Annabel Gooder rounds up the latest sci-fi and fantasy books for our short takes column.

Organisers of National Poetry Day think it's time for the All Blacks to have a team poet.

One of our great cultural chroniclers is now on a musical mission

Matilda - The Musical means a family reunion for one of its star and NZ opera boss.

An Auckland based data firm has signed up with one of the world's biggest museums.

Short takes - top reads for Kiwi teens reviewed by Graham Hepburn

Short takes - kids chapter books reviews the latest junior fiction.

The City of Secret Rivers is intelligent, engaging and simply delightful.

Brian Falkner's Machines of War is a gripping read with equal parts fact and fiction.

It's New Zealand history in a way you've never seen it before.

There was thoughtful, almost curatorial programming afoot in Takacs Quartet's concert.

William Dart finds himself longing for the Kronos Quartet to channel Jimi Hendrix.

Musical champions the communities of Dominion Rd, writes Dionne Christian.

The earliest known work by the famous author has come to light.

Playwright Victor Rodger might not have his own bookshelf, but books are always with him.

Art collector, philanthropist Dame Rosie Horton tells Paul Little about the year that was.

Focusing on the skills of cartoonists, exhibition celebrates the art of cartoon portraits.

The Middle-earth saga continues for Tolkien artist Alan Lee, he tells Stephen Jewell.

NZ composer Leonie Holmes' evocative childhood scene Frond opens the NZSO in concert.

Indian Ink theatre celebrates its 20th birthday with a revival of its most awarded play.

On a quest to visit every library in Auckland, Janet McAllister visits Papatoetoe.

Never judge a book by its cover doesn't apply at awards to find NZ's best-looking books.

Background books will tie in with the British Library's A History of Magic exhibition.

Rotorua Museum will not open for the foreseeable future. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Silo theatre comedy a good old-fashioned battle royal of egos, writes Dionne Christian

NZ street artists making their mark worldwide find new canvases all over the country.

He was a long-serving member of the Order of New Zealand.

Finding meaning in creativity led one woman to leave the finance industry for the streets.

A Greek icon fell and a plane swung into the gallery wall during the 2016 Kaikoura quake.

Next generation composers and musicians showcased in NZSO classical concert.