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Remotes at ready for Santa season

I read an unsettling thing the other day and it was about the old chap who pops in once a year to provide more stuff to clutter the

Soundbites: Cavemen, Eversons, Tegan and Sara

Pro tip: Don't read the publicity about Kiwi punk rockers The Cavemen. It'll leave you feeling so grimy you'll need a scalding hot

Movie review: Office Christmas Party

Every so often a gross-out comedy comes along that has a certain genius bubbling beneath its absurd, crass, and shocking exterior

Music Review: Van Morrison, Keep Me Singing

It's now more than four decades since Van Morrison's most-talked about studio albums, Astral Weeks and Moondance were released, and

Travel: Houston ... no problem

Fried chicken and waffles is served at breakfast and almost everyone drives an over-sized SUV - welcome to Texas - where everything

Concert gives unique perspective to Christmas

Concert Review Hastings Choral Society Directed by Joseph Christensen Fantasias for Christmas St Matthew's Church, Hastings Sunday

SoundBites: Loop tour, Halestorm

Yoko-Zuna, Bailey Wiley and Third3ye will play intimate gigs this summer at North Auckland and Coromandel venues. It's been a big

Watch NZH Local Focus: The positive power of peers

It's unusual to get diabetes if you're under 20. So diabetic teens from across Hawke's Bay have come together to share their stories, make new friends and have fun. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Movie review: Allied

Hrmph ... Allied. Its trailer smacked of a run-of-the-mill spy thriller. A Hollywood vehicle to transport its stars toward a seasonal

Finding a way past gangs and drugs

Last Friday was a milestone for former Hastings man Anaru Birch. After 36 years in the justice system he was signed off, leaving behind

SoundBites: Tami Neilson, Skux, Jon Toogood

Tami Neilson has released a new video from her critically acclaimed album Don't Be Afraid. Loco Mama was filmed in one take and once

Music Review: Leonard Cohen, You want it Darker

While Leonard Cohen's recent passing quite rightly saw an outpouring of grief towards the loss of the 82-year-old, his gift of music

Womad 2017: Marlon Williams joins line-up

With only two unused pages in his passport a sojourn back in New Zealand is rather timely for Lyttelton's favourite international

Watch NZH Local Focus: Rush Munro's to export internationally

Hastings ice cream parlour Rush Munro's is celebrating 90 years in business. They're also gearing up to expand into the international market. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Watch NZH Local Focus: Rush Munro’s to export internationally

Hastings ice cream manufacturer Rush Munro’s is celebrating 90 years in business. They’re also gearing up to expand into the international market. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Watch NZH Local Focus: Flaxmere gets bikes for Christmas

Some Flaxmere residents will soon be the proud owners of new bikes gifted by Menzshed Hastings. And the gesture couldn't have come at a better time. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Jon Toogood announces tour

Kiwi rock legend Jon Toogood is hitting the road this summer on a solo acoustic tour. The Shihad frontman will be playing songs from

Wyn Drabble: Xmas shopping made easy

Trade Me can help you with your Christmas shopping. No, of course it's not too early, especially when you consider New Zealand