Stormtroopers, anime characters and zombies are among the weird and wonderful characters celebrating Christchurch’s Armageddon Expo this weekend. The annual two-day event attracted 7,000 science fiction and fantasy fans, many dressed up as their favourite characters from cartoons, television and movies.
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Glass artist uses words as window into loss
The sudden loss of loved ones and the consequences of such events are recurring themes in a just-published collection of short stories by Hamilton writer Elizabeth Cunnane. Titled After, the book will be launched tonight at Aesthete Gallery in Hamilton
Into the River named top read at awards
A young adult novel about a dramatic journey that transforms an East Coast boy has taken out this year’s New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards tonight. Ted Dawe’s
The best non fiction kids’ books
While a high-calibre jury of writers and critics ponders the nominees for this year’s Children’s Book Awards, we have asked the true experts. So far we have heard our reviewers’ opinions about the nominees in the categories Picture Books and Junior Fiction
Too cute: Kids reviewing books
While a high-calibre jury of writers and critics ponders the nominees for this year’s Children’s Book Awards, we have asked the true experts.
Will Smith’s Scientology disaster
The pressure is on Will Smith. His new film, After Earth, has crashed in the US, breaking his box office winning streak
Meet our junior reviewers
While a high-calibre jury of writers and critics ponders the nominees for this year’s Children’s Book Awards, we have asked the true experts.
May the creative force be with him
Inside a seemingly unremarkable garage in Hamilton, starship captains and swashbuckling adventurers take shape. The studio of British-born artist Paul Shipper is a wonderland for film buffs and science fiction fans.
The return of Molly Ringwald
It must be somewhat difficult to grow up when the world considers you the quintessential teenager.
Watch: Fat Freddy’s new video
Fat Freddy’s Drop have turned themselves into marionettes for the video to their latest single Clean The House.