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Hey there team. Bit of a grey dreary weekend so hope that these gems brighten things up as we mark NZ Music Month. Just so many great tunes floating about from all decades so I put three in, couldn’t help myself. https://youtu.be/bBKt3TkEIKw First up it’s Loxene Gold Disc winner Alison Durbin’s I Ha

Sad news from the world of entertainment. English actor Dennis Waterman passed away over the weekend aged 74. A statement from his family said “We are deeply saddened to announce that our beloved Dennis passed away very peacefully in hospital in Spain.” Dennis had a long, long acting career starting

Hey there team. Just couldn’t let New Zealand Music Month go unnoticed. Here are a couple of fav’s from the 70’s and 80’s . First up is Hello Sailor’s Blue Lady followed by Sharon O’Neill’s Maxine. Both brilliant songs by class acts. Why they weren’t international hits I just can’t fathom. Must incl

There will be more than just eleven race winners on the track at Diamonds Day, one of the south’s premier harness race meetings at Ascot Park Raceway in Invercargill on Saturday. One lady will take home a brand new, diamond ring, valued at $4200, courtesy of Coats & Schuck Jewellers and the Invercar

Radio Southland celebrates 30 years on air in 2022, and station manager Darren Ludlow reflects on how things have changed in that time. When news went digital I think many people in the media thought radio might disappear, but in fact quite the opposite has happened – thanks to podcasts and internet

It is a dark and stormy night, and strange things are afoot at the Barraclough mansion. With the recently deceased master of the manor lying in state in the library, bumbling solicitors Blundell (Ian Reeves) and Mickleby (Jason Fraser) arrive to read his will, in which he divides his fortune between

Sad news from the world of rock n roll. Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins has passed away aged just 50. According to reports Taylor Hawkins was found in a hotel room in Bogota, Columbia where the band were about to play at a festival this weekend. A statement on the band’s Twitter account posted a

If you were going to be someone famous, it would pay to have an interesting name, but for Jago Byatt he doesn’t need to change a thing. The well-known rocker, singer, guitarist and songwriter has just recorded two new songs with his band Hoodaki. And the icing on the cake is that his clever 13-year-