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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Summer is here - whoever you ask - which means that event organisers are praying for good weather. I don't envy anyone involved with an outdoor event these days.... Read More

Welcome back y'all! A new month, a new year - it must be time to dwell on the past... The past? Well Christmas. Since the massive annual end-of-year party here at... Read More

Heading to the Six60 concert at Brewers Bar in Mount Maunganui was a highlight of my summer break - having heard everyone rave about the band. This is the first... Read More