Music
10:46am Fri 12 Feb, 2016
I just spent a few days down in Wellington, and what a pleasure it was.It may have helped that I hit the city during a brief stretch of sunny, calm weather; meteorological... Read More
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12:06pm Fri 05 Feb, 2016
There must be little more annoying than for a singer to have their music appropriated by a politician they dislike. Albi and the Wolves. It doesn't happen a lot... Read More
10:28am Fri 29 Jan, 2016
Everyone's going back on holiday I guess. Why not? Two long weekends in a row. That rocks as far as I'm concerned. Forget work in between and just take 10 days off.... Read More
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
15-Jan 18:00
Safety group urges buttons over car touchscreens
15-Jan 16:21
Thunderstorm cells tracking towards WBOP
15-Jan 16:00
Volunteers sought to support palliative care
15-Jan 14:18
BOP Lotto ticket wins $24k in second division draw
15-Jan 12:46
Three dead in 48 hours: Police issue plea
15-Jan 11:45
Hacked patient fears identity theft
15-Jan 11:09
New Tauranga event connects bosses and jobseekers
15-Jan 10:00
Five Whakatāne CBD buildings to be demolished
15-Jan 08:08
Weather warning: Thunderstorms for BOP
15-Jan 07:30
Two dead after SH30 crash near Rotorua
15-Jan 07:00
Tauranga riders to lead motocross 'showdown'
15-Jan 06:30
Operation Neptune: Jellybeans boost boat safety
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