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Few Kiwis will ever experience the pinnacles of success that Otago University alumni Hoani Matenga has. Ever since his first taste of representing his country for the Baby Blacks (NZ U19s) in 2006 as a second-year, Matenga’s rugby career has taken him on a journey most Weetbix card-collecting

With a hit new Netflix doco and two sold-out NZ shows, the Robnaissance has begun, writes Karl Puschmann. All Robbie Williams has ever wanted is to entertain...

Ebony Lamb: Album Release Tour, Paisley Stage, Napier Sun, 05 November - Gigs and events at Undertheradar.co.nz.

A new report says the arts and culture get just half of the space in our media that's devoted to sport. Mediawatch asks a leading local culture critic if the arts are just a 'nice to have' for our media now - and why he's warned cultural criticism could disappear with the older Pākehā blokes like him.

Evil Hat Productions and Andrew Gillis are releasing a magical girl TTRPG called Girl by Moonlight.

Greg Fleming of theBit.nz13:09, Jul 05 2021 theBit This article was first published at thebit.nz. Newsletters, like oat milk in your coffee, are very 2021, but their rise dates back to 2017 when Substack – a platform that enables writers to easily monetise their content by putting it behind a paywall – was launched. Of course, that’s exactly what most large media companies are doing with their premium content, but with Substack that payment goes directly to the writer. It’s a great wa...

Presented by Creatif Kate and Dave Adams Since the dawn of time, two creative powerhouses have competed for bragging rights: Stand-up comedians and Poets. Who is more in touch with the human experience? Who can transform a room? And ultimately...who is funnier!? We intend to find out; five nights, three poets and three comedians go head to head each night – the audience decides who is funnier! Two-thirds entertainment, one-third curiosity...lets get ready to Face/Off! Kate and Dave have lined...

Gig Information As part of the Powertool Records 20th Anniversary in 2021, we are ecstatic to bring you a short mini tour featuring the critically acclaimed Vorn band. Vorn Colgan has been a mainstay of the Powertool roster, having released six albums since 2005. Following on from the hugely successful “Last Chance To See Vorn” tour of 2019/2020, we bring you, yet another chance to experience this phenomenal act. Early 2019, Vorn was diagnosed with stage fou...

Vorn Fuzzies Quaint Tour Information As part of the Powertool Records 20th Anniversary in 2021, we are ecstatic to bring you a short mini tour featuring the critically acclaimed Vorn band. Vorn Colgan has been a mainstay of the Powertool roster, having released six albums since 2005. Following on from the hugely successful “Last Chance To See Vorn” tour of 2019/2020, we bring you, yet another chance to experience this phenomenal act. Early 2019, Vorn was diagnosed with stage four cancer, h...