New Zealand's first International Sauvignon Blanc Celebration promises to wow attendees with a unique line-up of activities.

Within minutes of the tickets for the 2016 Tremains Art Deco Festival going on sale for trust members yesterday the bookings started coming in - fast.

A programme of glorious dances and mighty displays of orchestral splendour and music of the widest possible appeal.

Suddenly, I'm thinking salads for lunch instead of soup. It must be spring. The first spears of asparagus are thrusting up through the soil, my rhubarb is sprouting bright red stalks and our local hydroponic strawberries are in full blush, writes JAN BILT

For a band in their 23rd year, Minnesota's Low still sound as fresh as the spring, even with the occasional look back, writes Kim Gillespie.

A Walk in the Woods appeared like a sleepy tale of two older men looking for something missing in their lives. But it's so much more.

Two of 10 new Ford Rangers up for grabs as part of a Lotto Father's Day promotion last Saturday have come to Hawke's Bay.

Man blind in one eye and 85 per cent deaf may have to return his hearing dog because he can't find a new place to live that will let him have a dog.

It goes without saying that Kiwis are at the forefront of the reggae-based electro-funk roots movement. And so is Ahoribuzz.

Meryl Streep never fails to surprise with the breadth and quality of the performances she turns in.

The NZ String Quartet was back to play this distinctive programme in Napier.