 30 Aug 10:17 PM
LifestyleImmerse YourselfWelcome to retirement, your new lifestyle. Welcome, too, to this publication where we aim to bring you tips and information to help you 29 Aug 11:55 PM
LifestyleOn Your Bike Spring 2016Trail cycling is exploding in popularity throughout New Zealand. As more tracks open and expand, enthusiasts from throughout the 29 Aug 01:42 AM
LifestyleSoundBites: Louis Baker, Street ChantLouis Baker has released a new single and video called Rainbow. The Wellington 27-year-old has a captivating voice and the one-shot 26 Aug 05:00 AM
LifestyleWhen sickness strikes we need that certain someoneIt's fair to say that a lot of people have recently needed that special someone's help to get through the effects of the gastro outbreak. It's 23 Aug 11:56 PM
LifestyleRecipes: Let's go bananas!They're New Zealand's top-selling fruit and we regard them as a little ho-hum. They make great snacks, breakfasts-on-the-run and 23 Aug 02:38 AM
LifestyleMusic Review: Dinosaur Jr, Give A Glimpse of What Yer NotListening to Dinosaur Jr is like warmly welcoming back an old friend you haven't seen for years. The alt-rock trio, in their original 17 Aug 10:00 PM
LifestyleChallenging events bring out our bestIt's been a tough couple of weeks in Hawke's Bay. First we had the rather large storm that dumped a huge amount of snow around the 16 Aug 10:11 PM
LifestyleSoundBites: Southern Fork Americana Festival, Bon Iver, Pitch Black, UMOThie line-up for the Southern Fork Americana Festival 2016 has been announced. Headlined by Hayes Carll and Lindi Ortega, the festival 15 Aug 06:00 PM
LifestyleNew York days inspire Kiwi musicianPiha is a long way from New York, in a lot of ways. There are a few more people, a few more buildings, trains, noises, possibly a 12 Aug 08:00 PM
LifestyleModel loves every minute of her workHOW WOULD you like a job that was so good you didn't want it to finish? That's how Bay woman Grayson Hunt-Irwin describes her role 11 Aug 01:59 AM
LifestyleJuicy solution or cold comfort for man flu sufferers?As we battle our way through chilly weather, power cuts and constantly cold feet, it's inevitable that the common cold will rear its 09 Aug 10:49 PM
LifestyleSoundBites: Skux, Jesse Sheehan, KoraSkux have released The Two Sides of She, a two-track, double A-side single. The new project from Ayisha Jaffer, Skux is the result 09 Aug 06:00 PM
Hawkes Bay TodayReview: P.R.D.P.R.D. Little Theatre, McGrath St Reviewed by John Ireland One-act plays, like short stories, should never be judged by their length04 Aug 12:36 AM
