Split Enz tour 2026: Neil Finn on recapturing the band’s classic sound
Finn felt the familiar alchemy last month when Split Enz came back together and played their first gig…
Rugby player Ruby Tui’s book Straight Up inspires Rotorua production
Samson said she sought permission from Tui’s manager and publisher. She received “Ruby’s blessing” in June. She and…
Fast-track approval for Takitimu North Link Stage 2 Western Bay upgrade
Stage 1 of the project, connecting Tauranga to Te Puna, is now in its fourth year of construction.…
Jordan Luck says live gigs keep him alive ahead of huge Synthony show
“The place is in recovery mode. Will be for some time,” he told me a few weeks later.…
Formula 1: Liam Lawson qualifies 13th for China sprint race as power woes return in Shanghai
“We’ve made a good step from practice to quali with the set-up,” said Lawson. “We just struggled a…
Fuel supply emergency level system: How New Zealand’s response would change at each stage; when car bans might happen
“If the situation were to worsen, the Government has a range of tools it can use to manage…
Rotorua Little Theatre Society celebrates 75-year anniversary and rebuild after flood
“We were four rehearsals out from opening a show, so that had to be cancelled, which was a…
Dame Jacinda Ardern and Grant Robertson to reunite on stage at Dunedin festival
“Expect laughter, candour, and the kind of conversation that can only happen between two people who have been…
Kristen Bell returns to host the Actor Awards, starting with a song
The Actor Awards — formerly the SAG Awards — got a facelift this year, one host Kristen Bell…
How Rotorua singer Alayna Powley shaped her new album, Set Her Free
Powley told the Rotorua Daily Post she had spent most of her career looking “inward”. But with album…
Whangārei son launches Givealittle to support dad with stage four cancer
“Straight away when you say cancer, you think of the worst,” Devon said. “There’s no way you cannot…
Air New Zealand announces Synthony in the Sky flight to Christchurch
Shapeshifter headlined the Auckland to Sydney Synthony in the Sky. Photo / Supplied Air New Zealand chief customer…