Some of Hamilton’s most loved locations were celebrated on Wednesday night at the 2025 Love the Centre Awards. Waikato Times visual journalist Christel Yardley was there to capture the glitzy event.
Etérna Café and Dine is a recent addition to the Hamilton food scene, but their 24/7 opening hours mean they stand out from the crowd.
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If there was anyone in the BNZ Theatre on Friday night who was not a Teeks fan before this show they almost certainly will be now.
Not counting this week's civic community extravaganza, the concert was the first official gig to be held at Hamilton's new venue - certainly the first under the auspices of its management by Live Nation and the first by a top level artist.
Like a few other New Zealand singers (Tami Neilson, Troy Kingi, Rob Ruha and a few others) Te Karehana Toi is utterly deserving of international superstardom. The 32-year-old Northlander's dulcet voice has deservedly been compared to Al Green, or Elvis Presley in his prime, and should be heard by many ears far beyond these shores
Who: Sir Dave Dobbyn
What: The Selected Songs Tour
Where: BNZ Theatre, Hamilton
When: Sunday night
Reviewed by: Mike Mather
If Sir Dave Dobbyn had any doubt about the deep affection held for him by the people of Kirikiriroa, it would have been very quickly dispelled this weekend.
There were numerous exclamations of "We love you Dave!" yelled out after almost every song in the BNZ Theatre on Sunday night.
Dobbyn took the accolades, repetitive as they were, with a wry smile. "Well, I love you too," he replied at one point.
The beauty of this brand new venue is that as well as the sound of the music completely filling up the room with clarity, every audible ejaculation from the audience can be heard by those on the stage.
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