April/May 2011 Issue

CONTENTS

INTERVIEWS

The Life Artistic – Wainuiomata born Sean Kerr, by Rose Stewart

Fish out of Water – Tom Horrocks and his café in Columbia, by Natalie Finnigan

Outside the Mainstream – Toby Laing & Economy Records, by Lydia Ciesluk

COLUMNS

Editorial – Challenging times, by Ben Christie

Politics – Time for New Zealand Day, by Duncan Garner

Opinion – The capital drain, by Anthony Limbrick

THE ARTS

Theatre – Why theatre will never die, by John Smythe

Art – Te Papa; Our container of treasures, by Sheyne Tuffery

Books – Sarah Jane Barnett sits down with a collection from columnist Steve Braunias

Music – Martyn Pepperell checks out the debut solo effort from Barnaby Weir

Film –  Richard Aindow takes a tumble down the Rabbit Hole

FOOD & DRINK

Restaurant review – Anna Tait-Jamieson on the feminine allure of Capri on Featherston

Wine –  Nicola Belsham on the how and why of wine-speak
    
Beer – The big breweries go craft, Hadyn Green surveys the offerings

Food – Adie McClelland’s mouth watering Greeky easter torte

Recipe – Fast, simple and delicious creations from Tirohana Estate

FASHION, FITNESS & TRAVEL

Fashion Editorial – Butterfly kisses

Fashion – Expectant mothers stepping out in style, by Samantha Hannah

Fitness –  Top 10 weight loss tips, by James Stewart

Travel –   On a cliff above the bay in Sorrento, Italy, by Shelley-Maree Cassidy and Grant Sheehan

REGULARS

News Chowder – The tastiest bites from around the region

Capital Questions – Daya Pritchard of the Central Pulse netball team

Events – April/May’s must-dos

The Aquarium – Take a look at Wellingtonians out and about

Quiz and Trivia

The Mollusc – Fragments of the New World