Shane Gilchrist

Melancholy and meditative, Auckland songwriter Simon Comber's new album has a strong Dunedin connection, Shane Gilchrist discovers.

Electronic outfit Minuit recently grabbed a minute or so of fame courtesy of the small screen, Shane Gilchrist reports.

Frustration over Government proposals has prompted the face of the Department of Conservation, Nicola Vallance, to pack away her polar fleece and find a new platform for her environmental concerns. Shane Gilchrist reports.

Traditions thrown up by University of Otago students have an uneven history. Shane Gilchrist sorts the time-honoured from the time wasters.

Utilising noise-scapes, flow-charts and a punk rock ethos, Los Angeles band Health has turned self-delusion to its advantage, writes Shane Gilchrist.

Balibo is a moving and graphic story of the 1975 slaying of journalists who attempted to tell the world about Indonesia's invasion of East Timor. Shane Gilchrist discvusses truth and tragedy with director Robert Conolly.

Twenty years on from a fire that spelt the end for the historic McSkimming factory, there is no doubt the town of Benhar, a few kilometres north of Balclutha, has seen better days. But some things still stand, such as pride and that enormous chimney. Shane Gilchrist reports.

Critic, writer, broadcaster and musician Nick Bollinger's latest book, 100 Essential New Zealand Albums, is likely to prompt some heated debate. Well, that's the hope, he tells Shane Gilchrist.

Raised in Gore, now raising hell (on stage), Jackie Bristow is back home with a new album in her back pocket. Shane Gilchrist spoke to the revitalised songbird on the eve of her national tour.

Be it pet calf, prized cattle beast or preserved fruit, the Otago-Taieri Agricultural and Pastoral Society's 150th anniversary show next week promises to stir rural passions. It might even prompt some to breed, writes Shane Gilchrist.