Music
12:00am Fri 23 Oct, 2009
I have been aware for a long time that George Washington had false teeth - but I always thought they were made of wood. It's funny the little misconceptions you... Read More
12:00am Fri 16 Oct, 2009
New Zealand is a small country - only two degrees of separation don't you know - but sometimes it takes a tragedy to really appreciate that. The tsunami that... Read More
12:00am Fri 09 Oct, 2009
I've mused a few times in this column about what happens when rock music gets older. We're just now seeing what rock's pioneers will do when they hit 60, or even... Read More
12:00am Fri 02 Oct, 2009
I grew up with the music of the sixties, but then so did most people under fifty. I'm not suggesting I was some sort of starry-eyed hippy - I also spent a lot of... Read More
12:00am Fri 25 Sep, 2009
People are calling it the last great gasp of the CD - it may not save it, but John, Paul, George and Ringo's legacy is looking a little more solid. I'm talking,... Read More
12:00am Fri 18 Sep, 2009
Last week I was looking at some of the acts in the upcoming Tauranga Arts Festival, and a fine selection there is too. I've actually been surprised since then... Read More
12:00am Fri 11 Sep, 2009
In just over a month the 2009 Tauranga Arts Festival starts - it might be a good idea to get some tickets now as the Crystal Palace is the venue most of the acts.... Read More
12:00am Thu 03 Sep, 2009
For some reason, many musical things happen on Wednesdays and Sundays. This week I'm going to have a brief trawl through some music styles that have regular jam... Read More
12:00am Fri 28 Aug, 2009
Once again the New Zealand International Film Festival is rolling through Tauranga - let's have a look at what's on offer. This year, for whatever reason, the... Read More
12:00am Fri 21 Aug, 2009
Despite an occasional outpouring of brilliance, the original music scene in Tauranga always seems on shaky ground. Last week we examined the seemingly never-ending... Read More
12:00am Thu 13 Aug, 2009
It's was interesting to follow the controversy recently after Derrin Richard used these pages to take a stick to the dull preponderance of interchangeable covers... Read More
12:00am Fri 07 Aug, 2009
It's good to be back! Of course it is. When I've spent the last week in sweltering Chicago hanging out at late night blues clubs why wouldn't I be chuffed to get... Read More
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Fight to save trees from solar farm plan
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Christmas dinner for four for less than $100
10-Dec 14:01
Summer: Fireworks spark kiwifruit orchard fire
10-Dec 12:44
Biotoxin shellfish warning from Mount to Maketū
10-Dec 11:45
Foodbank donations top $120k at halfway mark
10-Dec 11:23
296ha blaze near SH47 started accidentally
10-Dec 11:00
Logs removed from Whakatāne bridge
10-Dec 09:00
Farming: New pilot programme to attract youth
10-Dec 08:04
Akaroa King Salmon listeria recall
10-Dec 07:34
Rāhui along Mount coast to protect kaimoana
10-Dec 07:00
Family carers win landmark Supreme Court
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