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Moko Kauae exhibition opens at Hastings art gallery
Works are not for sale. "It was never about making money."
Next Game of Thrones book in the works
"Things are pretty grim in the Seven Kingdoms… maybe not as grim as they may become here."
Auckland Museum stops school trips and public programmes
Museum remains open to the public from 10am to 5pm.
Coronavirus: Auckland Writers Festival cancelled
The festival has been cancelled due to the coronavirus.
Coronavirus: Entertainment options dwindling for Kiwis amid pandemic
Live entertainment options for Kiwis continue to dwindle amid concerns over the virus.
Coronavirus: Four Auckland Arts Festival shows cancelled
The performers were due to arrive after border control measures took effect.
Local Focus: Tattoo show goes ahead without international stars
Just 48 hours to get home to Greenland. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Read all about it: Unity Books scoops top award at London Book Fair
Central city bookshop was awarded for "their wonderful and 'dangerously tempting' store".
Tate's $30m Gauguin may be fake
The origins of Tahitians, by the celebrated post-Impressionist artist, are deeply dubious.
Upu invokes rich Pasefika stories
Grace Iwashita-Taylor explains how Pasefika poetry has been brought to the Auckland stage.
Top museum shines light on British Empire's troubled history
Museum makes its collection "relevant to a contemporary audience".
Simon Wilson: Are arts festivals too much of a good thing?
It's arts festival season, and Simon Wilson has some questions.
Auckland Arts Festival: Two-for-one ticket deals announced
The Auckland Arts Festival just got a whole lot cheaper.
Kiwi kids' confessions: Poems reveal their naughtiest deeds
Hilarious poems reveal a catalogue of petty theft, minor violence and sibling rivalry.
Bullseye! Award-winning Kiwi book to become film
Director eyes Russell Crowe and Karl Urban for roles.
Hutt artist's unusual self portrait clinches $20,000 prize
Sacha Lees said she often felt like an outline, and time in her studio coloured her in.
Brian Rudman: $150,000 splurge on cultural consultant like a two-fingered salute to Goff and ratepayers
Brian Rudman: $150,000 on cultural consultant sends wrong message to Goff, ratepayers
Local Focus: Māori art and augmented reality
Paintings break into song. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Banksy is a control freak. But he can't control his legacy
New York Times: Will Banksy be remembered as a significant artist?
Boosted: Arts crowdfunding site rejuvenated and relaunched
Want to support NZ art and literature? It's about to get easier to donate.
Opposition grows to move to gut Radio New Zealand Concert
16,000 petition RNZ to drop plan that will gut its concert programme.
The story behind Emma, Eleanor Catton's debut movie
The award-winning Kiwi author lined up heavyweight talent for her big screen debut.
'The more I got to know Warhol, the sorrier I felt for him'
Times: Andy Warhol's confidant offers a glimpse into the private life of the artist.
The surprising things that fell into a Te Papa artwork
National museum staff turn ninja to protect artwork from clumsy public.
Lowry painting sells for more than NZ$5 million
The art world was unaware of the painting's existence until the death of previous owner
The wild child who finally found peace
Elizabeth Wurtzel, who has died, had traded her unruly life for a far more serene one.
Best of 2019: Local Focus: Murals makeover Whanganui walls
Art on show in Whanganui - permanent or temporary? Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Petrolheads worst offenders at failing to return Auckland Library books
Four of the top 10 longest overdue books over the past five years were vehicle-related.
Kiwi literary giant Dick Scott dies
Important New Zealand historian Dick Scott who cast light on the history of Parihaka dies.
Visionary publisher Sonny Mehta dies at 77
Publisher had a keen eye for best-sellers and works of literature.
Artist outraged over work featured in Whitcoulls calendar without permission
Xoe Hall is outraged photos of her work have appeared in a calendar without permission.
Northland man's unusual gift for PM inspires art show
Owen Kingi's gift included six sheep carcasses, corn, watermelons and sacks of potatoes.
12 questions: Author Lynley Dodd on her childhood Christmases
Hairy Maclary author Lynley Dodd shares stories from her childhood Christmases.