The 42 Indian musicians of The Manganiyar Seduction work their wiles in the glare of red and light-bulbs, piled up in a grid inspired by Amsterdam's red-light district.

An undercover operation dubbed one of the "deepest gang infiltrations" in New Zealand police history has seen 15 arrests and 20 properties raided.

When lunch is this good, who needs to go out for dinner?

Some marvellous images are being created at the Basement this Fringe, writes Janet McAllister

Fish is the name of the game at a waterfront eatery where the menu, though simple, proves well done.

Martha Wainwright describes her look as "ageless" - she is poised on the stage dressed like a school-girl with hair all wispy like her grandmother's.

The Grassroots festival, due to take place over Easter at Puhinui Reserve has been cancelled.

Every summer for 10 years I have spent a week with a bunch of about 100 men in a bush camp up north.

Maguy Marin's landmark work, celebrating 30 feted years of continuous performance, begins with the sculptured forms of its ten dancers, posed in dusty alabaster-like desertion.

My Wedding and Other Secrets is the second time Auckland director Roseanne Liang has put her married life on screen. This time though it's in a cross-cultural romantic comedy that has local box office hit written all over it.