Niki Caro to direct film about Lockerbie bombing
Stuff reports today that Kiwi director Niki Caro will direct a Hollywood film based on the terrorist bombing of an airliner over Lockerbie in Scotland in 1988.
TVNZ Ondemand: Shortland St when and how you want it
If you haven't done so already, it's worth checking out TVNZ's new online service - TVNZ ondemand. The website currently offers around 300 videos from 100 shows, ranging from Shortland St catch-ups…
National dance magazine launched
Dance Aotearoa New Zealand (DANZ), the national organisation for dance, has this week launched their new look DANZ Quarterly Magazine into shops and bookstores nationwide. "DANZ Quarterly is a…
A window into NZ's online archives
Whether you're researching or simply browsing, NZ website Matapihi is an easy way to access the digital collections of organisations like the Alexander Turnbull Library, the NZ Film Archive and the…
Dukes pipped at the post in Australian competition
On NZ Musician this week, MTV has announced that thousands of votes saw New Zealand Kickstart winners Dukes beat off strong Australian competition from Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth and Sydney in the…
National Children's Arts Festival doubles its numbers
Over one thousand school children converged on downtown Wellington each day during the two-week Capital E National Arts Festival, 12-24 March 2007, the largest of its kind in New Zealand. There were…
By the Power of Grayskull! '80s kid culture returns
Feeling a little stumped by the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Transformers movies? Some experts believe there's a 20-year cultural cycle and we're right in the middle of it. "It has a…
Are illegal downloads killing the music industry?
Band manager and Recording Industry Association chief executive Campbell Smith has declared that eight of his "high-profile" NZ artists have been forced to take second jobs, as illegal digital…
Best New Zealand Poems 06
The salt tang of the Pacific Ocean is a pervasive presence in this year's Best New Zealand Poems, the annual online survey of the liveliest and best poetry published by New Zealand writers in the…
Radio interviews online: Matthew Collings and Graeme Tetley
A couple of recent Radio New Zealand National podcasts worth downloading: Kim Hill debates the merits of contemporary British art in a fascinating interview with UK art critic and TV presenter…
TBI Q&A: Thalia Henry
Along with earning a theatre and film degree from Otago University, writer Thalia Henry has made fish and chips and worked as a home help for the elderly. She also quite likes the idea of being a…
New Zealand Travel Writers of the Year
New Zealand's finest travel writers have been honoured at the Cathay Pacific Travel Media Awards and Whitcoulls Travcom Travel Book Awards, organised by Travcom (New Zealand Travel Communicators) to…