Shane Gilchrist

Karaoke and musicals? The influences of Wanaka-based singer-songwriter Liv McBride might not closely align with the alt-country and folkish strains of Into The East's debut album, Fight From The Inside, yet it is clear she has spent more than a few years honing her voice and her craft.

In Kon-Tiki, a pair of film-makers attempt to go beyond the headlines of Norwegian Thor Heyerdahl's epic 1947 Pacific Ocean voyage and get to the heart of the man, writes Shane Gilchrist.

Award-winning Dunedin songwriter Matt Langley's latest album is the result of plenty of hours spent at his craft, writes Shane Gilchrist.

Amid reports of changes to children's tax, the benefits of an out-of-school job seem to have been overlooked. Shane Gilchrist reports.

It might shine a light on a slice of New Zealand's past, but a Stewart Island archaeological project could also make history, writes Shane Gilchrist.

Mike Oldfield's 1973 epic Tubular Bells has provided a pair of multi-tasking Australians with a rather large musical challenge, writes Shane Gilchrist.

A ''fierce, free man'', American blues singer Bill ''Watermelon Slim'' Homans has covered plenty of ground in his life, writes Shane Gilchrist.

Is home a place you come from or do you carry it inside you wherever you go in life? New Zealand director Alyx Duncan's feature film debut, The Red House, attempts to get to the heart of the matter, writes Shane Gilchrist.

New Zealand rap pioneer Dean Hapeta has found an outlet for his political beliefs - and those of others - in some far-flung places, writes Shane Gilchrist.