Musician Terry still on the rollercoaster
SHOWMAN: Singer/songwriter Terry Shore introducing his Saturday show at Wellington Access Radio LOCAL singer/songwriter, Terry Shore still gets recognised as the “rollercoaster man”, six years after...
View ArticleWhitireia music tutors set benchmark on stage
ON SONG: Programme Manager Dan Adams, above, and on Newswire front page tutor Sandy Cairns-James. WHITIREIA Polytech music tutors proved to their students they are going to be a hard act to follow...
View ArticlePlay it really loud – eh?
Young Kiwis are wrecking their hearing from loud concerts and devices piping music to their ears. TORY REGAN looks at the long-term damage. AUTOZAMM singer Nick Major wishes he had listened to his...
View ArticleMusic month inspires young Wellingtonians
NEW ZEALAND Music Month has come and gone and inspired hundreds of aspiring young musicians like Patrick Hickley. There are hundreds like him, every year picking up an instrument and fighting for a...
View ArticleComedian Dai Henwood: One line can drive the whole show
LOUNGE LIZARD: Dai Henwood before his Wellington show. IN a dimly lit bar in Wellington, on a weekday night, a mobile phone rings loudly. Comedian Dai Henwood pauses mid-performance and cheerfully...
View ArticleYoung Greens candidate ready to celebrate
HANGING out at a Cuba St pub on a Saturday night is not unusual for an 18 year old, but Jack McDonald (right) is a little different. Mr McDonald (18) is this election’s youngest candidate and has...
View ArticleIt is time to party for Greens’ candidates
By Grant Ellen and Katie McAlister REACHING a goal of 10% would give Greens a reason to celebrate tonight. Greens candidate for Wellington Central James Shaw (above) believes the Greens will reach its...
View ArticleWhitireia music students show their talent on stage
GUITARIST Nigel Ngahiwi is not letting the fact he is blind get in the way of a music career. Nigel is one of many student musicians who will be playing at the Wellington music venues on a regular...
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