Laurent Loudeac, executive chef at Wellington's Hippopotamus Restaurant, was named the Supreme Winner of the 2009 Kapiti Chef Collection after serving his unique dish using Kapiti's Kikorangi cheese at an exclusive dinner attended by illustrious New Zealanders.

New Zealand First

Thursday 4 March, 9pm

Comrades - if you haven't already secured your tickets to this year's Cadbury Crunchie Comedy Gala, we've got some very, very bad news for you.

Holly Miranda is no ordinary songbird.

To coincide with the 2010 Pasifika Festival, Dawn Raid Entertainment and Universal Music will release Pasifika: The Collection on March 8th 2010, the first ever Double CD Collection featuring all the greatest hits from the South Pacific.

CheeseFest, the ultimate cheese-lover's event, just keeps growing in public attendance and the number of cheeses on show. With record entries into the Cuisine Champions of Cheese Awards and a new venue in Auckland's Langham Hotel, organisers predict this year will be the biggest yet.

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Sunday 21 February 2010, 4pm - 8pm Frederick Wise Park, Parkway, Wainuiomata Free

Hutt City's Pelorus Trust Music in Parks series continues full steam ahead with a performance from award-winning hip-hop and R&B act Nesian Mystik at Frederick Wise Park in Wainuiomata.

AUSSIE music legend Jimmy Barnes made a promise last year that he would gather some of the most legendary American musicians together and tour the very chart-topping album they helped him create - The Rhythm And The Blues.

From The Colosseum in the centre of Rome, to the Dogana and the Grand Canal in Venice, W.A. Sutton: Watercolours of Italy at Christchurch Art Gallery takes visitors on an enviable journey around a country with an incredibly rich cultural history.