Gnome left at Salvation Army with a note: "Please return to Gow Langsford Art Gallery".

Artworks have a habit of going missing from public places.

The brazen thieves donned high-vis vests, spending an hour removing the artwork.

Literary road trips inspired by some of New Zealand most loved authors, poets and books.

The Candy Man - aka Willy Wonka - is about to bring his sweet touch to Sydney.

Gaimster has hand-picked 45 objects from the museum's collection to tell their stories.

Greg Fleming on the year's best thrillers.

Awkward dates and Bollywood thrills await Silo Theatre in 2019, writes Ethan Sills.

Having three Binney paintings come up for auction at once is unprecedented: art director

It's unscripted and uncensored, so why is Theatresports so damned funny?

Peter Peryer was one of New Zealand's more eminent artists.

Marilynn Webb has been crowned the supreme winner at the nation's Māori art awards.

The people have spoken and Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy is NZ's top seller.

An expert reveals how to make the most of your wall art.

"Together they offer a kind of mini-retrospective of Binney's iconic bird paintings."

Colin Hogg on Sam Hunt: He's the brightest person I've ever met but he's funny as a flea.

Spinning it - the first glimpse of the sumptuous costumes for this year's Pop-up Globe.

NZ Sculpture OnShore is New Zealand's largest outdoor sculpture exhibition.

India Yelich talks about writing poetry, emotions and living in New York.

Man who broke Wellington's famous Water Whirler says he was bored and showing off.

How Banksy's latest stunt plays into the history of destruction in avant-garde art.

PM's Awards for Literary Achievement winners pioneers of new frontiers in local writing.

Could this be the moment the elusive street artist photographed his own stunt?

COMMENT: It's time to ask where our own planetary civilisation falls on the spectrum.

A new podcast series reveals some of NZ's writers most hard-fought battles.

One of the most enigmatic mysteries in art history appears to have finally been solved.

The Oceania exhibition opened at the Royal Academy of Arts in London with a stirring Karakia. Video / Corazon Miller

COMMENT: How about installing a growth mindset in your students, even the dirty waggers?

Meghan Markle will get an insight into NZ history before her visit here next month.

The list has been released in the lead up to NZ Bookshop Day next weekend.