The Interview: Sir Bob Jones
After I arrived at property investor Bob Jones’s Lambton Quay office, he first had to take me to his balcony to point out the terrible job people do on high-rise […]
The Dwarf Wines
Located three storeys up inside the iconic Museum Hotel, the Hippopotamus Restaurant & Bar is an ornate dining and drinking space if ever you saw one. Windowed walls to the […]
A can of V for the virgin
It’s not everybody who has a plaque outside their house, still less one that they wrote and nailed up themselves. But then not everyone rolls like Jaqui Tutt. Tutt, a native […]
Election 2013: The Interview
Celia Wade-Brown and John Morrison are chatting away, affably enough, about campaign cars, when an exchange occurs that is unexpectedly revealing. Morrison’s vehicle – a diesel ute emblazoned with his […]
October Film Review
Feel like visiting somewhere new, but don’t have the time or money right now? A film festival is the next best thing. If you want to understand a country and […]
October Music Review
The Mantarays Garden of Light (Rough Peel Records) 4 stars Collectively speaking, The Mantarays is a venture between long-serving and well-respected Wellington musicians Nigel Patterson (organ), Anthony Donaldson (drums) and Daniel […]
Conning his way to the Circa Stage
There is a lot about Circa’s upcoming show Con, a new work by local playwright Gavin McGibbon, to be excited about it. It will, no doubt, be filled to the […]
Through the shaped spaces
One wintry morning in 2003 I stopped in at what was the Tinakori Gallery on Featherston Street. I was then works of art adviser at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs […]
Newtown
My Makeup Bag with Anjali Stewart
As one-half of clothing design duo twenty-seven names, Anjali Stewart is always on her toes as a fashion-forward, creative businesswoman. As she and Rachel Easting work towards opening their first […]
