Spring sipping – wine reviews
PHIL PARKER celebrates the hint of warmer temperatures and the slow segue into summer with another selection of tasty wines.
Run for your life, aliens attacking!
ASHTON BROWN immerses himself in the latest hit from the long-running Alien franchise. Will it be a surprising and original take or simply more
This way cool French amp is a genuine hi-fi bargain
Our very own ANDY BAKER gets some luxury time with a French amp that’s wowing the hi-fi world for its smart feature set and
What it’s really like to experience $165,000 speakers
GARY STEEL gets to lounge around and listen to his crappy selections on Linn’s best-ever loudspeakers, the 50th-anniversary 360s.
Beat Rhythm Fashion – two ancient interviews
To honour recent interest in Wellington’s post-punk era GARY STEEL digs up two interview transcripts with Beat Rhythm Fashion.
Up Your Video Game: GoPro Hero 12 Black
How to improve an already stunning device? PAT PILCHER takes GoPro's latest for a ride and is wowed by its improvements.
Dream team selection
PHIL PARKER ferrets out some truly impressive, gorgeous wines that'll put a spring or two in your step. Just don't fall down the stairs.
Our wine guru has spring drinking and storm water damage on his mind
PHIL PARKER is getting a spring in his step and a tingle in his tongue in anticipation of the drinking of more top vino.
Stephanie Acraman & Liam Wooding – Life is a cabaret, old chum
On the latest Rattle label release two Kiwis interpret the slyly witty cabaret songs of an obscure American songwriting duo.
Auckland’s HiFi Store takes on Creek Audio
The HiFi store has announced that it will be the sole NZ distributor of the legacy UK Creek brand.
These superb wines will get you through the cold months
Here we go, folks. Another jolly bumper edition, featuring some fab wines from NZ Italy and USA, quaffed and written about by PHIL PARKER.
Cyclone response by telco and council leave small community in the dark
A nine-day telecommunications blackout was bad enough but the farcical response by the telcos was worse, writes GARY STEEL.
The great Black Friday scam
What are Black Friday's origins and is it benefiting New Zealand shoppers with genuine bargain prices? PAT PILCHER reports.
Dairy owners: change don’t blame
The government are not to blame for dairy owners’ crime woes, writes GARY STEEL.
We want the world and we want it now! The counterculture in NZ
It was us against them and the dirty longhairs were going to overthrow (or at least throw up on) the establishment. GARY STEEL looks
The best (and worst) streaming TV shows & films this month
A regular column in which GARY STEEL sifts through the mountain of available streaming TV and brings your attention to great new shows as
Range Anxiety – the diary of an EV newbie
Episode 1, in which GARY STEEL bites the bullet, buys his first electric vehicle, and discovers the real meaning of “range anxiety”.
What’s on the box? Streaming TV previews for March 2022
Witchdoctor kicks and lunges its way through the televisual glut to find the most interesting viewing choices.
Live shows from long ago… Dave Brubeck Quartet
GARY STEEL was a complete novice when he reviewed Brubeck way back in 1980. He apologises profusely.
The Witchdoctor Q&A – Bruce Aitken
Veteran Kiwi drummer Bruce Aitken has a storied career and an avalanche of incredible new music released this month. We subject him to the
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