British chart-topper Newton Faulkner will open his New Zealand tour with a performance at Christchurch’s NZ International Jazz & Blues Festival on Saturday, April 10.
In his relatively young career, Faulkner has shared a stage with James Morrison, Paolo Nutini, The Fray, Chris Martin, John Butler Trio and John Mayer, but now he is going it [...]
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The “good old days” of supporting your community, taking the time for other people, and companies that went the extra mile to look after their customers, is not over yet.
Petrol retailer Gasoline Alley is giving 30 New Zealand teens the adventure of a lifetime by sending them on a Spirit of New Zealand voyage. Throughout [...]
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Barbara Walters is ending her annual Oscar night celebrity interview special.
The veteran newswoman announced that this will be the last year she does the ABC special, which has become an Oscar night tradition.
It was her own decision to end the interviews as ABC had asked her to keep doing the specials, as they have been [...]
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Double Olympian Danyon Loader will be heading home this weekend to Dunedin where he will be guest of honour at the ACC NZ Masters Games Closing Ceremony on Sunday. As an ambassador for SPARC (Sport and Recreation New Zealand), Danyon Loader will present SPARC Awards to a number of the Games volunteers.
SPARC representative, Ben Hodges, [...]
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Posted in 2010 and onwards, Charity, Charity Events, Community News, Competitions, Inspirational, Music, Music/ Songs, National Competitions, National News on Feb 4th, 2010
Young Kiwi songwriters sing for a cure.
New Zealand schools reveal exceptional musical talent during a competition to find an original song for the Leukaemia & Blood Foundation’s 2010 ‘Shave for a Cure’ ad campaign.
The competition, open exclusively to New Zealand primary and secondary school students, asks for original songs, and a music video of the [...]
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Congratulations to 2010 New Zealander of the Year- Ray Avery.
If this information would not inspire you, nothing will!
From a streetkid sleeping rough, Ray Avery has charted a movie-script life which was capped last night with being honoured as New Zealander of the Year.
The 62-year-old scientist and inventor dedicates himself to fighting poverty and ill health [...]
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Record of the Year: “Use Somebody,” Kings of Leon
Album of the Year: “Fearless,” Taylor Swift
Grammy Awards 2009: the winners in picturesSong of the Year: “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On it),” Beyonce Knowles
New Artist: Zac Brown Band
Pop Vocal Album: “The E.N.D.”, The Black Eyed Peas
Female Pop Vocal Performance: “Halo,” Beyonce Knowles
Male Pop Vocal Performance: “Make [...]
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The Fridge returns to Christchurch for record attempt and charity fundraiser’ for three events this weekend!
The Fridge is a tiny nightclub constructed from an old Christchurch pub refrigerator room which was originally destined for landfill. It is the ‘Worlds Smallest Nightclub’.
Created by the Christchurch-based ‘Recycled Sound System’ The Fridge is constructed entirely from recycled and [...]
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Posted in 2009, 2010 and onwards, Artists, Awards, Global News, Inspirational, International Music, Jazz, Music, Music Awards, National News on Jan 25th, 2010
The three finalists for the best Jazz Album of 2009 have been announced and include some of the biggest names in the genre in the global music scene.
Renowned expat Kiwi pianist-composer Alan Broadbent features on one album while Rodger Fox makes his mark as musical director of a second and the third features veteran bassist [...]
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Sharon’s Community Update CTV Show 50
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Sharon’s Community Update, 25/01/10
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With Megan Banks.
It gives me a great pleasure to share that Christchurch’s own –Matt Truman is a finalist for Young New Zealander of the Year!
A brain tumour, left him legally blind and partially deaf. Matt is the immediate past president of CanTeen, -supporting [...]
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