Gear·Home wares Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max – A capable stick November 5, 2022 Pat Pilcher PAT PILCHER reviews a rather clever wee stick that's especially smart when it comes to fully coordinating with other Amazon gizmos. Read More
Film & TV·Thought Piece The Best (And Worst) Streaming TV Shows & Films November 1, 2022 Gary Steel A regular column in which GARY STEEL sifts through the mountain of available streaming TV and brings your attention to great new shows as Read More
Gear·Speakers·Thought Piece Arcona 40 MK2 speakers – Near-perfect all-round sound October 31, 2022 Gary Steel Looking for a pair of really special standmount/bookshelf speakers for a small-to-medium room? GARY STEEL writes that youโd be remiss not to audition the Read More
Life·Music·NZ music·Thought Piece We want the world and we want it now! The counterculture in NZ October 30, 2022 Gary Steel It was us against them and the dirty longhairs were going to overthrow (or at least throw up on) the establishment. GARY STEEL looks Read More
Product News Apple unveils two new iPads and a rerubbed Apple TV gizmo October 19, 2022 Guest Contributor Apple has unveiled two new iPads - the new version of its normal iPad and the next-gen iPad Pro - along with a new Read More
Gear·Head-Fi·Thought Piece Bose QuietComfort II Buds – Blissful silence October 18, 2022 Pat Pilcher PAT PILCHER is so impressed with the latest iteration of the BOSE QuietComfort earbuds that he gives them his ultimate rating. Read More
1001 albums you must die before you hear·Albums·Music·Recordings·Thought Piece 1001 Albums You Must Die Before You Hear – Doug Walker October 18, 2022 Matthew Kelly Walker's pathetic demolition of Pink Floyd's The Wall is on many "worst album" lists, but MATT KELLY thinks otherwise. Read More
Life·Thought Piece Dumb Cluck: a World Vegetarian Day/Month special October 1, 2022 Gary Steel Many years ago GARY STEEL wrote a piece detailing the compelling reasons for vegetarianism in the 21st century. In honour of World Vegetarian Month, Read More
Gear·Hi-Fi·Sound and Vision·Thought Piece This nicely priced Technics system does it all September 29, 2022 Andrew Baker ANDREW BAKER gets to know an ingenious sound system that does it all and sounds great for a comparatively small price. Read More
Film & TV·Thought Piece The best (and worst) streaming TV shows & films this month September 27, 2022 Gary Steel A regular column in which GARY STEEL sifts through the mountain of available streaming TV and brings your attention to great new shows as Read More
Thought Piece GoPro Hero 11 Black – improving on perfection September 22, 2022 Pat Pilcher It's got an incredibly wide field of vision and amazing picture stabilisation. PAT PILCHER on the new GoPro. Read More
1001 albums you must die before you hear·Albums·Music·Recordings·Thought Piece 1001 Albums You Must Die Before You Hear – eyes wide shut September 21, 2022 Matthew Kelly Widely considered their worst album, MAT KELLY somehow manages to listen to all 74 bloated minutes of the Yes album that nobody likes. Read More
Gear·Home wares Echo Show 15 – Hang it on a wall! September 17, 2022 Pat Pilcher PAT PILCHER gets acquainted with the latest iteration of Amazon's smart home hub and finds it to be a pleasing progression. Read More
Film & TV·Thought Piece Cruz and Banderas both brilliant in Official Competition September 16, 2022 Gary Steel Donโt let the fact that itโs a film about making a film put you off: Official Competition is fabulous, writes GARY STEEL. Read More
Life·Thought Piece Is the Commerce Commission broken? September 8, 2022 Pat Pilcher Despite price-gouging by supermarkets and other large players, the Commerce Commission has done bugger-all about it. PAT PILCHER reports. Read More
Life·Thought Piece NZ is not a state of Australia! September 5, 2022 Pat Pilcher PAT PILCHER has a fairly large bone to pick about a tech industry hellbent on ignoring the fact that NZ is not part of Read More
Gear·Hi-Fi·Sound and Vision·Speakers·Thought Piece Perceptual listening is the brand new thing September 2, 2022 Andrew Baker Witchdoctor hi-fi guru ANDREW BAKER has heard a lot of speakers in his time, but this amazing new brand takes the cake (and wins Read More
Gear·Hi-Fi·Sound and Vision·Speakers·Thought Piece Gauder Akustik Arcona 100 MK2 Floorstanding Loudspeakers REVIEW August 27, 2022 Gary Steel German speaker design may be all about maths and physics but these Gauder Akustik beauties found a place in GARY STEEL's heart. Read More
Film & TV·Thought Piece The best (and worst) streaming TV shows & films this month August 25, 2022 Gary Steel A regular column in which GARY STEEL sifts through the mountain of available streaming TV and brings your attention to great new shows as Read More
Life·Thought Piece Is it time to overhaul the MP selection process? August 24, 2022 Pat Pilcher Both major political parties have egg on their faces after incidents that question the criteria for candidate selection, writes PAT PILCHER. Read More