The Mods 50th Aniversary Concert: CANCELLED

1960s Music Concert by the original 60s group "The Mods". At the Plaza Theatre Putaruru May 25th 2013. Show Commences at 7:30 pm. Support Act features Chris Gunn with a tribute to Roy Orbison. The mods are in ...

Putaruru | Saturday, 25 May 2013

Kiwi designers fight for future of industry

In part two of a three-part series on becoming conscious consumers, we look at what is threatening Kiwi designers and what can be done about it.

Fashion: Buy less, buy ethical

The collapse of a garment factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh, last month drew worldwide attention to the fashion industry's production processes.

Legal fraternity 'shattered' by sudden death of senior judge

The legal fraternity has been "shattered" by the sudden death of one of the country's most senior judges. Justice Robert Chambers sat on the Supreme Court and died peacefully in his sleep last night at his home in Wellington aged 59. A good friend - Auckland Crown Solicitor Simon Moore QC - described Justice Chambers as "an extraordinary talent"who had so much more to give. "His strengths were his ability to connect to people using his humour, his charm and his gregarious nature ... He leaves the legal profession, quite frankly, shattered." Among others who paid tribute to Justice Chambers…