This fishing fleet has nothing to do with cod or snapper. It’s a witty, whimsical account of the boatloads of British belles, who, from the mid-18th century to the mid-20th century, were shipped out to India to marry English males.

Compare these two statements. "If the foreign forces are ready to leave our country ... then we can help them. But if they insist on continuing the war, we don't have any other way than fighting." An Afghan warlord, speaking in 2009.

We're back at work, the kids are back at school and already the summer break is an all-too-distant memory. Joanna Mathers finds out what the rest of 2013 will have in store for us.

A chance discovery may have unlocked the secrets behind one of the most notorious nudes in art history after a 19th-century portrait was unearthed in a bric-a-brac shop.

Jeny Curnow was widely known as the wife of the celebrated poet Allen Curnow but she was a remarkable and gifted person in her own right.

The premise of New Finnish Grammar is inspired: a wounded soldier is found by a German crew on the quay at Trieste in September, 1943. He has no identification on him, no memory whatsoever and, crucially, no language.

An investiture ceremony for author, chef and television presenter Peta Mathias will be held at Government House in Auckland today.

Outdoor sculpture exhibition Sculpture on the Gulf is up and running. Set around the coastal walkway on Waiheke Island, the event has been marked as a must do in 2013 by The New York Times. The 30 piece collection will be on display until February 17. Here's a look at some of the pieces.

Last November in Hamilton, the Rothko Quartet carried off top prize in the Pettman/ROSL Arts International Chamber Music Competition.

Artists from New Zealand and the Pacific have a big presence at APT7, which features 75 artists from 27 countries.

The Alba family, the noblest in Spain after the King, has put its private collection of art on show at the Centro Centro in Madrid.