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Los Angeles: Beyond the Streets
Lifestyle writer Rachel Grunwell discovers a world of graffiti and street art in LA.

Movie Review: Walking Out (+trailer)
Walking out deftly balances pervasive tension with tender moments of father-son dynamic.

Music Review: Hopetoun Brown, Don't Let Them Lock You Up
Hopetoun Blues are a little more diverse with sounds on this new album.

SoundBites: Boycrush, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Tiki Taane, Ria Hall & Laughton Kora
News and new music from Boycrush, Unknown Mortal Orchestra and the Tipi Haere Tour.

Paddock to Plate to Whanganui
The trailer full of meat has started parking up at an old service station site

UCOL students graduate in Whanganui
Hundreds turned out for the ceremony at the Royal Wanganui Opera House

Movie Review: Peter Rabbit (+Trailer)
Peter Rabbit's attempt to appeal to the widest possible audience falls flat.

Music Review: Marcia Ball, Shine Bright
Marcia Ball latest album shows a voice that's experienced a lifetime or two in smoky bars.

Gareth Carter: How to have a lovely lawn
Gareth Carter discusses how to achieve a pristine lawn

Whanganui man's journey into art
UCOL student Jono Cuff will graduate on Thursday, but his work is already a smash hit

Sourdough business rising well
A newbie and a returnee do their sourdough baking at Whanganui's Lucky Bar and Kitchen

Facial recognition app helps people find lost pets
Smart technology is helping people reunite with their lost pets.

Movie Review: Mary Magdalene (+trailer)
Mary Magdalene is a thought provoking movie that highlights the flaws of the church.

Travel: Northland and the treasures of Tutukaka Coast
Mike Yardley jaunts to Northland for a South Pacific mini-break.

SoundBites: Groeni, Ha the Unclear, Theia, Harry Parsons
News and new music from Groeni, Marlon Williams, Ha the Unclear, Harry Parsons and more.

The Cresendos make waves in UK 50 years on
Fifty-three years after their record release, the band is part of an album is going big.

Switzerland: Tall tales in Tschiertschen, the Swiss canton of Graubunden.
Chris and Justine Tyerman took on more than bargained for when they came to Tschiertschen.

Travel: Taste of Marlborough, along the Kaikoura coastline
Mike Yardley takes on the impressive vistas of the Marlborough region.

Movie Review: Annihilation (+trailer)
Annihilation is a brooding, haunting, and at times quite scary sci-fi brain-burner.

Music Review: Jimi Hendrix, Both Sides of the Sky
Jimi Hendrix exited this mortal coil nearly 50 years ago, but his musical legacy lives on.

Gareth Carter: Autumn's here and it's garden renovation time
Autumn is the best time of year to be planting new gardens and renovating existing ones.

Kate Stewart: No laughing matter
Political correctness and over sensitivity ... has it killed humour?

Public response 'touched our hearts'
Community helps Briar Novis get to Russia for stem cell treatment

A touch of tradition on the streets of Taipa
Taipa Village beckons as a soulful little refuge, away from bling bling fantasyland.

Music Review: The Nick Moss Band, featuring Dennis Gruenling, The High Cost of Low Living
Chicago's Alligator Records shows a knack for high quality talent with the Nick Moss Band.

Alps to Ocean cycle trail a great way to go
LAURILEE McMICHAEL spent her Christmas break tackling the Alps to Ocean Cycle Trail.