Suddenly, I'm thinking salads for lunch instead of soup. It must be spring. The first spears of asparagus are thrusting up through the soil, my rhubarb is sprouting bright red stalks and our local hydroponic strawberries are in full blush, writes JAN BILT

For a band in their 23rd year, Minnesota's Low still sound as fresh as the spring, even with the occasional look back, writes Kim Gillespie.

A Walk in the Woods appeared like a sleepy tale of two older men looking for something missing in their lives. But it's so much more.

The great Onerahi cafe mystery has been solved.

It goes without saying that Kiwis are at the forefront of the reggae-based electro-funk roots movement. And so is Ahoribuzz.

Meryl Streep never fails to surprise with the breadth and quality of the performances she turns in.

Shipwrecks have always been part of Northland's history but one of the worst in living memory was the Capitaine Bougainville, 40 years ago today.

With so many gastronomic goodies arriving in delis and supermarkets these days JAN BILTON found Auckland's annual Food Show the ideal place to catch up. This year there was a definite focus on health, including the ever popular gluten-fre

In some ways Dr Dre has come a full circle, but this latest album is in other ways a million miles from NWA's classic, writes Kim Gillespie.

It doesn't get old - this high-action, fast-cars, beautiful-people series. It is a formula that has worked before and continues to work brilliantly.

It would be totally fair to say that the least funny parts were in the trailer for this film, writes Rosie Dawson-Hewes

Mexican flavours and food are big business, says JAN BILTON. Just consider the space allotted to tacos, tortillas, refried beans, salsas, jalapenos and Mexican spices in your supermarket then look at the range of corn chips in the snack aisles. Quick an