Category: Opinion
Alexia is the co-author of popular blog www.cheapeats.co.nz the Auckland guide to eating great food without going bankrupt. If you are at New Lynn, Henderson or Glenfield Night markets, make sure you sample the delights from the cute Korean boys at Coreano. For years we’ve heard of the legendary Kogi BBQ truck in LA but […]
Oliver Hall immerses himself in nineties nostalgia as the world’s biggest selling boy band take over Auckland’s Vector Arena. The minute it was announced that the late nineties pop juggernaut the Backstreet Boys were including Auckland in their tour schedule, I knew I had to go. It’s interesting how the music you are listening to when you […]
This month I was lucky enough to spend some time in our cool little capital. Wellington hasn’t developed as dramatically as Auckland has over the past decade, but it’s bustling creative atmosphere is still as prevalent as ever. What better way of getting to know the real city than talking to the people who live and love […]
Sam Smith rewards his audiences’ enthusiasm at his first NZ show. Over the years I’ve seen a lot of artists considered to be great singers perform live. Whitney Houston, Cher, Elton John, Mariah Carey, Lady Gaga, John Legend, Dionne Warwick, Rihanna, Damien Rice, Alicia Keys, Norah Jones, Meatloaf, Elaine Page, KD Lang, – but none […]
Rainbow Counsellor Lisa Michelle is here to help with your problems. I visited a sauna a few weeks ago when I came up to Auckland, which is my usual practice when I’m up there, but this time I met a guy that I actually like. Yes, we had time to talk. I finally got the […]
Ricky Martin was in Auckland on Friday night to premiere his One World tour. Levi Joule went along and filed this review. The 10,000 who packed Vector Arena may have been half of the crowd that last saw the pop prince play at Mt Smart in 2000, but those who did show up on Friday […]
Rainbow Counsellor Lisa Michelle is here to help with your problems. I am feeling stuck and don’t know what to do. I am in NZ under a student visa, and have another year before I have to leave. My dilemma is that I have not told my family I am gay, and where I come […]
Carole Beu has run The Women’s Bookshop – first in Auckland’s Mt Eden, then in Ponsonby – for more than 25 years. She has been a board member of both Booksellers NZ and the Auckland Writers Festival and regularly reviews books on radio and television. My mother always accused me of having an over-developed sense […]