10 December 2008 - New Zealand art will feature at the New York Outsider Art Fair for the first time in January before travelling to Paris for an exhibition over April and May 2009.

10 DECEMBER 2008 - Clear your mailbox carefully this week, you may find something valuable nestled amongst your Christmas cards - if you are lucky, you will find a piece of international art.

10 December 2008 - Although it's not "official platinum", the Salvation Army's first ever Christmas CD - "It's a Wrap" - has topped 15,000, the normal level for calling a CD "platinum".

10 DECEMBER 2008 - It's been 10 years since Gerry & The Pacemakers last toured New Zealand - much to the delight of their adoring fans and this time will be even more special.

9 December 2008 - Katie Wolfe's New Zealand short film THIS IS HER has been chosen to screen in competition at the 25th Sundance Film Festival, one of the most acclaimed international film festivals in the world.

9 DECEMBER 2008 - Auckland Theatre Company's adaptation and production of Sia Figiel's ground breaking novel WHERE WE ONCE BELONGED won the "Absolutely Positively Outstanding New New Zealand Play of the Year" award at the 2008 Chapman Tripp theatre awards announced in Wellington on Saturday.

‘Out of the Blue’ is a film I’ve been meaning to see for a long time but I just never got around to it.

8 December 2008 - Shaani Temata-Frost from Palmerston North is officially a tennis superstar - a Sovereign Superstar to be precise.

When traveling long term a girl has to earn a crust (lets face it the NZ dollar doesn’t do much). After making some subtle enquiries I found out that Mrs. Germany (yes Mrs.) was in town and diving off the Similan Islands.

After a few days of hustle and bustle in Phuket (is this place really an island?) every traveler needs to get away and what better place than the beautiful Koh Phi Phi island.