Malcolm Gayfer

It’s Thursday and the Covid Lockdown shackles are off, well not fully off but have certainly been relaxed. Many Southerners have taken advantage of the many click and collect offerings that became available at level 3. But from today it’s shopping nearly as we knew it before Covid-19 darkened our do

Hiya team….well we’re in alert level 2 now. A relief to be able to go out and about again and enjoy some of the simple things in life although in some cases with a bit of a twist. Anyway we continue our voyage of discovery or re discovery of some timeless kiwi gems and celebrate […]

Sad news from the weekend with news that Little Richard had passed away. Little Richard came from that wonderful era of the dawn of Rock ‘n’ Roll with contemporaries like Fats Domino, Jerry Lee Lewis and Chuck Berry to name a few. They say that Little Richard was the architect of Rock’n Roll. In my

Hi there team and welcome to May….New Zealand Music month. Over the month we’ll haul out some absolute kiwi crackers from days way back to reasonably recently. We’ll start by marking the passing of Deane Sutherland. Sadly Deane passed away at the end of March after a long battle with cancer. Due to

Hiya team….and what a cracking day it is, well as I write this it is, lets hope it continues. Another couple of first class crackers to wind up LockDown Live. First up a song that’s taken on a life of its own, Journey’s  Don’t Stop Believing, from the days when Steve Perry was the voice […]

Since October, the region has faced bad weather that’s grounded helicopters and shut tracks. In February, Fiordland operators were left reeling when more than a metre of rain fell in less than three days, cutting Milford Road and damaging Great Walks. After more than three weeks with no visitors, th

Chocolate maker Whittaker’s has been voted New Zealand’s most trusted brand for the ninth year running. That’s according to a Reader’s Digest survey of 1600 people, the results of which have been released today. Whittaker’s marketing manager Philip Poole said the company was pleased its chocolate wa

Hiya team how’s the week been treating you? And now we transition from level 4 back to level 3 , a step closer to life as normal, whatever the new normal will be, but that’s a discussion for another day. Again another couple of crackers from performers who are at their best in front of […]