Music
10:50am Fri 22 Jan, 2016
There are a few nervous promoters out there at the moment I'd hazard.Famous football manager Sir Alex Ferguson once memorably described the final stages of the league... Read More
09:49am Fri 15 Jan, 2016
The first time I heard Bowie it was ‘The Laughing Gnome'. I was little. I loved it. Even at that young age I knew it was a bit cheesy but 'Here, what's that... Read More
09:13am Fri 08 Jan, 2016
It's always exciting hoeing into the first column of the year. As January's a bit early for new music I'll skip to the ‘plus' bit of ‘Music Plus' and... Read More
08:53am Thu 31 Dec, 2015
With 2015 drawing rapidly to an end and a New Year poking its head over the horizon, I thought I'd turn this week's column over to a bunch of local musicians. Here... Read More
10:01am Thu 24 Dec, 2015
Ho ho ho! Clearly this is The Christmas Column. Well it will be shortly. I've got music and drinks suggestions for Christmas. But, before that, I wanted to share... Read More
10:14am Fri 18 Dec, 2015
It's almost that time of year, when columns such as this become lists.Best movies, best albums, top 10 Christmas presents, exciting gigs coming up, New Year resolutions;... Read More
02:43pm Fri 11 Dec, 2015
Dunno. It's rather sneaked up on me this year. Hard to believe there's a mere two weeks to gather the requisite sack-load of pressies...Usually about now I have... Read More
11:43am Fri 04 Dec, 2015
I guess you could call this week part two of last week's column.I popped out to Paengaroa's Funky Lizard Cafe on Sunday and caught blues maestros The Hipshooters.... Read More
12:03pm Fri 27 Nov, 2015
At some point Tauranga's music scene changed. It's hard to spot the exact moment, but some time in the last decade Tauranga shifted from being a place you complained... Read More
09:17am Fri 20 Nov, 2015
Once again I find myself blown away by music coming out of Tauranga.Of course that's ambiguous. It's a toss-up whether being surprised at how good something from... Read More
08:56am Fri 13 Nov, 2015
On the local front, we have a great new CD from Sean Bodley to give away and review next week, plus Matt Bodman has just released his latest EP on Bandcamp, and... Read More
10:25am Fri 06 Nov, 2015
Just to open with a warning for those who follow this column for it's slightly cynical bent - this week we have a ‘cute kids' story.Perhaps extreme old age... Read More
07-Dec 06:00
Western Bay Council services during summer
06-Dec 17:00
Defence Force Sailor of the Year named
06-Dec 16:00
Coromandel bach smashes record with $4m sale
06-Dec 15:00
Tauriko SH29 Cambridge Road upgrade
06-Dec 14:00
Ōtūmoetai Rotary’s last car boot sale of year
06-Dec 13:00
600 not out – Scott Drabble’s finest innings
06-Dec 11:45
Celebrating 60 years of Bay of Plenty Rose Society
06-Dec 10:00
Art blooming beyond memory
06-Dec 08:00
Council reminds DIYers to check before they dig
06-Dec 07:00
Speedway teen powers into super saloon class
06-Dec 06:00
Project Parore expands environmental work
05-Dec 20:30
Wheely enjoy the Santa parade
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