Arts
Short film going a long way
A Waikato student's short film about sadness and loneliness felt by youth will be screened at the upcoming Uni Shorts International Short Film Festival.
Entry to Contemporary Art Award 'on hold'
Entry to the 2013 National Contemporary Art Award is on hold until a sponsor is confirmed.
When it comes to fashion, don't follow the crowd
World of WearableArt founder Dame Suzie Moncrieff on making bold fashion choices.
Designer cinema
REVIEW: Richard LaGravenese is no slouch as a screenwriter.
Bilbo's coming back again
Bilbo left but now he's coming back again with Martin Freeman confirming he's heading to NZ to film more of the trilogy.
Mill St and Wintec wall 'no place for art'
As Hamilton's arts scene abuzz with what's next for Passing Red and the Wintec wall there are those arguing: why do anything?
Thursday Throwback: Ida Carey
Few have left such a lasting cultural and artistic legacy to the city than Ida Carey.
Playing Romeo 'a guy's dream'
When hundreds of Waikato schoolgirls revealed they were "desperately seeking" Romeo, a dozen young men were ready to sweep them off their feet.
Art and debate are linked everywhere, not just here
OPINION: We may not all be card carrying members of the city's literati but we love, celebrate and support this place in all its colours and idiosyncrasies, writes Denise Irvine.
Thursday throwback: 1987 Danish royal tour
Do you know these young men from Tūrangawaewae Marae who greeted Queen Margrethe in 1987?
Six60's big sound is going global
They started out as a love-'em-or-hate-'em band, but as time goes on and their successes build, more and more people are jumping on the Six60 bandwagon and those boys are driving it straight to the top.
Gig guide: February 28 - March 6
Your guide to what's happening this week.
Passing judgement on Passing Red
'Love or hate it, it's doing what art should.'
OPINION: Whatever the future of Passing Red, the most important thing is that it has a future, says Creative Waikato's Sarah Nathan.
Hotere legend lives on in Hamilton
New Zealand has lost one of its great artists, but Ralph Hotere's name is legend that will live on in the Waikato.
Budding star builds on TV show fan base
It's been said before, but all cliches aside, Mihirangi is one of a kind.
Film review - To Rome with Love
Woody Allen fans can be broadly divided into those who appreciate the prolific film-maker's acting as well as his writing and directing and those who would rather he stay behind the camera.
Sanctuary for being and doing celebrates 20 years
It flies pretty low under the radar, despite being held at one of the most beautiful beaches in the region and at New Year it will mark 20 years of "conscious celebrations".
Best films of 2012
In writing up a 'ten best' list or otherwise considering the superior films seen in any calendar year there's always a problem with New Zealand's slightly delayed distribution system.
Clever musical revue hits festive notes
This is an ideal package for your Christmas function, with something for everyone to enjoy.
Kimbra wins ARIA for second time
Kiwi songstress Kimbra has again won Best Female Artist at Australia's top music awards.
Master of Arts
Awards for Richard O'Brien and deputy mayor
What do Riff Raff and Hamilton's deputy mayor have in common?
Shakespeare experience ahead for St John's pair
Two picked to go to London
After dropping drama for the "more academic" subject of biology this year, a Hamilton high school student is amazed to be among an elite few selected to study at London's Globe Theatre.
Powell shows his skills as cast nails taxing Fo play
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Something very special is happening in Hamilton's theatre scene.Not dead yet
Hip-hop emerged as a rebellion against disco, but De La Soul's DJ Maseo tells Tracey Cooper, it wasn't all bad.
Are you old enough?
Dragon have created some of the most memorable songs in New Zealand music history and they will be playing them all on their latest tour.
A travelling Film Five report
Some things, quite simply, make a great life even better.
Waikato conservatorium comes of age with a veritable feast
Congratulations to the University of Waikato music programme, because it has grown into a full conservatorium of music.
While you were sleeping
Germans are crazy about all things Kiwi
Waikato University humanities lecturer Norman Franke reports on New Zealand's role at the Frankfurt Book Fair.
Classic Datsuns
The Datsuns release their fifth album tomorrow, 10 years after being hailed as the saviours of rock 'n' roll. Tracey Cooper talks to drummer Ben Cole.
Aussies at it again, pinching Dr Who
First it was the Pavlova, then it was Russell Crowe and now it's Doctor Who
With a trick as dastardly as any the evil Daleks can muster, Australian Doctor Who fans are trying to stop the Tardis materialising in New Zealand and have the show filmed in Australia instead.
Kimbra in running for six music awards
Hamilton pop darling Kimbra leads the chase for this year's Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards as a finalist in six categories.
Performance was winner
This year's winner of Concerto Competition, Andrew Leathwick, gave an assured, riveting performance of the virtuosic Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No 3 in C.
Film Review - Ruby Sparks
A cross between the old 1980s comedy Weird Science and the more recent post modern drama Stranger Than Fiction.
Something about Mary
The Mary Poppins stage show has broken all sorts of records in Australia and is set to do the same when it opens in Auckland next month.
An award-winning story - Of Dust
Read Sacred Heart Girls College student Emily Hunter's award-winning story Of Dust.
Nelson band wins Smokefreerockquest
'An embarrassment of riches'
Nelson band New Vinyl has won the the Smokefreerockquest national final.
Cello says goodbye
He hardly remembers living in Hamilton but we'll still claim Allan Chisholm as one of our own.
Fringe Festival is back
Seems like just a year ago the Fringe Festival was knocking on our doors and dragging us out to see all manner of weird and wonderful performances around this fair city.
Rebuilt robots to play at festival
"It's visually quite mad"
After spending the last year disassembling and rebuilding his robotic band, Greg Locke is back with The Trons who are sporting new arms, instruments and a supercharged control system.
Left unfulfilled after cinema classic feast
This Hamilton Civic Choir concert included St Paul's Collegiate Big Band and Tizane McEvoy; a previous winner of the Choir's Associate Artist Award.
Film review - Moonrise Kingdom
Moonrise Kingdom, Wes Andersons's latest feature, opened at Lido Cinema around the midpoint of Hamilton's International Film Festival.
Glam rock Gods
You can tell a band is really rock 'n' roll when their latest CD arrives in a brown paper bag with a leopard skin print g-string tucked in beside it.
Improv host Nick knows whose line it is anyway
There isn't much Nick Wilkinson hasn't done in Hamilton theatre.
On song
Tenor Amitai Pati is joining up with his brother Pene and Moses Mackay for a fundraising concert at Waikato University on Monday night.
Restyling
Hamilton's own wearable arts fashion show, ReStyle, is on at the Founders Theatre on Saturday.
'Suitcases of cash' in kiwifruit scandal
''Gross'': Hamilton man jailed for rape of family member
Iwi close to deals in Treaty talks
Born slippery: inside the eel industry's brutal food fight
St John's out-muscled in the wet
Southern Steel too strong for Magic
Disabled jobseekers hit because scheme too popular
Kiwis need to speed up: EMA chief
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