Music
11:54am Fri 03 Aug, 2012
It's been a feast of local music recently at the Watusi Country Club and Fallout Shelter, and I'm finally going to get around to reviewing some of it. Most recently... Read More
11:53am Fri 27 Jul, 2012
It's all eyes on the Olympics right now, certainly at the Watusi Country Club. This weekend we'll all be cooing over how spectacular the opening ceremony was. At... Read More
11:06am Fri 20 Jul, 2012
Ho, ho, ho. Dust off those Santa suits, it's Christmas-time in Tauranga! Yep, it's time again for the Mid-Winter Christmas Market, happening tomorrow - Saturday... Read More
11:58am Fri 13 Jul, 2012
Stories with famous people in them are always more interesting. I thought that when I discovered that this week is the 50th anniversary of The Rolling Stones' first... Read More
08:46am Fri 06 Jul, 2012
It was only a few columns back that I was writing about the unheralded popularity of country music here - and it turns out to be true! Next week's country hoedown... Read More
12:50pm Fri 29 Jun, 2012
We continue the occasional series wherein Winston expounds on things that currently make him happy. 55 Local album releases! It gladdens my heart to see local albums... Read More
02:56pm Fri 22 Jun, 2012
I often think that country music gets a kinda raw deal in New Zealand. Along with the blues, it seems to be a genre that is both remarkably popular and largely overlooked... Read More
09:47am Fri 15 Jun, 2012
I had been planning the third part of my look at the Jazz Festival, but we'll put that on hold for the moment since the trickle of local album releases has suddenly... Read More
10:45am Fri 08 Jun, 2012
Last week's jazz festival column seems to have stirred some interest. Firstly, many thanks to the people who emailed with intelligent well-reasoned opinions. Thanks... Read More
04:46pm Fri 01 Jun, 2012
OK. It's time I talked about the Jazz Festival. Now that the dust is settling and everyone has been paid for their services (which happened almost immediately but... Read More
03:27pm Fri 25 May, 2012
Hey hey, there's a long weekend with a blues festival coming up - I'm feeling pretty chirpy. Next weekend - starting on Thursday actually - the Rotorua Blues Festival... Read More
03:27pm Fri 18 May, 2012
This week I'm finally getting down to reviewing Flame, the debut album from Bonjour Swing. It's undoubtedly as good an album as I can remember coming out of the... Read More
08-Dec 18:05
Tauranga man imprisoned for rape of his cousin
08-Dec 17:00
Sam Ruthe sets new benchmark
08-Dec 16:30
Customs seizes cocaine worth nearly $16m
08-Dec 14:29
Highway closed as crews fight multiple fires
08-Dec 14:22
Warm week ahead before cooler change on Friday
08-Dec 13:00
Growers urged to keep eyes open for hornets
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 orchard
08-Dec 08:00
Manu Champs splash back into town!
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