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Review: <i>Raising the Titanics</i> at Tapac
A homage to the Maori showbands of the 1960s, the Titanics have all the harmonies, musicality, glamour and humour of their heroes.
Using immersive reality technology in art
MacPlanet blogger Mark Webster talks to artist Marcia Lyons about her work.
Curtain call for those honoured with Tonys
Catherine Zeta-Jones, Douglas Hodge and Sir Alan Ayckbourn were among the winners at Sunday night's Tony Awards.
Novel chameleon
It's hard to pin down Jane Smiley's style as each new book is so different from the last.
Book review: <i>The Passage</i>, by Justin Cronin
Plenty of buzz in the publishing world surrounds this sprawling, post-apocalyptic novel that's being heralded as one of the year's big releases.
Carving path for Maori theatre's rising stars
The Maori New Year festival Matariki gets bigger every year. This year Taonga Whakaari: The Inaugural Maori Playwrights Festival has been added to the calendar of events in Auckland and Papakura.
Public access to unearthed Larsson stories in doubt
The good news for Stieg Larsson addicts: two unpublished manuscripts have been unearthed in his native Sweden.
Breast cancer claims life of art gallery's billionaire
American billionaire Josephine Robertson, a major benefactor to the Auckland Art Gallery, has died.
Review: <i>Sweeney Todd</i> at Maidment Theatre
Seizing the dark heart of the show Ross Girven captures the haunted nature of Sweeney Todd's psychosis.
Review: <i>Faux Real</i> at The Basement
Solo performer Gareth Williams takes us on a delightfully whimsical journey inside his head.