NZ School of Music announces 2007 Composer in Residence
A former Victoria University staff member and high profile composer has been appointed as the New Zealand School of Music Composer in Residence for the 2007-08 period. Ross Harris, who has made…
Unreal estate: Gavin Hipkins
Gavin Hipkins - a "tourist of photography" - has been back a while now from his four-month residency in New York with the International Studio and Curatorial Programme (ISCP). Ian Wedde sat with…
Happy New Year from The Big Idea
All the best for 2007 from all the team at The Big Idea - Cass Hesom-Williams, Anne Larnach, Isaac Davison, Jacquie Clarke, Helen Baxter, Ben Barrett, Antony Spalding, Elisabeth Vaneveld and our…
Inaccurate picture of NZ drama on Australian screens
The Screen Production and Development Association (SPADA) believes that the record needs to be set straight on the status of New Zealand drama on Australian screens.
TBI Surf Report 20/12/06
Let's hear it for the Nun: Legendary Kiwi label turns 25
Courtesy of The Sunday Star-Times As Flying Nun Records releases an 83-song box set to mark its 25th birthday, the Sunday Star-Times's Grant Smithies looks back nostalgically at the label's…
2006 bNet NZ Music Award Winners Announced
The 2006 bNet NZ Music Awards were held on Saturday 16th of December in a packed out Northern Steamship Company, Downtown Auckland.
Gifted Sands Exhibition
Gifted Sands, the annual exhibition of local artists' work, is being held for the seventh year on Saturday January 6th 2007. The venue is the same as previous years - Ruawharo Marae at Opoutama,…
Murder by Chocolate!
Ever thought you'd kill for chocolate? Phil Ormsby and Alex Ellis, the creators of the hit show Biscuit & Coffee, once more weave together food, death and comedy in their new production Murder by…
Theory of Everything at Wellington's City Gallery
The elusive Theory of Everything is a mathematical formula that makes sense of all systems at play in the physical world. An Introduction to the Theory of Everything, curated by Jessica Reid, marries…
Outrageous' decision angers writers
Local television show Outrageous Fortune is causing a trans-Tasman tempest. The Australian Writers' Guild (AWG) has challenged a decision by their Nine Network to count Outrageous Fortune as…
Wellington writer wins British Short Screenplay Competition
Wellington writer Linda Niccol has won the British Short Screenplay Competition for 2006, beating 2,000 rivals to scoop the top prize. Her script for the short film The Handkerchief was…