Shane Gilchrist

A documentary on the life and times of one of New Zealand's best-known poets opens next week, followed by a new collection of works next month. As Shane Gilchrist discovers, Sam Hunt's not short of a word or two.

Wellington sonic juggernaut Beastwars is on the move. The rumble is hard to ignore, writes Shane Gilchrist.

For his documentary debut, United States film-maker Alexander Roman has reopened a dark chapter in New Zealand's history, writes Shane Gilchrist.

Rowan Joffe, director of Brighton Rock, admits he walked a fine line in reinterpreting Graham Greene's classic novel. Shane Gilchrist reports.

Baghdad bombings, Bulgarian underworld dens, biogas projects in India ... Al Jazeera producer Tarek Bazley is satisfying his curious disposition, writes Shane Gilchrist.

Mother's Day will spark a million memories of countless kindnesses. Shane Gilchrist recalls a few, with a little help from some friends.

For his latest album, Left by Soft, Dunedin songsmith David Kilgour wanted to capture both the power and restraint of his long-time band the Heavy Eights, writes Shane Gilchrist.

What does the concept of friendship in the Facebook age have to do with Christian Easter themes of life, death and resurrection? It's all about love, discovers Shane Gilchrist.

Travelling dinosaur salesman. Now, there's a job description one doesn't read every day. Yet James Brewer is just that, even if his response to the suggested title is by way of a series of Cornwall-inflected guffaws.

Hard-working, hard-playing Lyttelton outfit The Eastern brings its gritty country swagger to the Dunedin Fringe Festival tonight. Shane Gilchrist discusses celebration and calamity with frontman Adam McGrath.

Peter Stapleton, organiser of Lines of Flight, the Dunedin Fringe Festival's celebration of experimental music, dances in the space between music and noise, writes Shane Gilchrist.

Otago is preparing to mark the 150th anniversary of the discovery of the first payable gold in New Zealand, a wealth that spread far beyond the stones or soil in which it was found. Shane Gilchrist reports.

"This was the fun capital of the goldfields," Kim Murtagh says with a glint in her eye.

"We have to do those songs, otherwise the audience would kill me."

It seems Tami Neilson and Lauren Thomson have yet to tire of each other's voices.