Dobbyn finds a homely welcome at Maori Television
"I think the angels were singing along on that one." That was the verdict of the one and only Dave Dobbyn, who made a special visit last Thursday to Maori Television studios, to make a recording…
Edmonds: New Zealand's cooking online
Iconic Kiwi brand Edmonds is expanding out of the kitchen and onto the computer. Fresh from the centenary celebrations for its legendary cookery book, Edmonds has, this week, launched its own…
TBI Q&A: Designer Tim Wigmore
Furniture designer Tim Wigmore admits he has a 'perverse enjoyment' making things and watching his designs stack up in his workshop, and in shops around the globe. In an effort to reduce his…
Largest surviving series of 19th century Maori-language letters online
Largest surviving series of 19th century Maori-language letters available online. Over 100,000 pages of diaries, correspondence, letterbooks, telegrams and other papers from Sir Donald McLean will…
Downstage Theatre 2009 programme
Downstage Theatre is excited to announce its programme for the first half of 2009. After a very successful year with seven Chapman Tripp Awards for productions staged at Downstage, the 2009 Season…
Sets and the City: 'Wig Out' and The Royal Court Theatre
By James Hadley in London After five months of being in London, this week I finally found my way to the Royal Court Theatre in Sloane Square - the highest profile London home of new writing for…
Martin Henderson stars in Home By Christmas
Martin Henderson has returned to New Zealand for Home By Christmas, the new feature film by Gaylene Preston based on her parents' wartime marriage, now shooting in Wellington. Home By Christmas…
City barricade examines future scenarios
Car wrecks, discarded furniture and other urban detritus barricaded Stout Street at the corner of Lambton Quay in central Wellington for 24 hours on Sunday December 14. The large-scale art…
Canaan Downs Recession 09
Tis the season. Banks dropping interest rates. Finance companies dropping their trousers. Ten dollar price limits on Christmas presents. But who wants to skimp on New Years Eve? So the nice…
The Golden Tide on National Radio
The Golden Tide, Produced by Sonia Yee for Radio New Zealand National, is on Sundays 2:30pm from 28 Dec 2008-25 Jan 2009. This five part documentary series takes a fresh, contemporary look at the…
NZ On Air announces documentary funding
NZ On Air has announced the allocation of more than $2.25 million funding for new documentary projects on Prime TV and TV One. "Our research consistently shows us that the documentary is the most…
