Hot club style hits Howick

Monday, 04 August 2008
Wellington-based jazz trio Hot Club Sandwich have come a long way in the past 15 years.

Beginner takes poetry prize

Monday, 28 July 2008
The legacy of late Manukau poet Bernard Gadd was felt recently as the new memorial poetry prize carrying his name was awarded, to a local poet. Riemke Ensing is the inaugural winner of the Bernard Gadd Memorial Poetry Prize.

Tale of love and madness

Thursday, 24 July 2008
Finding humour through hardship is the underlying theme of Zimbabwean playwright Stanley Makuwe’s latest work, His Excellency is in Love.

Church choirs join in 110-voice concert

Thursday, 24 July 2008
Church choirs from all over Auckland combine this Sunday to present their 29th annual Many Choirs Festival.

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Film Reviews: Forgetting Sarah Marshall

Thursday, 31 July 2008
Forgetting Sarah Marshall, the latest comedy from producer Judd Apatow, is a mixture of the sweet and the obscene.

Film Reviews: The Dark Knight

Thursday, 24 July 2008
The Dark Knight is director Christopher Nolan’s disturbing study of how terror can destabilise whole societies. Stunning action sequences derive from a traditional superhero plot, but this chilling film is more sophisticated crime drama than special effects extravaganza.

Film Reviews: Mamma Mia

Wednesday, 09 July 2008
Mamma Mia the musical has been seen by more than 30 million people in 160 cities and heard in eight languages around the world.
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2008 NZ CHINESE ARTS EXHIBITION
Monday, 04 August 2008
Aotea Centre, Air NZ Foyer, August 3-24.
Almost 100 works by Chinese artists and migrants. The free exhibition aims to promote understanding of culture and heritage.
LAUGHTER AND LYRICS TOUR
Monday, 04 August 2008
Eastgate Christian Centre, 5 Ben Lomond Cres, Pakuranga, Saturday August 9, 8pm.
US comedian Paul Aldrich with one of New Zealand’s popular Christian female performers Julia Grace. Book at www.iticket.co.nz
OLE!
Monday, 04 August 2008
TelstraClear Pacific Events Centre, 770 Great South Rd, Saturday August 9 7.30pm, Sunday August 10 2.30pm.
Manukau Symphony Orchestra plays De Falla,  Debussy, and Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G major performed by Christopher Hinterhuber, a young pianist from Austria. Tickets $15 to $38 (www.ticketdirect.co.nz).