EntertainmentBook review: <i>Telling Tales: A Life in Writing</i>, by William TaylorThis memoir by New Zealand children's author William Taylor is, I am delighted to report, an endearing collection of his experiences.16 May 04:00 PM
EntertainmentSoul-baring revelations with a smattering of humourA near-full house of fans greeted Australian writer Thomas Keneally when he walked on stage at the ASB Centre yesterday morning for an hour of soul-baring revelations and a great deal of humour. 15 May 06:49 AM
EntertainmentA literary approach to deathLionel Shriver and Charlie Higson tackle the sensitive topic of death in very different ways.15 May 05:54 AM
EntertainmentA return to the joy of dance<p><h>Top choreographer overcomes pain to return to the stage, writes Owen Scott</h></p>14 May 04:00 PM
Entertainment<i>Comedy Fest Review:</i> Jarred Fell, Pani & PaniFell, a 2010 Billy T. Award Nominee, is rude, suggestive and sex-crazed, asking the many audience members he uses during the show about their sex lives.12 May 04:00 PM
Entertainment<i>Comedy Fest Review:</i> Tarun Mohanbhai, The ComediettesThere are fewer Indian jokes this year, even though they are clearly what the audience is after - the thick accents Mohanbhai did pull out had the room roaring.12 May 04:00 PM
EntertainmentGetting to grips with griefElizabeth Smither is a prolific and award-winning writer with 17 volumes of poetry, six novels and a number of short story collections published.11 May 04:00 PM
EntertainmentUsing alchemy of prose to let off steamCharlotte Grimshaw once described her last novel, <i>Foreign City</i>, as a kind of "layer cake" of fiction, reality and fictionalised reality.11 May 04:00 PM
LifestyleArt of glassFour glass artists tell us why they chose the medium and what inspires their unique creations.11 May 04:00 PM
EntertainmentShocking cost of living longerWriter Lionel Shriver tells Stephen Jewell how a friend's illness inspired her to take on the injustices of the healthcare system.11 May 01:00 AM
EntertainmentTom Keneally: Humanising historyAustralian author Tom Keneally talks to Graham Reid about how criminals and the rich were thrown together when the country was founded.10 May 04:00 PM
Entertainment<i>Review:</i> Charles Lloyd New Quartet at Bruce Mason CentreAt its most pure and best, jazz is a live art where musicians disassemble, explore, then reconstruct melodies and rhythms right before your ears.10 May 04:00 PM
EntertainmentReview: <i>Horseplay</i> at the Maidment TheatreThere are Baxter self-quotations and talk of cut-throats and fowlhouses for literary experts to spot, but you don't have to know a line of the great men's work to enjoy the play.09 May 04:00 PM
New ZealandFriction between dancers causing walkoutBeneath the sequins and smiles, all is not well in the world of ballroom dancing in New Zealand.08 May 04:00 PM
EntertainmentUrban poet coming to our neighbourhoodDark takes his cue from mysterious electronic producers like Burial, whose identity was a closely guarded secret until he was nominated for the 2008 Mercury Music Prize.07 May 04:00 PM
EntertainmentHer dark materialsCharlotte Grimshaw's new novel stars a National Party leader tipped to be the next Prime Minister. Does this man resemble anyone we know? Linda Herrick reports07 May 04:00 PM
EntertainmentRoyal NZ Ballet's 'Gaga-ettes' a YouTube hitA workshop performance by members of the RNZB, set to the tune of Lady Gaga's <i>Bad Romance</i>, has become a YouTube hit.07 May 12:13 AM
EntertainmentCultural immersion or imitation?What do Maori haka, Fijian firewalking and yoga have in common? According to a book by Canadian writer Andrew Potter they are all part of an authenticity hoax.03 May 04:00 PM
OpinionRebecca Barry Hill<i>Rebecca Barry:</i> Festival guide for the literary-confused03 May 04:00 PM
EntertainmentBook review: <i>Solar</i>, by Ian McEwanThat Ian McEwan, what a comedian. It's not a phrase you come across often.03 May 03:00 PM
EntertainmentReview: <I>The Suburban Murder</i> at Galatos TheatreThe devised work is clearly actor-driven and the huge cast of 17 all get a chance to get their teeth into well-rounded characters.02 May 04:00 PM
