The way we access our entertainment is always changing;  it can be hard to keep up. I certainly feel that way. I find it increasingly difficult... Read More

New Zealanders have a soft spot for St Patrick; I put it down to the snakes. I arrived in New Zealand some 40 years ago and one thing that struck me... Read More

Death was in the air last week.  Excuse me if I dwell on it. Luke Perry, star of a TV show that “defined the ‘90s” died at 52... Read More

If you’re planning something musical in the Bay – be it a festival, concert, show, gig, album, EP or single – there’s one easy... Read More

It’s always a pleasure to dish out a happy birthday, and that’s what I’m doing this week. It’s a big birthday at the beginning... Read More

We return to the occasional series wherein Winston expounds on things currently making him happy. This week he’s once again as contented as a cat... Read More

An obvious indicator of getting older is people you know dying. I realise that’s not a very happy way to start a column, but at a certain time... Read More

What a fantastically sunny run of events we’ve had! It’s been great this year. Bay Dreams, One Love, Slash, Toto, the 80s disco show, Live... Read More

There are all sorts of people recording  music in Tauranga. At one end of the scale are professional bands and musicians - practitioners who either... Read More

Katikati is officially one of the best towns in New Zealand. That’s what they tell me. It was a headline I read the other day, and I think what... Read More

The mythical phoenix gains new life by arising from the ashes of its predecessor. So there appears to be a certain retrospective irony in Tauranga City... Read More

There are a bunch of ‘nostalgia’ acts playing around the Bay during summer, but The Narcs aren’t one of them. So what’s the... Read More

One of the world’s favourite American rock bands will meet Tauranga residents all the way, at what’s been pegged as the region’s hottest... Read More

I think I can say – without fear of contradiction – that we’re getting close to the end of the year. Let’s assume that y’all... Read More

A wise man once said: ‘The blues is like a plain glass’ –  I tend to agree. The idea is that the basic structure and building... Read More