In Passengers, Norwegian director Morten Tyldum (The Imitation Game) has directed a hotly anticipated summer flick, that from reports

It's been a helluva year with an avalanche of bad news for music devotees, with the death of Prince, Leonard Cohen, Glenn Frey, Leon

The 'Naki' might have outstripped Queenstown in Lonely Planet's annual thumbs up to the world's hottest spots, but Queenstown deserves

Disney's first Polynesian-themed animated feature film since Lilo & Stitch (2002) has certainly landed with a splash. The film opened

Four of the country's favourite sons and daughters take to the stage this summer in a sun-drenched, island-spanning tour. Local legends

The jaunt to Wellington started like any other cheap grab a flight. Booked months in advance, it was an opportunity to flit down

A Girl Named Mo has a special Christmas gift up her sleeves. The electronic/R&B act will release a live album this Friday via Bandcamp

If I am honest I can't say that I was particularly enthused to see A United Kingdom. A story of love that ushered in the birth of

'Twas the week before Christmas And all through the land People were thinking "I'd like to check out that new band" Still stumped

Pro tip: Don't read the publicity about Kiwi punk rockers The Cavemen. It'll leave you feeling so grimy you'll need a scalding hot

Every so often a gross-out comedy comes along that has a certain genius bubbling beneath its absurd, crass, and shocking exterior

It's now more than four decades since Van Morrison's most-talked about studio albums, Astral Weeks and Moondance were released, and

Fried chicken and waffles is served at breakfast and almost everyone drives an over-sized SUV - welcome to Texas - where everything

Yoko-Zuna, Bailey Wiley and Third3ye will play intimate gigs this summer at North Auckland and Coromandel venues. It's been a big

Hrmph ... Allied. Its trailer smacked of a run-of-the-mill spy thriller. A Hollywood vehicle to transport its stars toward a seasonal

Blue & Lonesome by the Rolling Stones is the most authentic and blow-you-away blues album I have heard in years. In their fledgling

Climate change, homelessness, Brexit, the bombshell election of President Trump. For many, today's current affairs promote a sense

With first wife Meg, Jack White leapt into prominence with the White Stripes breakthrough album White Blood Cells, and the single

New Zealand's Miles Calder and the Rumours formed in late 2011. Their self-titled album has just been released, following The Crossing

At this year's Venice Film Festival American director and fashion designer Tom Ford said of cinema - "You need to think about it

IT'S THAT TIME of the year where the heavily Oscar baited biopics tend to be released. So, it was with anticipation that I headed

American singer and songwriter Suzanne Vega has released a fair few albums over the years but is usually recalled with her hit songs

Tami Neilson has released a new video from her critically acclaimed album Don't Be Afraid. Loco Mama was filmed in one take and once

While Leonard Cohen's recent passing quite rightly saw an outpouring of grief towards the loss of the 82-year-old, his gift of music

With only two unused pages in his passport a sojourn back in New Zealand is rather timely for Lyttelton's favourite international

From a tiny premature baby who spent 18 weeks in neonatal units, to a bouncy 4-year-old outgrowing bikes at an alarming rate. Max

Kiwi rock legend Jon Toogood is hitting the road this summer on a solo acoustic tour. The Shihad frontman will be playing songs from

Trade Me can help you with your Christmas shopping. No, of course it's not too early, especially when you consider New Zealand

One of the positive aspects of the tussle that's been happening between Led Zeppelin's Robert Plant and Jimmy Page regarding reuniting

Luck/Time is the third album from Anna Coddington and it features a few previously released singles including the beautiful and tender