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An edition to savour
David Eggleton, who has edited the latest Landfall (it now has a revolving editor), has produced a mix of writers that is immensely satisfying.
A lover's guide to older women
The Independent's John Walsh speaks with the author of In Praise of Older Women as his erotic coming-of-age novel joins the ranks of Penguin Classics.
NZ Arts Festival: <i>Inside out</i> review
The carny folk have come to Wellington, all sweat, glitter and sawdust.
<i>Preview:</i> MetOpera's Carmen at Bridgeway Cinema
New Zealanders are guaranteed a special buzz at the latest MetOpera presentation, opening next week.
The adventures of Felix Kelly
Expat artist Felix Kelly is little known in his homeland but his colourful life story reads like a movie.
NZ Arts Festival: Powhiri sets festival in motion
A 6am powhiri for two hundred international artists kicked off the 2010 New Zealand International Arts Festival on Wellington's waterfront this morning.
NZ Arts Festival - Celebrating Happenstance
Former festival junkie Mark Amery re-emerges as a critic and commentator for the NZ International Arts Festival opening in Wellington today.
<i>Review:</i> Splore festival
Hundreds of festival-goers slapped on sunscreen and absorbed three days of music and art by the sea at the biannual Splore festival at the weekend.
From Russia, with power
When Eugene Mursky makes his New Zealand debut on Thursday, he couldn't wish for a more theatrical launch than Prokofiev's glittering Third Concerto.