EntertainmentMugged writer turns crime into comic bookPaul Dini has turned a tragic night of fear into an instantly-classic graphic novel.23 Jun 09:30 AM
New ZealandWatch NZH Focus: Police Issue Warning Over Phone ScammersThis afternoon on NZ Herald Focus Police are urging New Zealanders to be vigilant about scammers, the online US retailer causing a cultural stir and an experimental vaccine for the zika virus gets a green light.Watch21 Jun 04:00 AM
EntertainmentBookShots a reading revolutionThey're calling it a revolution in the way we read - and it's not some new piece of technology.17 Jun 05:00 PM
EntertainmentT.J. McNamara: Beauty and the beastsThe superb retrospective show of photographer Fiona Pardington at Auckland Art Gallery, which finishes this weekend, is a series of essays.17 Jun 05:00 PM
EntertainmentConcert: New Zealand String Quartet, Pah HomesteadUnfortunately, the performance needed more polish if one was to overlook the conservatism of the programming.17 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandStars come out for MatarikiModern theatre frequently brings together disparate cultures to create vivid and dramatic storytelling and it's certainly true with Auckland's Matariki Festival programme.17 Jun 05:00 PM
TravelFive Shakespeare-inspired getawaysIf you missed out on the chance to visit Auckland's Pop-Up Globe Theatre, here are a few must-see getaways to get your Shakespeare fix.14 Jun 01:00 AM
EntertainmentT. J. McNamara: Powerfully evocative mediaThe Auckland Art Gallery is showing a small exhibition of lithographs by Honore Daumier that acts as a lively adjunct to the current Auckland Festival of Photography.10 Jun 05:00 PM
EntertainmentMatariki Festival launchesThe Matariki Festival is gearing up once more, beginning with the unveiling of this year's line-up.10 Jun 12:30 AM
EntertainmentA quick shot of James PattersonIn book publishing, there is James Patterson - and basically everyone else.07 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandFounder to auction roadshow galleryThe handbrake is set to be pulled on the Real Art Roadshow which has visited schools around NZ for 10 years - unless someone new grabs the wheel.07 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandEntry quality thrills book judgesFrom rampaging dinosaurs and Maori myths to Shakespeare and social issues, our best writers for children and young adults tell stories about them all.07 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandKiwi artist, The Toastman, diesNew Zealand artist Maurice Bennett crafted unique portraits of celebrities from pieces of toast.06 Jun 04:50 AM
OpinionT.J. McNamara: Reaching new heightsAbstract art is showing new vitality. It can be Classical or Romantic, poised and precise, or energetic and expressionistic.04 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandDoctor by day, writer by night, a thinker at heartHe's a doctor who writes novels in his spare time. He teaches writing, is developing a cosmetics range and doing a PhD. Is Sharad Paul NZ's busiest man?04 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionAlan DuffAlan Duff: Fill children's hearts with beautiful, endless loveCOMMENT: I'm going to selectively quote from a Pablo Neruda poem titled To Wash a Child.30 May 05:00 PM
OpinionT.J. McNamara: Shows share political insightSpace to Dream: Recent Art from South America includes art from the late 1960s to the present created by artists from eight different countries.27 May 07:00 PM
EntertainmentArt matters: Images offer vision of the worldLocal photographer Julia Glover has experienced the excitement of Africa without leaving town.27 May 05:00 PM
EntertainmentPasifika artists off to GuamCreative New Zealand spent $650,000 to ensure the country is well-represented.21 May 05:00 PM
EntertainmentExhibition: A look at the Pacific in the digital ageWhat is it like to live, as many of us in the Southern Hemisphere do, with our eyes forever on a different part of the world?20 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandAvant garde fundraising launch for artCash and cauliflowers collided at last night's avant garde launch of a new annual appeal for the Auckland Art Gallery.19 May 05:00 PM
EntertainmentPlaywright's insight hits NZ nervesIt goes to show, as Hare says, the audience - the way it reacts and responds and its current concerns - shapes theatre.15 May 05:00 PM
Entertainment'Feminism is an issue, not a word'At 82, Gloria Steinem - the woman who spearheaded the women's liberation movement in the United States and beyond - was smoking hot.15 May 05:00 PM
Entertainment'Love class' next step for PM's daughterStephie Key this week graduates from the exclusive Paris College of Art, and her dad will make a flying visit to be there for the big day.14 May 10:31 PM
EntertainmentA half-century of sharing his passionIn a sense, it all began with a question from a small boy: "If we're going to catch the bus into Auckland Library, please can we go to the art gallery, too?"14 May 02:03 AM
New ZealandAuckland Arts Fair: Lessons in fair play for allAuckland Art Fair will show the best in contemporary art from New Zealand and the wider Pacific.13 May 09:39 PM
EntertainmentKapiti short story in Pacific final berthThe winners of the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards aren't the only local authors toasting success.13 May 05:00 PM
EntertainmentScribe doesn't grow out of itHe cuts scrub to make ends meet and used to pretend to be looking at porn to hide his love of poetry from army mates.13 May 05:00 PM
