Wellington, March 18 NZPA - New Zealander Sean Marks will miss the remainder of the National Basketball Association season for the New Orleans Hornets after undergoing surgery on his right shoulder.

Al Brown's phenomenally successful cookbook, Go Fish, published by Random House New Zealand in October 2009, is a finalist in the prestigious International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) 2010 Cookbook Awards.

The Cribs have been rocking strong for many years and gained a devoted following in the UK. But since ex-The Smiths' guitarist Johnny Marr joined the three brothers from Yorkshire, the band has reached a new level of notoriety. JULE SCHERER of NZPA talked to bassist/singer Gary Jarman.

The iconic NZ indie rock band, the Mint Chicks sent their major label Warner packing last December, and signed up with NZ start-up MusicHy.pe to launch their new EP "Bad Buzz". The Mint Chicks will take their music directly to where their fans are, on the web.

Despite his death 28 years ago, the music of Bob Marley still reverberates around the world. His backing band the Wailers, two incarnations of them, are still spreading the vibe.

Reactions to Education Minister Anne Tolley's opening address about access to ultra-fast broadband, professional development and new technology were the key topics among delegates at the start of the ULearn 09 conference in Christchurch yesterday.

Terrapass, one of Cityhop’s favourite sites for good ideas on being more sustainable recently had a blog on  a milage tax  - a system of charging per kilometre instead of a tax on petrol at the pump as a way to fund transportat

New Zealand's favourite troublegum-pop group is back with a new album. JULE SCHERER of NZPA talks to Mint Chicks' Kody Nielson about their re-location to the United States and how not to bow to other people's expectations.

By Chris Barclay of NZPA

Auckland, Feb 17 NZPA - He's been there, but it's a long time since he's done that -- and Tony Ronaldson, the Australian National Basketball League's most durable athlete, is hopeful one scoring drought is about to end.