On Pointe Training: Evolution School of Dance

When your child has the burning desire to learn ballet, naturally you want to make sure your school is giving you the best tutelage possible.     Evolution School of Dance knows this, which is why its teachers, Nicky Falloon, Azariah Selby and Angie Longman, have all been trained by the Royal Academy of Dance […]

Pop Country Princess

Singer songwriter Kaylee Bell is pure pop country through & through. In February, the rising star from Waimate released her hit single titled Keith – an ode to her country music influence, Keith Urban. The single’s clever lyrics interweave Keith’s own iconic song titles. First launched on Radio Disney, it immediately topped the charts on […]

Singin’ the blues

He’s the biggest name you’ve never heard of. Billy Childs has as many Grammys in his professional arsenal as Celine Dion and Mariah Carey – at 16 nominations and five wins – for his instrumental composition and arrangement.   Now the jazz pianist and composer is bound for the land of the long white cloud, […]

A Run With Heart

Ashburton’s Lake Hood is the picturesque location for a run with heart – both figuratively and literally.       One of several events across New Zealand supporting the Heart Foundation, the Jennian Homes Mother’s Day Fun Run/Walk returns this year on Sunday 12 May 2019! Heart disease is New Zealand’s single biggest killer, claiming […]

Sharpen up this ski season: SnowRide Sports

The days are getting shorter, summer has slipped away and the workshop at SnowRide Sports is already hummin’ in anticipation of the upcoming 2019 ski season.     Owner Richard Naylor has over 35 years of ski tuning under his belt, 13 of them from his Lincoln Road based ski shop. In December 2018, the […]

Musical Mayhem

Two con men, one gorgeous heiress and the French Riviera. What could go wrong?   North Canterbury Musical’s production of the Tony Award-winning Dirty Rotten Scoundrels opens on Thursday 2 May at the Rangiora Town Hall. “It’s very funny!” says Teresa Dann, the show’s Director. “It doesn’t take itself seriously and pokes fun at everything.” […]