Whanganui District Council opened New Zealand Glassworks to bring together professional glass artists and the community.

You'd be hard-pressed to find a cooler sound this summer than Banks. She made many fans two years ago with Goddess. Now, the California

Software engineer Donald Gordon moved to Whanganui because of the local council's investment in fibre broadband. Now other councils are being urged to take lead in boosting regional economies. Made with funding from NZ on Air

In just three hours all 17,526 tickets to the Beatles concert at the Hollywood Bowl on August 23, 1965, sold out. Their last live

Steve the cat has gained quite a following and not just on the internet. Made with funding from NZ on Air

Electric Wire Hustle this week release their third album The 11th Sky. The electro-soul outfit will back up Friday's release with

The school holiday animated flick is often a hit-and-miss affair. Its critical success relies on the studio getting the right level

Kiwi singer-songwriter Lydia Cole this week releases a second single from her upcoming album. Sober, which follows the Silver Scroll-nominated

Seabed mining is back in the spotlight as Trans Tasman Resources submits second application for consent to mine off the South Taranaki coast.

Crossroads takes its name initially from the cover version of the Johnson blues that Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker delivered

Expect the unexpected is good advice if you're about to leap into a new album from De La Soul. And so it is with And the Anonymous

A Kiwi lad who in the space of a few months went from playing acoustic gigs in Auckland bars to performing in front of thousands in

It appears that author John le Carré's work has become the darling of movie executives in the same way that John Grisham's

What at first sounded like a terrible idea has turned out amazing. Black Eyed Peas' new version of Where Is The Love? is a brave re-imagining

Over the last few months I've been engaged in quite a few conversations with a lot of new business owners seeking a path to enlightenment

A former guitarist in Kurt Vile's Violators, Steve Gunn is nothing if not prolific. Eyes On The Lines is his 14th album since 2007

Welcome to retirement, your new lifestyle. Welcome, too, to this publication where we aim to bring you tips and information to help you

Trail cycling is exploding in popularity throughout New Zealand. As more tracks open and expand, enthusiasts from throughout the

They're New Zealand's top-selling fruit and we regard them as a little ho-hum. They make great snacks, breakfasts-on-the-run and

Everything from eyelash extensions to extendable ladders was under one roof in Whanganui last weekend - with a side dish of roving

Listening to Dinosaur Jr is like warmly welcoming back an old friend you haven't seen for years. The alt-rock trio, in their original

Thie line-up for the Southern Fork Americana Festival 2016 has been announced. Headlined by Hayes Carll and Lindi Ortega, the festival

Colourful, cuddly children's pyjamas are just the right gift for Whanganui Hospital's Children's Ward, paediatric nurse manager Janene

Piha is a long way from New York, in a lot of ways. There are a few more people, a few more buildings, trains, noises, possibly a

Skux have released The Two Sides of She, a two-track, double A-side single. The new project from Ayisha Jaffer, Skux is the result

Back in 2012 I gave Michael Kiwanuka's debut album Home Again a five star review and made bold predictions about his future success

It's ironic that the dullness of winter brings some of our most colourful produce in varying hues of healthy orange. All the usual

If life's passing you by too fast you could do worse than picking up Steve Abel's new album Luck/Hope. Described as an "alt-folk

She's described as a positive young girl with stage four cancer. An auction of sports star's gear is hoped to raise money to help with her treatment.

If our environment is supportive of good health, it's much easier for us to be healthy, and Healthy Families Whanganui Rangitikei