Issue 7 News this week Midnight Youth Hit Big Midnight Youth Discovered by New York Recording Magnate Becoming popular on a music-selling website has landed Auckland band Midnight Youth an invitation to record an album in New York. The band of four, three of whom study at AUT, joined www.txttunes.com to sell their music via mobile phone credit.      "We are one of the top sellers on txttunes and most popular acts," says the lead guitar Simon Oscroft.     And so the band has caught the ear of Terence Dover - co-founder of Loudmouth Records based in New... Read More >> Feature Articles Past the Bombays South Auckland (through the haze) In a society where we are told what to do, think and say, every now and then it's useful to at least try and open our eyes. Try to look past the mass media messages that are rammed down our throats all day every day and maybe, just maybe, form an opinion of our own. South Auckland is a place that doesn't get the luxury of unbiased assessment. It seems that everyone has their mind made up about everything and everyone that comes from anywhere south of Mt Wellington, and it pisses me off.  Read More >> ANZAC Beginners Guide To ANZAC Every year on April 25 we remember those that never returned from WWI, and in particular, Gallipoli. While it is important to remember the men, it is also important to remember the story behind the battle. By late 1914, the Western Front in France and Belgium was in deadlock so the Allies were keen to increase efforts on the Eastern Front with Russia. However, getting supplies to Russia was almost impossible. Read More >> 1/2 A Billion with the Stroke of a Pen NZ-China Trade Agreement You'd have to wonder what was going through Trade Minister Phil Goff's mind as he sat down before the glare of the world media with his Chinese counterpart. Behind him was Prime Minister Helen Clark's watchful gaze, knowing that the fruits of a four-year negotiation were about to be reaped. In front of him - an agreement that would become one of the most significant achievements in New Zealand's economic history.   Read More >>