Malcolm Gayfer

Opinion Some significant name changes of kiwi fav’s are on the way. The makers of Tip Top ice cream will be dropping the Eskimo from Eskimo Pies. Afghan biscuits, Chicos and Red Skins lollies are also names that will disappear. But hang on, aren’t Afghan biscuits Kiwi baking staples….a Kiwi go-to? W

IAG is proposing to shut its 53 AMI stores and its remaining State store, and move its 350 staff to digital and contact centre roles. About 65 management positions could also be disestablished, however the company said it hoped to redeploy as many staff as possible. IAG spokesperson Kevin Hughes sai

Hi team. Sad note to end the week with news that Dame Vera Lynn has passed away at the grand age of 103. Dame Vera became a household name during World War 2 with her renditions of songs that cheered the spirits of the military forces and the population of Britain and the Commonwealth during […]

Air New Zealand has told the NZ sharemarket that it expects an underlying loss of up to $120 million for the financial year to 30 June. Air New Zealand planes parked up at Auckland Airport during the Covid-19 pandemic.Air In an update on its earnings expectations, the company said the recent move to

Hi there team. Some sad news to pass on. Sweet bass player Steve Priest passed away recently. Music lovers of the early 70’s would well remember the glam rock band who had a string of hits like Fox On The Run, Action, Wig Wam Bam, Little Willy and Teenage Rampage to name a few. Looking […]

Hi there team and welcome to another Mal’s Music Memory – Songs From The Lucky Country brought to you by our friends and yours, Little Fire MusicWorks. Here are a couple of crackers, two very different songs from very different times but with a common denominator……… Ross Wilson. Ross put Eagle Rock

Hiya team, here we are just about at the end of May and NZ Music Month is drawing to a close. Let’s go out with three first class crackers. First up Sharon O’Neill with a come-back song from the late 80’s, Danced In The Fire. Here is a kiwi singer songwriter that could’ve and should’ve […]

A few weeks behind the normal but the time for a southern, in fact nationwide institution has arrived. Yep, Duck shooting, or Duck hunting as some call it is here. We know that hundred’s if not thousands will be ready to go at first light around the south to see if they can knock a […]