SHAKESPEARE'S Othello will be givenadistinctly New Zealand twist when Regan Taylor performs his one-man show, SolOthello, at this

As we get used to new material possessions, the novelty inevitably wears off and they blend in with everyday life - a new laptop

So what happens on weekends? Oh there is sport and there are sometimes school galas and if the weather plays ball there are pathways

It's spring time and like many people, we've been doing a bit of a clean-up around our property. Okay, a big clean-up. Most people

With the countdown to the 2017 Mission Concert now under way, with the date announced last week as being April 8, the "who will it

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CAMERAS CLICKED amid laughter and smiles as the winners of Indulge Model Search 2016 posed at Mangapapa Hotel last Saturday. Winners

Songs For the Fallen /Shane Anthony and Critical Stages /Spiegeltent /Village Green /Havelock North /Harcourt Hawke's Bay Arts Festival

Cape Country by Jenny Carlyon and Diana Morrow with Angus Gordon Penguin Random House, $50 This is a beautiful book full of history

Lucy Dacus is a contradiction. One of the new breed of indie singer songwriters, her sound is at once fresh, original and exciting

I regretfully admit that I have not yet seen the 1960 version of The Magnificent Seven (which was originally based on Akira Kurosawa's

Coventry seven-piece ska legends The Specials will take the stage at Womad 2017, organisers have announced. Since they founded the

Martin would say there's no need for me to explain why I'm writing about football again, but just in case you don't know, this season

Chamber Music New Zealand Quintessence New Zealand String Quartet, with violist James Dunham Music by Mozart, Selena Fisher and Brahms MTG

FOR THE past two weeks every time I look at myself in the mirror, my eyes go straight to my eyebrows. I love them. They are absolutely

Christchurch's Marley Sola has released a self-titled debut EP. The four-tracker features two previous singles On My Own and Fill

Fitness can be achieved on many different levels. Some people are happy to go for a walk a few times a week, others are regular gym

Napier Repertory's end-of-year production for 2016 Lysistrata, is an intriguing one that and should not to be missed. It is a The

You'd be hard-pressed to find a cooler sound this summer than Banks. She made many fans two years ago with Goddess. Now, the California

Hans and Gretel/strong> Taradale High School Hall Ends Sunday Reviewed by Keith Russell Napier Frivolity Minstrels' production

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In just three hours all 17,526 tickets to the Beatles concert at the Hollywood Bowl on August 23, 1965, sold out. Their last live

Some years ago while I was covering the local police rounds I wandered along for the morning chat with the senior sergeant on deck

I hate to be one of those people who harps on about how important it is to exercise your right to vote ... but I am. It boggles

Judging for the Hawke's Bay A&P Bayleys Wine Awards started this week at EIT in Taradale. Now in their 16th year they are the oldest regional wine awards in New Zealand. Video by Duncan Brown

Electric Wire Hustle this week release their third album The 11th Sky. The electro-soul outfit will back up Friday's release with

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Kiwi singer-songwriter Lydia Cole this week releases a second single from her upcoming album. Sober, which follows the Silver Scroll-nominated

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Hawke's Bay iwi Ngāti Kahungunu say it warned authorities for decades about the risk of water contamination.