Entertainment

Hiya team, hope that all is well for you as we hit the middle of July. For those of a certain age group this will have some resonance, the movie Easy Rider. This at the time ground breaking movie was released mid July 1969 and marked a turning point in the life of the USA […]

Southland is well represented at the National Brass Band Champs in Hamilton. The Ascot Park Hotel band is competing in the A Grade section of the contest. The event had something of a set back today as rain forced the cancellation of the street march section, always a highlight in these contests. Ho

Hi there team. We continue our jaunt down the road of break up songs with our own true music store Little Fire MusicWorks. Here’s a couple more that featured on the RNZ list of break up songs from last week. First up it’s country star Charlie Rich with Have You Seen The Most Beautiful Girl, […]

Hiya team, how’s your health. A lot of this nasty flu going round. I have succumbed to it. Turned up for work, lasted 20 minutes then pulled stumps. While lying flat in bed and muttering “woe is me, woe is me” between sneezes and a runny nose I tuned into RNZ Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan. […]

Environment Southland on Thursday 13th June, released the Southland Regional Pest Management Plan and accompanying decisions report and Biosecurity Strategy. Chairman Nicol Horrell said he believes the final plan is well placed to align with the National Policy Direction for Pest Management, while f

A 1960s pop-culture treasure trove has been uncovered during renovations of a turn-of-the-century villa in New Plymouth. Katey Pittwood is keen to see many of the posters preserved. Photo: RNZ / Robin Martin When Katey Pittwood removed Gib lining from a bedroom in the Lemon St property, staring back

IT’S OFFICIAL! ‘Wrestling on the Edge of the World’ will debut on TVNZ DUKE on Sat 22nd June at 8.30pm! Check out how a homegrown New Zealand independent wrestling company is setting the world on fire in this special 3 part series. The series will take you behind the scenes with the real life people

Hi team Our June series with Little Fire MusicWorks is hits from TV shows, and there are plenty of them so we’ll crack on and get started with a couple of rippers. First up it’s one from the very early 80’s, Joey Scarbury’s theme from The Greatest American Hero. For a time in the 70’s […]