Three of the year's best classical albums vie for the Vodafone NZ Music awards vote.

Ceramic artist John Parker's stunning book encompasses 50 years of his work.

Everyone wants to get in on the act during an interview with author David Walliams.

Clay breaks new ground in ceramics show.

Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra "settles the score".

French pianist once more embraces the music of his homeland.

West Coast author Wendy Scott has picked up a second international award for her teen novel Hieroglyph.

Opotiki Artist Jamie Boynton has unveiled his latest work, at Waiotahe Valley School centenary celebrations. The artwork reflects Mr Boynton's personal to uncover his identity, a mix of Maori and Pakeha heritage. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Ornament creator Brigitte Oberndorfner explains the decision-making process behind her intricate business.

Wild, rhetorical and witty painting - Dick Frizzell show proves why he's one of our best painters.

An exclusive first look at what's on at the 2017 Auckland Arts Festival.

After The Monogram Murders, her first novel starring Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot, Sophie Hannah was keen to write a second.

Steve Braunias pictures himself living in one of the photographs in his new book - a photo essay about sad, beautiful shops in small towns.

Schubert's Piano Trios are exquisitely caught in the palette of their times.

Young and dazzlingly talented APO Composer-in-Residence delivers.

Tchaikovsky, Piano Concerto No.2 & Concert Fantasia is a superb symphonic adventure from the New Zealand Symphony.

Sea calmly meets sky in Stanley Palmer's mature and masterly images.

Author Jay McInerney admits he shares some characteristics with his protagonist, Russell.

Author Jay McInerney's old-fashioned belief that Love and Art can defy both time and money is to be applauded.

Playing video games inspired dancer Joshua (Fale) Faleatua.

The Sellout, a satire of race and class in the US that has drawn comparisons to Richard Pryor and Mark Twain, has won the Man Booker Prize.

Dropping a plate or spilling a drink would be bad, but few will suffer this indignity.

A retired Kiwi academic is behind the decision to name Christopher Marlowe as co-author of three of William Shakespeare's plays.

A Northland farmer's first attempt at releasing a song internationally via social media has clocked up a whopping 12 million Facebook views.

The Pop-Up Globe will pop up from February to May next year at the Ellerslie Racecourse.

It's all new for Pop-up Globe which returns with four more plays, a different location and groundbreaking interior design.

Janet McAllister continues her mission to visit each and every one of Auckland's 55 libraries.

Babs Tarr rose to comic book stardom in part for her ability to draw women who are badasses. After helping redesign classic DC Comics character Batgirl, Tarr knew right away that Barbara Gordon wouldn't be the last tough heroine she'd draw.

Fawlty Towers - Live is coming to New Zealand.

Alfred Nobel intended that the prizes in his name be awarded for achievements that "have conferred the greatest benefit to mankind".