New sound for bass player

ROB MACINTOSH - The Marlborough Express

When Rio Hemopo takes to the stage at Springfest on Saturday it will be the Trinity Roots bass player's first time playing in Picton.

Singing with a whole lot of heart

CHERIE HOWIE - The Marlborough Express

Music is her living, and her life, these days, but when LA Mitchell turned up for classes at Marlborough Girls' College, music was not one of them.

Choirs give Russian rhyme a makeover

The Marlborough Express

Members of Blenheim's Springlands School choir and Picton's St Joseph's School choir have a message for the Russian Rugby World Cup team - try hard and you can overcome.

Marchfest huge success

GEOFF GRIGGS - The Marlborough Express

Nelson may not have turned on its best weather last weekend but that didn't seem to bother the 2000 or so people who turned up at the city's Founders Park for this year's Marchfest.