Music
12:00am Fri 22 May, 2009
I don't, as it happens, own an i-Pod, so returning home brings the pleasure of being reunited with my music. Having spent the best part of the past couple of... Read More
12:00am Fri 15 May, 2009
As threatened last week I am actually on holiday. Yes, this column comes to you with an impressive total of 5227 air miles, being written from my current headquarters... Read More
12:00am Fri 08 May, 2009
I'm going on holiday. The weather's turned cold and it's been too long so I'm off to sunny Singapore. It has been a long time. I rarely go on holiday - since... Read More
12:00am Fri 01 May, 2009
One of the things that I love about music is that it goes in all directions at once. Music, of course, is always developing, and there are modern cutting edge... Read More
12:00am Fri 24 Apr, 2009
One of the questions about rock music has always been what happens when the people who make it grow up? For a proud 'hope I die before I grow old” genre... Read More
12:00am Fri 17 Apr, 2009
As relative calm descends again over Tauranga, all I can do is look back at Easter and the National Jazz Festival with awe. Over the top though it might sound,... Read More
12:00am Thu 16 Apr, 2009
OK. It's Easter and the longest-serving jazz festival in New Zealand is up and running again. And, although I'm writing this in advance, it looks like the weather... Read More
12:00am Fri 03 Apr, 2009
With only a week to go until Easter, I think it's worth remembering quite what an extraordinary event the National Jazz Festival is, and how lucky we are to have... Read More
12:00am Fri 27 Mar, 2009
Last week I had a brief peek at the jazz festival. This time, with the advertising push in full swing, we'll go a little deeper. But I do have to mention the... Read More
12:00am Fri 20 Mar, 2009
For the next two weeks - and possibly longer - we're going to look at the Jazz Festival. That might seem like a lot of column space to spend on one event, and... Read More
12:00am Fri 13 Mar, 2009
Some weeks are quiet, nobody home, and others are awash with interesting happenings. This week seems to have been busy. So, for that reason I'll leave getting... Read More
12:00am Fri 06 Mar, 2009
The rain finally came down last weekend, in a veritable deluge, and it caused chaos at many events around the country. The Mission Estate concert was cancelled... Read More
12-Dec 11:00
Retirement village marks redevelopment milestone
12-Dec 10:00
Relief and excitement for new SH2 bridge
12-Dec 09:00
New Brave kit and player cards for Super Smash
12-Dec 07:30
Police warn online shoppers to protect themselves
12-Dec 07:05
The Bay to benefit from two new ambulances
12-Dec 06:30
Parents praise charity after son’s brain scare
11-Dec 18:00
Fan sales go 'ballistic' as Bay sizzles
11-Dec 17:00
Motorbike fire in Tauranga park
11-Dec 15:25
Thunder, hail on the way for BOP
11-Dec 14:13
SH2 to get new $64m+ bridge, Bishop announces
11-Dec 13:00
Calls to support vulnerable older people
11-Dec 11:45
Rural eye care made easy for Tauranga optometrist
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