LifestylePacific renaissance manPrintmaker Rodney Fumpston has the best of both worlds with a home in Auckland and the beloved place of his birth, Fiji.28 Apr 10:00 PM
EntertainmentBook review: <i>Beatrice and Virgil</i>Books about authors who are struggling to write can be overly indulgent and introspective.28 Apr 04:00 PM
EntertainmentCeltic odysseyDame Fiona Kidman is back with a new volume of poetry that traces her Irish roots.27 Apr 04:00 PM
EntertainmentLessons from a grim warWellington teacher and author Leon Davidson tells Rebecca Barry what inspired him to delve into Anzac history on behalf of younger readers.25 Apr 04:00 PM
Entertainment<i>Review:</i> Ebullient Goodman keeps concertgoers entertainedThe ever-ebullient Roy Goodman explained the premise behind Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's Thursday concert in a running commentary as the stage was reset after the opening item.25 Apr 04:00 PM
EntertainmentBook review: <i>The Gallipoli Letter</i>The historical preoccupation with Gallipoli becomes easily comprehensible when you remember that 8141 Australians and 2721 New Zealanders died during the brief campaign.24 Apr 04:00 PM
EntertainmentSexist Hollywood under fireHollywood, aromatic with the scent of gorgeous and available young women, still remains a sexualised and sexist ecosystem.24 Apr 04:00 PM
EntertainmentBook review: <i>The Anzac Book</i>An artistic diversion from bloody reality, writes Steve Scott.24 Apr 04:00 PM
New ZealandSeason for Anzac talesAnother Anzac Day remembered (this is the 95th anniversary) and another clutch of books with military themes have appeared...23 Apr 04:00 PM
Entertainment<i>Review:</i> <i>Rent</i> at the Civic TheatreIt was when the drag queen in the Santa coat started banging her drumsticks on the scaffolding, singing about sending a barking annoyance to "doggie hell" that <i>Rent</i> came to life.23 Apr 04:00 PM
WorldThe paintings Hitler couldn't stealA treasure trove of Modernist art, lost in the Nazi invasion, is to be auctioned in the UK.23 Apr 04:00 PM
EntertainmentZombies and flesh-eatersAfter making a name for himself in the children's book market as an action writer with the <i>Young Bond</i> series, Charlie Higson has moved on to futuristic horror. He talks to Stephen Jewell about the undead.22 Apr 03:00 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: <i>Americans in Paris</i>For historic and emotional reasons many Americans have always had a love affair with France.21 Apr 02:00 PM
New ZealandFamous names join fight to restore historic theatreEnglish theatre luminaries Sir Ian McKellen and Dame Judi Dench are on a heavyweight list of artists and historians calling for the reopening of Auckland's St James Theatre.20 Apr 04:00 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: <i>Psycho Too</i>Self is a profoundly anti-romantic writer, which is to say that he's a romantic with his back turned and his buttocks bared, so naturally he begs to differ.20 Apr 02:00 PM
EntertainmentReview: This is Where I Leave YouFew books make me laugh out loud but there was a point where I laughed so hard while reading this one I had to put it down.19 Apr 04:00 PM
Entertainment<i>Review:</i> NZSO at Auckland Town HallA "FULL HOUSE" sign outside the town hall last Friday was hardly surprising, with Hilary Hahn playing Sibelius with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.18 Apr 04:00 PM
EntertainmentLaughing on the outsideYou might think anyone wanting to stand up in front of a room of strangers and try to make them laugh is mad.18 Apr 04:00 PM
Entertainment<i>Review:</i> Mind Over Patter at ClassicAnd what do you for a job? asked Chris Cox of one of the six whom he had dragged up on stage for the grand finale.18 Apr 05:58 AM
