A man who stole paintings from an Auckland artist and travelled around the country impersonating him and selling the work now owes him $5000.

Germany and a Swiss art museum have signed a landmark agreement returning a priceless hoard of art stolen by the Nazis to their rightful owners.

"It's a silly way of putting it," says Richard Adams, "but if I had known earlier how frightfully well I could write, I'd have started earlier."

The rebirth of an old market, once teeming with hippy and bohemian traders and curious customers, has lured three Aucklanders back to Victoria Park where they spent happy times as teenagers.

An artist has redrawn classic animated ladies as breast cancer survivors in a bid to raise awareness for those battling the disease.

I've had an email from Ian Braddon-Parsons, disapproving of my November 1 Herald book review of Alexander McCall Smith's Emma.

Lost Gospel found in the British Library claims Jesus married the prostitute Mary Magdalene and had two children.

The Pacific's diverse arts make a 'house call' on Auckland's suburbs this month, writes Sarah Ell.

Kerikeri GP Chris Reid photographed - with their permission - more than 400 of his patients at the end of their 15-minute consultation. The photos have just been published in a book called 'Patient: Portraits From A Doctor's Surgery' and will feature in an exhibition in Auckland in November. Check out some of the photos in our gallery.

As a finalist for the Walters Prize, artist Kalisolaite ‘Uhila lived rough on the streets of Auckland for three months. It was scary, challenging and uplifting, he tells Linda Herrick.

They say life imitates art. But sometimes, it appears, it imitates artists.

Papers show budget for artwork on Auckland's Queens Wharf now scaled back to $1.5m - still $500K more than was originally planned. And it won't be finished on time either.

Groupe F’s latest extravaganza opens newly ‘annualised’ arts event in March.

The Hairy Maclary sculpture project planned for Tauranga's redeveloped waterfront is closing in on its fundraising target.

An inflatable “Christmas tree” erected in Paris is making passers-by feel a little uncomfortable.

Top author John Grisham has argued that not all men who watch "child porn" are paedophiles or should go to jail.

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NZ Herald Online is proud to help bring you If These Walls Could Talk - a collection of stories about people who like to paint walls. Please be aware these is some colourful language- discretion advised

The series of mini documentaries follow street artists Askew One, Benjamin Work, BMD, Elliot Francis Stewart and Mica Still as they take us into the heart of their creative worlds.

If These Walls Could Talk is made with the help of NZ On Air through their Ignite Digital Media Fund. Visit the If These Walls Could Talk site here for more information.

NZ Herald Online is proud to help bring you If These Walls Could Talk - a collection of stories about people who like to paint walls. Please be aware these is some colourful language- discretion advised

The series of mini documentaries follow street artists Askew One, Benjamin Work, BMD, Elliot Francis Stewart and Mica Still as they take us into the heart of their creative worlds.

If These Walls Could Talk is made with the help of NZ On Air through their Ignite Digital Media Fund. Visit the If These Walls Could Talk site here for more information.