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Claims NZ city's trees cause of residents' asthma
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Soundbites: Greg Johnson, Mel Parsons, Modern Māori Quartet
News & music from Modern Māori Quartet, Greg Johnson & Mel Parsons, Echo Ohs, Dunes, Tessa

Music Review: Richard Thompson, Acoustic Classics 2
Richard Thompson has rightfully earned a reputation as a consummate musician.

Music review: The National, Sleep Well Beast
Could this be the album to finally take The National mainstream?

SoundBites: Herriot Row, Cairo Knife Fight, Reb Fountain, Kendall Elise
News and music from Herriot Row, Cairo Knife Fight, Reb Fountain and Kendall Elise

Ord River, Australia: Far from ordinary
A plethora of life-providing waterways carve their way across Kimberley

Is 20 too young for a marriage celebrant?
Twenty-year-old Ruben Mars may be our youngest ever celebrant.

Movie review: God's Own Country
God's Own Country is an unsentimental and unflinching depiction of gay love.

Travel: Kimberley, Australia - formidably remote
The Kimberley region is one of the most sparsely populated regions in the world

Music Review: Algiers, The Underside of Power
Algiers confronts power with power, their album a strong challenge to the system.

Movie review: Logan Lucky
Logan Lucky has all the knee slappin' swagger of a West Virginian bar brawl.

SoundBites: Openside, Magic Factory, The Bads, October, Kings
News and music from Openside, Magic Factory, The Bads, October and Kings

Rocky Horror with a twist
Live shadowcast dining and entertainment at Whanganui eatery.

SoundBites: Tessa, Ria Hall, Marlon Williams
News from Tessa McDell, Ria Hall and Marlon Williams

Sunshine Coast: Life is a highway
Queensland's Sunshine Coast offers a striking difference to the thrills of the Gold Coast

Atomic Blonde: Bog-standard and well-trodden spy flick
Charlize Theron's new role may as well be a female Bond

Music Review: So You Wanna Be An Outlaw, Steve Earle
Most music fans would relate to the recognisable and evocative sound of Copperhead Road

Escape to Sydney for the weekend
A weekend break in Sydney is such a trusty escape-hatch from winter's bite back home.

SoundBites: Modern Māori Quartet, Fat Freddy's Drop, Summer Thieves
News from Modern Māori Quartet, Fat Freddy's Drop, Summer Thieves, Kings, Sid Diamond

A fresh take on a vintage comedy
Last of the Summer wine - fresh view of vintage comedy

Music Review: HAIM, Something to tell you
Haim are back, and they want you back listening to their sunny, underrated indie pop tunes

Hollyford Track: Day 2 walking on the wild side
Day two on the guided walk started with a gentle stroll through the podocarp rainforest

Dunkirk: Snapshot of Allied troops' evacuation masterful effort
Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk remains a giant at the international box office

Movie Review: Baby Driver (+trailer)
Like all Edgar Wright movies, Baby Driver is a kinetically charged explosion of style.

Call of Nature: The Hollyford track in Fiordland
Mike Yardley did a three day guided walk on the Hollyford Track with Ngai Tahu Tourism.

Music Review: The Cash Box Kings, Royal Mint
Call the Cash Box Kings "old school" and they'll take it as a huge compliment.

Movie review: David Lynch: The Art Life
Essential viewing for Lynch fans, but also for those interested in an artist at work.