My take on No One Will Know, the new thriller by Rose Carlyle. #yeahnoir #nzbooks #crimefiction ketebooks.co.nz/en/reviews/rev…

My interview with J.P Pomare - his new book is very good: ‘There are some absolute ghouls in the true crime podcast space’ #jppomare #17yearslater #yeahnoir #nzbooks nzherald.co.nz/the-listener/b…

My take on the new Jacqueline Bublitz thriller… full review in the latest The Listener #yeahnoir #nzbooks #CrimeFiction

Another legend gone... RIP Roy Haynes who has passed away at 99 years old. The incredible drummer is pictured here at the August 9, 1949 recording session of Bud Powell's Modernists. Read the NY Times obituary: nytimes.com/2024/11/12/art…

Just back from a great cruise on Disney Wonder - great to be on the ocean again! #cruise #disneywonder

For anyone new to NFL football - here’s my very basic guide to the rules… nzherald.co.nz/sport/super-bo… #NFLonNetflix #nfl #nzherald

An excellent old school crime movie. Jude Law is superb as a beaten down, damaged cop. #mustwatch #theorder #MovieNight

My take on this just released, small town thriller : When the Deep, Dark Bush Swallows You Whole by Geoff Parkes #yeahnoir #nzbooks #geoffparkes ketebooks.co.nz/en/reviews/rev…

My take on Maryrose Cuskelly’s The Campers - hint- it’s really good - out now. #nzlistener #yeahnoir #crimefiction

Expect to see even fewer ships in NZ this upcoming season. My story on Cruise Critic #cruises #nzcruises #cruiseindustry #cruisecritic cruisecritic.com.au/news/fewer-cru…

A true original gone. “You call that love in French, but it's just Frenchette I've been to France, so let's just dance I get all the love I need in a luncheonette In just one glance, so let's just dance” #davidjohansen

"As other countries rush to welcome cruise tourism and improve their infrastructure to lure lines, New Zealand is failing even to maintain the status quo. What’s gone wrong?" My story on Cruise Critic. #cruisenews #nzcruises #cruisecritic cruisecritic.com.au/news/fewer-cru…

Wynton on balance, jazz and the American constitution - listen from 15.20 - Wynton Marsalis: ‘Jazz is like democracy’ | BBC News #jazz #wyntonmarsalis youtu.be/55UutnNvj4Y?si…… via YouTube

My take on Zane Lovitt's suburban mystery The Body Next Door in The Listener #books #BookReview #ZaneLovitt nzherald.co.nz/the-listener/b…

NZ literature is in good hands.I had the pleasure of interviewing both these writers in a panel in 2023, now their books arrive in the mail the same week! Reading 1985 now.A look at another side of Auckland, dirty old Grey Lynn,a classic. #michaelbennett #dominichoey

My take on the wonderful 1985 by Dominic Hoey… if you only read one novel all year make it this. #dominichoey #nzbooks #nzclassic ketebooks.co.nz/en/reviews/rev…

Try to see some jazz every time I’m travelling- lovely night at the tiny basement club in Paris 38Riv last month… with bassist Riccardo del Fra’s quartet. #parisjazz #jazz #38Riv

Got to say Tokyo exceeded all expectations- wonderful and affordable food wherever you go, great service, to-the -second subway and a city that really comes alive at night. We kept returning to Akasaka - a little less crowded and packed with amazing eateries. #tokyo #akasaka

Have to say the business class meal on Air New Zealand on my recent Akl to Tokyo was superb - worth clocking up those airpoints. #airnz #upgrade #travel

Based on Willy Vlautin’s 2021 novel - this gritty neo-noir is an unforgettable dive into Portland’s underworld. Riveting from start to finish. #NightAlwaysComes #willyvlautin