LifestyleBest books - an epic Christmas listBooks editor Linda Herrick and her reviewers select the best for all ages and interests05 Dec 11:35 PM
KahuClose-up view of NZ history up for saleA colonial scrapbook and journal assembled by an officer who was at critical battles in New Zealand's early history go under the hammer next week.30 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandNZ literature: Gaps in the storyAt 2kg, the Anthology of New Zealand Literature is a contender for the heavyweight publication of the year.30 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandHighway threatens poet's graveThe grave of a leading New Zealand poet is at risk from a highway.26 Nov 04:30 PM
EntertainmentSurprise yoga shocks touristsA Kiwi performance artist is perplexing tourists by holding yoga poses in front of well known European monuments.26 Nov 02:30 AM
World$413m art to tower over dunesHe is an artist best known for wrapping the Reichstag in Berlin and for siting thousands of coloured umbrellas across valleys in Japan and America.25 Nov 04:30 PM
LifestyleFacts with a side of fantasyA wistful biography of Escoffier leaves Nicky Pellegrino hungry and sad.25 Nov 04:00 PM
EntertainmentRoyal NZ Ballet's leap of faithThe Royal NZ Ballet's season of Giselle is wowing audiences with its revitalised version of the classic story of love, betrayal and revenge. Raewyn Whyte reports.23 Nov 05:00 PM
EntertainmentArt gallery listings: November 23Current and upcoming listings from galleries in the Auckland area.22 Nov 11:55 PM
LifestyleSaving the planet, one ingredient at a timeKiwi-born Melbourne-based chef Ben Shewry, author of a new cookbook, impresses with his food philosophy.22 Nov 10:00 PM
LifestyleDickens vs Shakespeare: A tale of two writersActor-cum-writer Simon Callow tells Stephen Jewell about his fascination with two very different famous literary icons — and how they share one crucial trait.19 Nov 04:30 PM
EntertainmentClassical review: Viva Voce choir brings out the best in Handel's SolomonHandel would have been heartened by Viva Voce's <i>Solomon</i> on Sunday, one of the finest of his oratorios, cannily written to appeal to the tastes of his (and all) time.19 Nov 04:30 PM
EntertainmentClassical review: Secrets and strokes of geniusBach's D minor Double Violin Concerto is a score of peerless beauty, its many contrapuntal threads woven with inevitability and rightness.18 Nov 04:30 PM
EntertainmentArt gallery listings: November 17Current and upcoming listings from galleries in the Auckland area.16 Nov 11:18 PM
