Music
10:32am Fri 12 Apr, 2013
I keep a close watch on news from around the world; you gotta keep up with important international events.Which isn't to say that nothing significant happens in... Read More
09:24am Fri 05 Apr, 2013
A lot of people, myself included, had their eye on the jazz festival this year; I thought the event got pretty much everything right.It was widely touted as a smaller... Read More
09:30am Thu 28 Mar, 2013
What will you be doing at Easter? Winston turns his cheerful eye to the Jazz Festival. There's a lot of it... 75) Opening night! The opening night of the Jazz Festival... Read More
10:01am Fri 22 Mar, 2013
We continue the occasional series wherein Winston expounds on things that currently make him happy...70) The high Kiwi dollar! So this may seem odd and it's certainly... Read More
11:05am Fri 15 Mar, 2013
Once again there's so much to mention, so little space. And that's without the weather, the cats, the asset sales or my favourite cocktail this week. What we do... Read More
08:51am Fri 08 Mar, 2013
Many people were wringing their hands last year over the future of the jazz festival: I wasn't one of them. The National Jazz Festival has, throughout the fifty... Read More
04:58pm Fri 01 Mar, 2013
Breaking news: the weather is still hot and dry and events are still coming thick and fast - business as usual in the Bay. Looking out the window at the brown expanse... Read More
10:51am Fri 22 Feb, 2013
Monday is Oscar day and there's been a real shock this year - the Academy has actually nominated good films! We all hunker down for the Oscars here at the Watusi... Read More
11:26am Fri 15 Feb, 2013
Things are busy in the Bay - there barely seems enough time to recover from one event before the next is upon us. Fortunately, so far, all the outdoor bashes have... Read More
11:31am Fri 08 Feb, 2013
If the past is, as they say, a different country, the New Zealand music scene in the early eighties was a different planet. Those were days when Kiwi music was not... Read More
01:06pm Fri 01 Feb, 2013
We continue the occasional series wherein Winston expounds on things that currently make him happy... 65) Reading about Broooooooce! It's been a couple of good years... Read More
03:20pm Fri 25 Jan, 2013
Last week I started writing about the many outdoor music events due to hit the Bay in February. Pretty much every weekend seems to be accounted for. There's February... Read More
08-Dec 11:58
Former PM announces death of centenarian father
08-Dec 11:45
Kaimai Range SH29 shut overnight for five nights
08-Dec 10:58
Crash brings traffic to a halt on SH2
08-Dec 10:00
Playoff thriller: BOP clinch interprovincial title
08-Dec 08:52
Suspicious scrub fire burns through orcahrd
08-Dec 08:00
Manu Champs splash back into town!
08-Dec 07:00
Athletes step up to lead at National Summer Games
08-Dec 06:00
Roaming dog reports rise 80% in district
07-Dec 15:00
Family Works' key role in community support
07-Dec 14:00
Give the best gift possible this Christmas
07-Dec 13:00
Free bar crossing seminar for boaties
07-Dec 12:00
Construction to begin on Gate Pā Community Centre
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