A frothy field guide to this year’s NYE festivals

From vineyards to forests, beaches to baches, New Zealand offers a bloody smorgasbord of ways to bring in the New Year. Here’s where to go and why. Pack your bukkie hat and *get out the speed dealers*, she’s looking like a big one Ah, New Years Eve! There’s truly no way better to set your … Read more

Another Way to Pay: How AWOP annexed the summer festival experience

It traces its origins to Rhythm and Vines, and has taken a chunk of the festival payments industry across the Tasman too. Russell Brown discovers the company behind summer fun is getting serious to find new customers. Have you ever looked, I mean, really looked at that chip on your wrist? If you’ve attended Rhythm … Read more

The world’s most dangerous drug has arrived in New Zealand

A freakishly potent opioid has been discovered at a music festival in New Zealand. What is it, and what does its presence in this country mean?  What’s all this then? Fentanyl, a drug responsible for thousands upon thousands of overdose deaths in the US and Europe, has been discovered at a festival in New Zealand.  … Read more