We’re a nation that loves punching above its weight. We’re just sometimes a little embarrassed about throwing the punch. There’s something slightly strange about the way we talk about growth in New Zealand. We’re perfectly comfortable saying we want more customers, more revenue and more market share. It’s when you ask where we’d quite like […]
For four-piece New Zealand alt-metal band, Haast Hunter, their journey didn’t start overnight. It began as a dream, had by the band’s founder and guitarist, James Harper, in childhood with a love of music and the strum of a guitar. It sat in the background for years, buried underneath the weight of adulthood, ruined relationships […]
There’s something wonderfully absurdist, albeit refreshing, interviewing a puppet. For years in this job, this was my first time doing it. As the well-known Australian comedian and provocateur, Randy Feltface looked at me as we sat together, with his tiny, felty purple visage and big, bulging bug eyes, my usual work style and social awareness […]
I caught up with Gareth Thomas at his rustic home in the bush complete with a small studio and a cat that inspired his album cover. He gained recognition as a songwriter and musician in Goodshirt; forming in 2000 they were known for catchy lo-fi indie-pop tunes you feel you already know. Goodshirt had plenty […]
Guenther Steiner’s famous smile and direct communication made him the unlikely star of the Netflix series ‘Drive to Survive’ that follows the world of Formula One. Prior to Haas he did stretches with Jaguar and RedBull in F1, and also ticked off rally and Nascar. On leaving Haas F1 in 2024 he found he had […]
