LifestyleMovie review: Sing StreetIrish writer-director, John Carney, has had a string of hits and misses in his career. His surprise triumph, Once, beautifully expressed 29 Oct 07:44 PM
LifestyleMusic review: Bon Iver - 22, A MillionIt's been five years since Bon Iver's last album and 22, A Million is just their third full release. If your expectations are based 28 Oct 03:05 AM
LifestyleSoundBites: Candice Milner, Hopetoun Brown, Stir It UpLyttleton teenager Candice Milner is set to tour in support of her album Evergreen. Two years ago Milner wrote a song about coping 24 Oct 05:00 PM
Rotorua Daily PostRotorua accommodation fully booked at weekendChocker block- Rotorua accommodation providers booked out- Taupo, Whakatane, Tauranga and Hamilton also full- Visitors staying as 24 Oct 02:53 AM
LifestyleMusic Review: Jeff Beck, Loud HailerAt Rock's top table of guitarists sit the obvious recipients, Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page, the Stones' Keith Richards, David Gilmour 19 Oct 09:00 PM
LifestyleSoundBites: TNAF, Tali, NomadThe Naked and Famous have released their third album ahead of a major North American tour. Simple Forms was recorded in Los Angeles18 Oct 08:00 PM
LifestyleMore Womad 2017 acts announcedTrue to form tonight's launch at Parliament Buildings of Womad 2017 was a splash of colour, and a typically diverse initial announcement 18 Oct 07:00 AM
Rotorua Daily PostFashionable cord ties soft on babiesKiwi parents are getting behind a growing trend - using colourful knitted or crochet umbilical cord ties instead of medical clamps.16 Oct 04:00 PM
LifestyleMovie Review: The Girl on the TrainIt's a question everyone asks - was the book better than the film? To me it seems a fruitless inquiry as they are such dramatically 14 Oct 04:45 AM
Rotorua Daily PostWould you borrow a cloth bag to carry your groceries?A Rotorua student wants the community to use fewer plastic bags - and she's doing something to help make that easier. Chantelle Cobby13 Oct 10:24 PM
LifestyleSoundBites: Shapeshifter, Mike NogaShapeshifter will put a unique spin on their album launch next month - taking it to the top of Auckland Museum as part of the Volume: 07 Oct 05:00 PM
LifestyleMusic review: Lucy Dacus, No BurdenLucy Dacus is a contradiction. One of the new breed of indie singer songwriters, her sound is at once fresh, original and exciting 06 Oct 11:00 PM
LifestyleMovie Review: The Magnificent SevenI regretfully admit that I have not yet seen the 1960 version of The Magnificent Seven (which was originally based on Akira Kurosawa's 06 Oct 09:52 PM
LifestyleWomad headline act announcedCoventry seven-piece ska legends The Specials will take the stage at Womad 2017, organisers have announced. Since they founded the 05 Oct 04:00 PM
LifestyleSoundBites: Marley Sola, The Koi BoysChristchurch's Marley Sola has released a self-titled debut EP. The four-tracker features two previous singles On My Own and Fill 03 Oct 05:00 PM
Rotorua Daily PostTop designer: How I beat P addictionWATCH: Successful New Zealand fashion designer, Kharl WiRepa from Rotorua opens up about his life before and after his addiction to meth.02 Oct 07:12 PM
Rotorua Daily PostLocal Focus: Brave Rotorua designer shares his storySuccessful New Zealand fashion designer, Kharl WiRepa from Rotorua opens up about his life before and after his addiction to meth. Made with funding from NZ on AirWatch01 Oct 07:30 PM
Rotorua Daily PostSearch and rescue: Saving people's livesIf you find yourself disoriented in the bush, local volunteers are ready to help.01 Oct 09:00 AM
LifestyleMovie Review: Pete's DragonI am always on the look-out for a holiday film that draws out deeper reactions in my kids than a couple of cheap laughs. A few years 01 Oct 01:04 AM
LifestyleMusic review: Banks, The AltarYou'd be hard-pressed to find a cooler sound this summer than Banks. She made many fans two years ago with Goddess. Now, the California 30 Sep 01:00 AM
LifestyleMusic review: The Beatles, live at the Hollywood BowlIn just three hours all 17,526 tickets to the Beatles concert at the Hollywood Bowl on August 23, 1965, sold out. Their last live 28 Sep 07:44 PM
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
Rotorua Daily PostReview: Opus Orchestra enthrals audienceWhat: Opus Orchestra When: Sunday Where: Civic Theatre Everything came together splendidly for Opus' Connections concert and all 19 Sep 08:35 AM
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
Rotorua Daily PostMum: Parents must be vigilantA Rotorua mother says allowing her daughter to use her own social media account was not a decision she took lightly.15 Sep 07:21 PM
Rotorua Daily PostFears for underage kids on social mediaA Rotorua principal this week reminded parents of the need to supervise their child's internet use.15 Sep 07:00 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
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
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