Kiwi director Niki Caro (Whale Rider) adapts Elizabeth Knox's novel about a peasant winemaker in 19th century France, starring the great Vera Farmiga (The Departed) and Keisha Castle-Hughes as a foxy salt-of-the-earth peasant girl. Sobran Jodeau (Jeremie... Read More

Warning: this column contains asterisks between the Fs and the Ks and nothing between the SH and the IT Hi there, it's your favourite pale-face mofo here with another column. Actually you're lucky to be reading this, it nearly didn't happen. I was... Read More

They say it's a woman's prerogative to change her mind and as far as today's column goes, I've changed it twice already. So here we go, third time lucky. I'd initially decided to elaborate upon a disagreement I had recently with someone for whom I... Read More

The BOP men's team travels to Taupo for the six team Northern Districts one day tournament this weekend. If the Bay wins three, or even two games, we will be in a top position to secure a Hawke Cup challenge against Hawkes Bay. We have two matches... Read More

After last week's effort trying to tip the winner of the Melbourne Cup, I have decided that there will be no more gazing into the crystal ball. However, I intend to keep with the horseracing theme for this week's contribution as the races come to... Read More

As a musician, and a punter, I have spent far more than my fair share of time in and around pubs and bars, and I have also been part-owner of a very successful bar in town, and the problems we have along The Strand at present are a relatively new phenomenon.... Read More

Otago Daily Times: 'Prime Minister John Key says the foreshore and seabed legislation will almost certainly be repealed, but no decision has been taken on what might replace it.” Why has no decision yet been taken on what might replace it,... Read More

Quite often I am asked whether or not a client should pay their home off or invest, and lately there has been a definite increase in the discussion about whether or not interest rates will increase, which in turn increases the discussion about investment... Read More

Minister for Local Government and former ‘perkbuster' Rodney Hide, ACT MP, has been rumbled yet again as a hollow minister. Another ‘don't do as I do, do as I say merchant'. Not only busted for carting his girlfriend around the world at... Read More

I couldn't help but laugh when I heard Hone Harawira on the radio yesterday. The, 'she'll be right bro,” audacity made me laugh only because it reminded me how far this country has come in terms of expecting political abuse of power and waste.... Read More

My big outing for the week was the Quarryfest at Te Puna. Boy, was that a BIG day out. I haven't seen so many people running around outdoors since that day I had a wee accident in the newsroom and caused a mass evacuation. Known as Diesel's First Movement,... Read More

There are several serious issues which need addressing this week. Firstly, there's the problem of ageing population and dwindling pension reserves. Then there's Copenhagen and the climate swindle that is about to be imposed upon us. And most importantly,... Read More