The Lap: Days 7, 8, 9, 10: We can’t stop here, this is croc country!
Day 7. I'm in my tent in Giru, where I've swapped the steady hum of my bike engine for the steady hum of a sugar cane mill 100m away.
Woke up with ...
The Lap: Days 3, 4, 5, 6: Airlie Beach
This entry has less to do with motorcycling, and more to do with me keeping myself occupied for the last 4 days. I think it's worth writing about, so ...
The Lap: Day 2: Can’t believe I rode 850kms for this shit!
I had an excellent sleep in my Black Wolf UL 1 tent beside the Booyal Roadhouse Fuel and Restaurant. I woke up warm and dry, to the sound of some horr...
The Lap: Day 1: The Storm
If I rode under the arse of a thunderstorm yesterday, then today I crawled up the guts of another.
The weather forecast said there'd be scattered t...
The Lap: Day -1 (Minus One): The Calm Before The Storm
"Everything so far has gone quite smoothly", I thought to myself last night, shoving the last of my kit into the Aldi 50L drybag I was planning on usi...
The Lap: Day -2 (minus two)
I thought today should be the day I sit down and write about my planned recklessness for the next coming while. I don't know how many people will read...
Interview with ‘Walk The Line’ – NZ’s premier fashion show for young designers
Interview by Kim Newton
The who’s who of the local fashion scene crowded in at the Viaduct in Auckland last week. Fashion week 2018 featured a line...
Interview: Malia Johnston discusses directing WOW®
With less than two weeks till this year’s World of WearableArt® season begins, show director Malia Johnston treats us to an inside scoop of what to ex...
9.3
In Review: Orientation
There’s something legitimately discomforting with the first half of Orientation.
It’s certainly not bad theatre; the music is sound, the lighting m...
In Review: Me and my sister tell each other everything
Review by Laura Roberts
I was initially hesitant about going along to a show called “Me and my sister tell each other everything” considering that I ...
Interview: WOW® Music Director discusses colab with 7 kiwi composers
With the 2018 World of WearableArt® season fast approaching, the show’s Music Director Paul McLaney took the time to discuss why this year will be par...
Irks And Quirks With Oliver Smith: There’s Just Too Much Content
Is there a more obvious first world problem, than stating that there's too much media to consume? I accept this, but at the same time the fact of the ...
7.6
In Review: Mrs. Krishnan’s Party
Review by Gayatri Adi
20 years on from Krishnan’s Dairy, Indian Ink brings back the same feel good comedy looking to push boundaries while touching...
Top Tips For Getting The Perfect Fashion Week Shot
Fashion styles may come and go, but the skills required to shoot them stretch far beyond a single season. With NZ Fashion Week in full swing, Fujifilm...
The Speakeasy’s Guide To Decorating Your Lounge Without Breaking The Bank
With the average age of Kiwi first-time house buyers having risen to 35, there has never been so many of us renting. But even if you have got on the l...
In Review: HIR
I began to feel uncomfortable the second I walked into the theatre. The set of HIR looked like a scene from Hoarders, portraying a home so disorganise...
Competition: ‘The Spy Who Dumped Me’ ticket giveaway
Gather your girl gangs, mum-squads and gal pals for some pure 'Girls Night Out' material – The Spy Who Dumped Me hits cinemas August 9 and is the adre...
Long and short: Fujifilm adds two high-end X Series camera lenses
Photography fans are in luck as fresh on the heals of announcing the XF10, Fujifilm is back again with two new lenses and an update to their X-Mount l...
Interview: Playwright Sam Brooks discusses his latest play ‘Burn Her’
Sam Brooks is one of New Zealand's most exciting young contemporary playwrights. Known for his searing wit, snappy dialogue, and incisive commentary, ...
Simon Says… It’s Time For Free Burgers!
Calling all Simons! In honour of Simon Holbrook's ridiculously over-the-top 5x5 meat and cheese monstrosity ‘The Simon’, the good sorts at Kiwi burger...
2018 World Press Photo Exhibition
Earlier today I was browsing a well known news website, I clicked on an article that featured ‘throwback’ photos that Heartbreak Island contestants ha...