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Fringe Review: Full of Sound and Fury
Tuesday, 21 February 2006, 12:39 am | Lyndon Hood
The man with the writer's credit is one Roman de Fruscan. Roman de Fruscan if the stage name of Louis Brush, the impressario of the Rogues and Vagabonds Theatre Company. He plays the lead in his own dubious production of Macbeth . And he is in turn played ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Tuesday, 21 February 2006, 12:28 am | Lyndon Hood
Employment: Air NZ Steps Up Plans To Dump Staff - Health: Sprott Says Ignore MOH Cot-Death Prevention Advice - RECOMMENDED AUDIO - Scoop Report: Benson-Pope Hits Out At Investigate Magazine - - Security: Former Spook Head Dies - Drugs: Nats Say ... More >>
Arts Fest Preview: Les Arts Sauts' Sara Sandqvist
Monday, 20 February 2006, 3:22 pm | Lyndon Hood
There has been some consternation on the streets of Wellington over the appearance of a gigantic white dome on Waitangi Park. More >>
Scoop Images: Hexstatic Plays Wellington Fringe
Friday, 17 February 2006, 4:28 pm | Lyndon Hood
A large crowd gathered last night to watch Hexstatic, recently rated the number one audiovisual act in the world by DJMag, perform in Wellington. Working on a barge on the city's waterfront lagoon, the duo produced a spectacular show that encorporated ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Friday, 17 February 2006, 1:02 pm | Lyndon Hood
Pacific Affairs: New Zealand to Retain Colonial Asset - Economic Market: Cullen/Costello Bilateral Scheduled To Draw Trans-Tasman Economies Closer - Economy: Manufacturing Continues Decline - International Law: Robson Calls On Govt To Back Guantanamo Closure ... More >>
Fringe Review: Lance A. Boyle's Audition
Thursday, 16 February 2006, 1:11 pm | Lyndon Hood
It's name is Lance A. Boyle's Audition. The poster decribes it as "a deranged and overambitious musical comedy". You can't say you weren't warned. In fact, I can't quite understand why I enjoyed it. More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Wednesday, 15 February 2006, 4:20 pm | Lyndon Hood
Health: Is The Media Asking The Right Questions Regarding Herceptin? - Politics: Brownlee Theorises PM Orchestrated AG Delay To Save Campaign-Card's Skin - Scoop Report: Ocean-Floor Destruction & Bottom-Trawling In Anderton's Sights - Scoop Audio: ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Tuesday, 14 February 2006, 11:13 am | Lyndon Hood
Video: Youth Workers Mobilised On Wage Campaign Trail - Scoop Report: Brownlee Quizzed On Election Spending - ICT: Local, National Politicians United by Web Surfing - Health: WHO's Coming To New Zealand For Regional Meeting - Pacific: Tokelau Referendum For ... More >>
Arts Fest Preview: Tristan and Yseult's Emma Rice
Monday, 13 February 2006, 11:19 am | Lyndon Hood
Emma Rice is artistic Director of the Cornish theatre company Kneehigh. She is the director of their production Tristran & Yseult , which will be at the NZ International Arts Festival from 3-7 March. More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Friday, 10 February 2006, 3:59 pm | Lyndon Hood
Election Law: Did Labour Get Value For Its Alleged Overspend? - Politics: Workers, Unions And Activists To Hold Public Rally Sunday - Justice: Restorative Justice Model Reduces Reoffending - Report - Health: Ryall Set To Battle Government Over Old Napier ... More >>
Arts Fest Preview: Super Vision's Marianne Weems
Thursday, 9 February 2006, 5:47 pm | Lyndon Hood
Marianne Weems is Artistic Director of New York-based multimedia performance group The Builders Association. Their production Super Vision , created in collaboration with digital artists dbox, will be appearing in the International Festival of the ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Thursday, 9 February 2006, 4:16 pm | Lyndon Hood
Audio: Pankhurst Apologises For Offending Muslims + Javed Khan IV - POLL WATCH - Police: Nats Want Stun-Guns But Advise Caution - Satire: When Humpty Dumps With Riotous Applause - Media: Prophet Muhammad Cartoons Depict More Than Culture-Clash - More >>
Fringe 06 Review: Despatch
Thursday, 9 February 2006, 2:31 pm | Lyndon Hood
In Despatch foreign correspondent Hannah (Camille Keenan) recklessly chases through a war zone after what she believes is the big story - a journey that builds to a forced confrontation with the effect her work has both on her suffering subjects ... More >>
Rage Over Round-Ended Egg Opening Escalates
Thursday, 9 February 2006, 10:03 am | Lyndon Hood
Outrage over cartoons which first appeared in Scandinavia, some of which are offensively critical of the whole idea of opening hard-boiled eggs at the wide end, is spreading into riots, violence and trade disputes worldwide. Some believe this event may have ... More >>
Fringe 06 Review: The Drunk Monologues
Thursday, 9 February 2006, 12:45 am | Lyndon Hood
In The Drunk Monologues , Diane Spodarek recounts episodes of her life - from childhood dreams of being cool, male and black, to anecdotes from the thriving eighties punk scene in Detroit and later life in New York. But most of all she looks back on an ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Wednesday, 8 February 2006, 4:00 pm | Lyndon Hood
Media: Islamic Community To Meet Offending Mainstream Editors Today - Pakistan: Cartoons Aggravate Islam/West Relations - J.S. Reports - Fiji: Peters Signs Off Governance Aid Programme - Technology: Land Transactions To Be Digital Forms Only - Employment: ... More >>
Wellington Sevens Fans Attempt To Steal The Show
Friday, 3 February 2006, 4:49 pm | Lyndon Hood
Today the Wellington Sevens fans did their bit to upstage the colourful parade by the Sevens teams. Yesterday, teams from the Rugby Sevens competition paraded through the streets of Wellington at lunchtime, to the sounds of salsa, pop music and island ... More >>
Sevens Parade Leads To Long Lunch Hour For Workers
Thursday, 2 February 2006, 2:28 pm | Lyndon Hood
Teams from the upcoming Rugby Sevens competition paraded through the streets of Wellington this lunchtime, to the sounds of salsa, pop music and island drums. Workers, many of whom will be late getting back to work, thronged capital's Golden Mile basking ... More >>
Research Vessel Stops off on Journey into Past
Tuesday, 31 January 2006, 11:23 am | Lyndon Hood
French ocean research vessel Marion Dufresne stopped off in Wellington yesterday, during an international research effort investigating climate change, sediment deposits and the history of mountain-sized underwater avalanches on the New Zealand sea floor. More >>
Lyndon Hood: News We Missed Because of the Holiday
Friday, 20 January 2006, 11:51 pm | Lyndon Hood
Whales May Be Developing Nuclear Weapons: Japan - National Party Press Secretaries Chained to Desks Over Holidays, Writing Press Releases for Food - No Unprecedented Natural Disasters in 2006 So Far - Wayne Mapp Accidentally Eradicates Self - Next ... More >>
