Stan Walker’s challenge to NZ kids: ‘Make my new song yours and join me on stage’
Stan Walker performs his new song Family Tree, shares an opportunity with the talented youth of Aotearoa, and…
New Zealand’s most expensive coffee – at $100 a cup
The average price for a café-brewed coffee in New Zealand is $5.20, but one Christchurch café is selling…
Lineup revealed for Kingston Calling festival in Mt Maunganui
Acts have been announced for the two-day Kingston Calling festival at the Bay Oval in Mt Maunganui on…
Hundreds descend on Napier for knitting festival
Hundreds of keen knitters from across the country – and even Australia – have descended on Napier for…
NZ music industry launches election manifesto calling for greater support
New Zealand musicians are calling on the next government to treat music as a serious growth and export…
Optimus Prime voice actor, Peter Cullen, dies at 85
Peter Cullen, a prolific voice actor who enlivened scores of TV series, specials and movies, including Optimus Prime…
Singer Dolly Parton ‘loved everything about’ New Zealand
Star entertainer Dolly Parton, who has died at 80, came to New Zealand multiple times and said she…
‘Everyone is underrated in NZ’: Jonny Brugh on the creative life in a small country
Comedian, actor, and musician Jonny Brugh has spent his adult life entertaining audiences, starting with hordes of drunken…
Kiwi dancer wins UK pro Latin championships, eyes world title
A New Zealand Latin dancer has won the UK closed professional Latin dance championships in Blackpool. Brian Dibnah,…
Council spends over $300k a year to store art unseen for a decade
Rotorua Lakes Council is spending more than $319,000 a year to store, insure and maintain a $21 million-plus…
Sam Neill wins posthumous best actor award at Australia’s TV awards
Sam Pang has won the 2026 Gold Logie for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television. The comedian, TV…
Sam Neill wins posthumous best actor award at Australia’s TV awards
Sam Pang has won the 2026 Gold Logie for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television. The comedian, TV…