Ra Gossage (Ngati Wai & Ngati Ruahine) has been singing her own songs since the age of 19, and performing since her mid-twenties. Her first performance was at Leigh Sawmill in 2007 and she was back there this April, supporting local favourites White Chapel Jak to a very appreciative, sold-out crowd.

Rings On Water is the much-awaited sequel to Blood on Vines, by author Madeleine Eskedahl, who says her local area is where she draws inspiration from.

The first in a series of shipwrecks and shenanigans along our rugged shores; we begin with an explanation of possibly the world’s most unusual yacht club burgee.

A bigger and better research vessel at the Goat Island Marine Laboratory will expand and support new and ongoing projects.

Sarah Larnach is a New Zealand artist whose work will evoke feelings of nostalgia, especially if you like your beer and music with a twist of 1980s vintage.

Bubbles are just a small part of what inspires local artist and designer, Ruby Watson, who seamlessly juggles parenting with a varied and ever-evolving career.

Sally is a mixed-medium artist and has been involved in various art groups and exhibitions across New Zealand and internationally, most recently in Tauranga and Waihi Beach. Sally has been involved in art as a practising artist and teacher for over 25 years. Her interest in exhibiting her pieces and nurturing her talent grew when on a six-year relocation with her family to Canada, and what started as a way to meet people and endure the long Canadian winters soon grew into a passion.