Entertainment

The second instalment of Kay Rayner's five part short story: "La Località Italiana"

You can't always judge a film by its title .That's true of the three I saw recently. If you don't want to be taken by surprise do read some reviews beforehand. But bear in mind that each movie critic will have their own opinion which may not match yours.

The first instalment of Kay Rayner's five part short story: "La Località Italiana"

When viola player Anne Draffin tells people she plays in the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra (APO), occasionally she still gets asked 'what's your real job?', but it is getting better, she says and laughs.

An American blog writer's take on some recent facts - which nation is indeed the 'Greatest Nation on Earth'? It seems it is no longer a title held by America, so which country took the crown? Looks like we did!

Paul Holmes created for himself a broadcasting and communicating legend the likes of which this country had never seen and which, because of changes in media technology, we'll never see again.

Woohoo, the cold, lonely days of winter are behind us. Nobody wants to hibernate and snuggle inside watching TV anymore - we want to go out!

Well I am sure everyone is starting to get into the Christmas Spirit by now. I have pretty much completed my shopping and posted all my overseas mail.

What kind of Christmas presents can you give to GrownUps who have accumulated a houseful of stuff over their lifetime? Gifts that can be used up are good as they don't add to the clutter.

Sir Cliff Richard OBE is refreshingly bubbly, lovely and quick to laugh on the phone. He says he's "got a fantastically loyal group of fans in New Zealand and can't wait to be here."