He attempts to create a better future, but likes nothing better than going back in time; he has global connections, but prefers to take holidays where few dare tread. Tim Jarvis, keynote speaker at next month's New Zealand International Science Festival in Dunedin, is a man of many coats, writes Shane Gilchrist.
Dunedin singer-songwriter Matt Langley has won the Apra Best Country Song Award for 2010.
Matt Langley got a surprise message a month back. It was from the Australasian Performing Right Association, informing the Dunedin singer-songwriter of his nomination as a finalist in the APRA Best...
A little boy, running to a dad he hasn't seen for a few days, stops mid-stride. "Nana's dead," he pronounces, before bursting into tears, his emotional storm prompting a similar...
Sewage sludge the Queenstown Lakes District Council proposes to dump on land near Tarras contains pathogen levels 650 times higher than the optimum recommended level.
Former Dunedin musician Annemarie Duff has found a decidedly laid-back groove, Shane Gilchrist reports.
As NZ Music Month celebrates 10 years, so too does independent record label Arch Hill. The past decade hasn't been without its challenges, founder Ben Howe tells Shane Gilchrist.
There is nothing that causes as much of a stink as, um, poo. Shane Gilchrist gets stuck into the issue.
It's winter. There's a recession. Stay indoors and watch a movie. Shane Gilchrist steps into the murky world of home theatre.
Prosecutor by day, playwright by night... Tim Hambleton says laughter helps loosen the handcuffs of reality. Shane Gilchrist reports.
Under the ethos "must do better", more than 100 primary schools in New Zealand are encouraging pupils to dance, sing, run, cook and clean up their towns, all the while earning ticks in a series of boxes aimed at widening the learning experience.
For his new album, accomplished New Zealand producer P-Money has stretched his wings. As Shane Gilchrist discovers, Everything is an apt title.
Forget, if you will, the time-bending qualities of the Tardis. Karen Gillan, the female offsider in the 11th Doctor Who series, has been enjoying more traditional modes of transport of late.
Some 70 years since it was written by a man on his way to war, Kiwi classic Blue Smoke continues to drift into view, writes Shane Gilchrist.
Invercargill mayoral candidate Suzanne Prentice is used to putting her best foot forward.
Violence, sexual abuse, disease, psychosis and death ... the children of the Akha tribe face an uncertain future. Shane Gilchrist meets a man who offers hope in the highlands of Southeast Asia.
Fur Patrol's award-winning songwriter Julia Deans is going it alone on a tour, an EP and a forthcoming album. Shane Gilchrist reports.
Weather conditions, human activity (or a lack of it, in some cases) and a pest's increasing immunity to disease are keeping Central Otago farmers on their guard. The issue? Rabbits ... again.
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.
Electronic outfit Minuit recently grabbed a minute or so of fame courtesy of the small screen, Shane Gilchrist reports.