Arts & Culture

Local book Jolly Good!

Kawakawa Bay author Lisa Jolly has been nominated for the International Impact Book Award. Her book, titled The Diary of Mrs Jolly Good, Because...

What we’re reading: The best of new book releases

A FAR-FLUNG LIFE, RRP $38 This new novel from writer M.L. Stedman is set against the vast and timeless landscape of Western Australia. It’s described...

Well ‘spoken’ – film fest set to impress

The Big Bike Film Night is about to roll into Pukekohe, screening at Cinema 3 Pukekohe on May 3. Billed as ‘a feast of short...

Picture perfect – April inspires

April has been just another month for the talented snappers at Pukekohe Franklin Camera Club. However, as usual their latest work is extraordinary. While Pauline...

AI – is the writing on the wall?

By Kerry Lee As artificial Intelligence (AI) becomes faster and more reliable, there is call for some concern with job losses forecast. However, in literary...

Art that’s for the birds

Justine Crease is an artist with a unique style that literally comes from nature itself. A self-taught artist, Crease specialises in using real pheasant feathers...

Cathy Cowin – water(colour)works 

By Kerry Lee As her mother is also an artist, it was only a matter of time before Clevedon's Cathy Cowin began dabbling also. Cowin has...

Flax making a comeback

Local artist Jane Crosbie, as always, is working to expand her artistic repertoire, now by adding harakeke, New Zealand flax. “I’m studying an indigenous art...

Horsing around with ‘Shamrock’s New Home’

A new book has hit the shelves, and its creator is hoping to teach parents the tricks needed to look after ponies. For years, Julie-Anne...

Iranian-born artist shares skills in Franklin

While others make war, sculptress Sha Ganjali from the Ara Design Studio will be making art, teaching at Waiuku’s Stable Light Gallery on April...