Things are not the same down south. Carisbrook is in its death roll, the students' soakhole at the Gardies is closing...

Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant's amusing yet bittersweet debut film is a departure from their previous collaborations.

Kiwi women are applying makeup that contains potentially toxic materials which have been removed from stores overseas.

Expand your palate, there's more to white wine than sauvignon blanc.

There's little else more comforting food-wise than delicious flaky pastry filled with your favourite combinations of ingredients

Michael Keaton says he dropped the phone when he was asked to take on the role of Ken in Toy Story 3.

Geeks get their game-faces on at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles.

Everyone's favourite ogre faces a midlife crisis in what might be the most serious Shrek movie of them all, writes Russell Baillie.

A second Auckland concert has been added to Leonard Cohen's tour of New Zealand later this year.

Harlem may have named their second album Hippies not only because they like to go against the grain, or because they sound like 60s rock, but because they appear to be having the time of their lives with not a care in the world.

Sydney's young psychedelic foursome Cassette Kids have been picked to tour with Lily Allen, the Tings Tings and New Young Pony Club, so it's no surprise they follow the same formula of very catchy, danceable pop.

The new Toy Story and Shrek movies are opening within a week of each other.

Shihad will play their two classic albums in their entirety as part of a one-off tour in July and August.

Geoff Cumming cruises the waterways of France and has a cliched but perfect experience.

Two Waikato boys team up to share their gourmet talents.

Prepare to eat a lot when some of Auckland's top eateries team up for the annual Mercy Hospital Degustation Brunch fundraiser.

The Deceptikonz are pulling the plug after 10 years together.

Good-hearted but occasionally clunky, this story traverses rather belatedly the same territory as mainstream films like The Visitor.

This is the follow-up to the Oxford hip-shakers and knee-jerkers' accomplished but sometimes hard-going debut, Antidotes, from 2008.