Tag: Lyn Potter

Leading a revival of traditional jazz in New Zealand. The New Orleans Joymakers play gigs in all sorts of places such as private functions and retirement villages.

Two new books celebrate our coast and mountains in words and pictures.

Canoeing down the Whanganui River with its breath-taking scenery and rich Maori and early European history is a great adventure.

In January we took our three granddaughters (aged eight, eleven and thirteen) to Red beach on Whangaparoa Peninsula for a week while their Mum was busy at work.

What makes for a good summer read? We like variety. So far it has included a frivolous chick lit, a political thriller, and two books about famous men, Nelson Mandela and Stephen Hawking.

England's National Theatre has just had its 50th anniversary, and to celebrate they released a film of gala performance which was broadcast live on BBC Two and in cinemas across the world via NT Live.

Prague was teeming with tourists, not surprising - it is an amazing city with many beautiful old buildings and endless souvenir shops, art galleries and restaurants.

We've just come back from a fascinating journey to four East European cities: Budapest, Sibiu, Brasov, and Prague. Our journey began in Budapest.

Jonathan Kennett would love everyone to explore New Zealand by bicycle.

As a grandparent, I can't think of a better way to make my grandchildren feel relaxed and sleepy at the end of the day than to snuggle up with them and read them a bedtime story.