Entertainment

Whakatane council plant trees during Matariki

The Whakatane District Council Open Spaces staff have come together with a number of local students over the last two weeks to plant specimen native trees as part... Read More

Laughter the compulsory sound of 2019 film fest

Finalists of the Vista Foundation 48Hours competition are set to have their films screened at Rialto Cinema on Friday July 20, with tickets nearly selling out.... Read More

NZ team ready for the Pacific Games

New Zealand's weightlifters, archers and U23 men's footballers have arrived in Samoa and begun training ahead of the Pacific Games. The Games are held every four... Read More

Leighton Fairlie - son of the Mount returns

Leighton Fairlie is coming home to the Mount. This time with a seven-piece band, celebrating the release of his debut EP ‘Distant'. 'This is the first time... Read More

Sienna and Ella - remembering the children of war

Sienna Olsen, age 7 and Ella Mitchell, age 14, have both received unique international arts recognition due in part to the benevolence of Paul Horak and Angela... Read More

David Liti named flagbearer for 2019 Pacific Games

Weightlifter David Liti has been named as the New Zealand Team flagbearer for the Samoa 2019 Pacific Games. The 22-year-old was named flagbearer by Chef de Mission... Read More

What’s on – trains, village market and weaving

Kia ora and welcome to Sunday We're expecting a fine day ahead with cloudy periods and westerly breezes, and a chance of showers from the evening. It's... Read More

$1 million win for Lotto player

A lucky Lotto player from Whangarei will be popping the champagne after winning $1 million in Saturday night's live Lotto draw. The winning Lotto ticket was... Read More

Near ninety-year-old knitting for women in need

Ruth Hare's hands are riddled with arthritis, but that doesn't stop her from doing what she loves most, knitting blankets for people in need. The 89-year-old... Read More

The forgotten story of NZ’s Pakeha Slaves

There's a red warning sticker on the front of Trevor Bentley's latest book. Prepare to be offended. Trevor Bentley, who has a PhD in history, is the first... Read More

Dropping Simon Beaton - like a boss

In early 2019 Simon Beaton decided to jump 10,000 feet. He told me this on a sunny Friday morning from the fifth floor of the Devonport Towers. We sipped our... Read More

John Baxter‘s circles and signs

I called in to see John Baxter at his new home studio in Greerton. It was a warm, sunny day, with mandarins heavy on a tree, and Leo the dog peeping out from... Read More