New ZealandI'll discuss backlash with foreign pressAuthor says she'll discuss “inflammatory, vicious and patronising things that have been broadcast and published in NZ this week” in future interviews with foreign media.30 Jan 05:30 PM
EntertainmentThe return of the modern ShakespeareAntony Sher compares him to the Bard, and he has been dubbed the greatest living playwright. John Nathan on Tom Stoppard's long-awaited comeback.30 Jan 04:00 PM
EntertainmentClassic CD: Bach: The Art of FugueFeisty Bette Davis was memorably photographed by Roddy McDowall in 1981, holding a cushion inscribed, "Old Age Ain't No Place for Sissies".30 Jan 04:00 PM
New Zealand'Kiwis have been generous to author'The Taxpayers’ Union says Kiwis have done more than enough to support under-fire author Eleanor Catton, who received upward of $50k in funding over the last few years.30 Jan 05:00 AM
New ZealandCatton's father takes on PlunketAuthor's father blasts Sean Plunket for branding her an "ungrateful hua" as Catton herself tweets written interviews are nearly always edited.29 Jan 10:15 PM
New ZealandHulme quick to back CattonNew Zealand's original Booker Prize winner has defended her successor after Eleanor Catton was criticised for speaking out against the Government and some Kiwi attitudes.28 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandArt deco building to be a facadeThe historic former headquarters of lingerie company Berlei, standing in the way of the $500 million-plus SkyCity International Convention Centre, will be gutted and only its facade will remain.28 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandKeri Hulme defends CattonNew Zealand's original Booker Prize winner has defended her successor after Eleanor Catton was criticised for speaking out against the current government.28 Jan 04:59 AM
New ZealandPlunket: Catton 'ungrateful', 'traitor'He said what? RadioLive host Sean Plunket has called author Eleanor Catton as an 'ungrateful hua' over her comments...but that's not what many people heard.28 Jan 12:26 AM
EntertainmentEleanor Catton 'angry' with GovernmentAcclaimed author Eleanor Catton has called NZ politicians 'neo-liberal, profit-obsessed, very shallow, and very money-hungry'.27 Jan 05:27 AM
LifestylePhotos: Zodiac signs as monstersThis is your star sign as you've never seen it before. Artist and illustrator Damon Hellandbrand has reimagined every sign of the zodiac as a monster.25 Jan 09:00 PM
EntertainmentAuckland Arts Festival: Revenge of the pencil sharpenerSee what happens when the boss turns his back in the fantasy world of BLAM! says Dionne Christian.24 Jan 02:07 AM
EntertainmentPatricia Greig: Dazzling light show like attracting moths to a flameSince I was small, art galleries have been a place of Zen for me. I relish the chance to explore, analyse and relate to the infinite ways in which human beings can express artistic creativity.23 Jan 04:00 PM
LifestylePhotos: Amazing fruit & veg artIt started with a picture posted on Instagram of her weekly groceries last year, but now Amber Locke is being commissioned to create her 'veg art' by the likes of Jamie Oliver and Android.13 Jan 11:10 PM
LifestyleA children's picture book authorDown a driveway in a modest house in Hamilton's university suburb is where the magic happens.11 Jan 04:00 PM
OpinionVerity Johnson: How Inspector Morse taught me about sensitive men and librariesThe Inspector Morse stories taught me that men are intelligent and sensitive and don't just want to hump everything that breathes.26 Dec 04:00 PM
EntertainmentSummer interns get down with historyThe Auckland Museum is on the hunt for interns for its summer programme, writes Sarah Ell.19 Dec 04:00 PM
EntertainmentTwelve Questions: Leilani TamuMy childhood was happy, although not always easy. My parents separated when I was 2 and my mum's parents played a huge role in my upbringing.17 Dec 04:00 PM
EntertainmentComic artist drawn back to actionKiwi comic creator Dylan Horrocks' love of the medium was beaten to a pulp by Batgirl, but was sparked back into life through a trip into his own imaginary landscape.11 Dec 04:00 PM
OpinionJack Tame: The search for John Mulgan's graveJack Tame writes: John Mulgan died on Anzac Day, 1945 - an intentional morphine overdose, three days before the end of the war. Today he lies in a quiet cemetery in Cairo.06 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandArt thief ordered to pay upA man who stole paintings from an Auckland artist and travelled around the country impersonating him and selling the work now owes him $5000.24 Nov 10:20 PM
WorldDeal signed to hand back Nazi-looted artGermany and a Swiss art museum have signed a landmark agreement returning a priceless hoard of art stolen by the Nazis to their rightful owners.24 Nov 08:03 PM
New ZealandFantasy lover still writing at 94, but rabbits stay two jumps ahead"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."15 Nov 04:00 PM
Small BusinessHippies back at Vic ParkThe 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.12 Nov 04:00 PM
LifestyleFamous ladies' cancer scarsAn artist has redrawn classic animated ladies as breast cancer survivors in a bid to raise awareness for those battling the disease.11 Nov 08:15 PM
OpinionDavid Hill: Book reviews a transfusion for life-blood of printed wordI've had an email from Ian Braddon-Parsons, disapproving of my November 1 Herald book review of Alexander McCall Smith's Emma.10 Nov 04:00 PM
WorldIs this proof Jesus married?Lost Gospel found in the British Library claims Jesus married the prostitute Mary Magdalene and had two children.10 Nov 01:31 AM
EntertainmentUrbanesia comes callingThe Pacific's diverse arts make a 'house call' on Auckland's suburbs this month, writes Sarah Ell.07 Nov 06:00 PM
LifestyleGallery: Portraits From A Doctor's SurgeryFor nearly two years Northland doctor Chris Reid photographed his patients. Greg Dixon talks to him on the eve of an Auckland exhibition of the result.02 Nov 08:15 PM
New ZealandWood carver creates best seat in the houseA moment of relaxation has inspired a carving of the ultimate symbol of relaxation - the armchair.01 Nov 04:00 PM
