Auckland's Art Festival is filling the streets, parks and theatres for the next two weeks with light, colour and music. Find out what's on this week and our don't miss pics.

"It's going to be a family reunion mixed with work." Since his sister moved to the North Shore in 1999, David Shrigley has been a frequent visitor to New Zealand.

Groupe F's Skin of Fire at the Auckland Domain went off with a bang as fireworks boomed and the museum came to life as the backdrop for the spectacular sound and light display. For the show, part of the Auckland Arts Festival, Kiwi performers were suited head to toe in LED lights, and acrobats hung from the side of the museum, while a crowd of thousands watched on.

Elisabeth Easther takes a look at the Auckland Arts Festival’s crowd-pleasers and finds plenty to both amuse and delight.

Good humour softens collision of settler cultures, writes Paul Simei-Barton

It’s still spectacular stuff but doesn’t quite measure up to the group’s previous show, Janet McAllister writes.

Diving into The Auckland Arts Festival is bringing in two American indie bands who like to mix things up musically. Lydia Jenkin profiles Lake Street Dive.

Diving into The Auckland Arts Festival is bringing in two American indie bands who like to mix things up musically. Lydia Jenkin profiles Phox.

"I don't make lollies!" Lemi Ponifasio is talking about the often-extreme reaction to his latest production, I AM, from which many audience members walked out when it was staged at last year's Edinburgh International Festival.

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

Until now, the two NZ festivals have co-existed - Auckland on the odd years, Wellington the even. But from 2016, Auckland goes annual for the first time, writes Brian Rudman.

Researchers from Australia have come up with a way of putting a dollar value to the "feel-good" factor of a major culture event, writes Brian Rudman.

Substantial classical music has been meagre in this Auckland Arts Festival.

There were a few bumps leading up to Auckland Arts Festival's first-centenary tribute to Benjamin Britten.

The Auckland Arts Festival Trust wants the event held every year instead of every two.