Botanic gardens prepare for thousands of extra visitors as Sculpture in the Gardens opens.

Weekend reviewers rate the latest popular fiction books.

Anthony Ritchie is one of our busiest composers; his new music reflects on simpler times.

Pascal Atiga-Bridger returns to school to serve now for a better tomorrow.

Hip chamber orchestra makes magic with Bjork's music, writes William Dart.

For 128 years the little creature has been hiding in plain site.

Conversations with her 7-year-old daughter inspire one of NZ's leading choreographers.

Foundation head calls for adoption of National Languages Policy.

Composer Brett Dean's Fire Music provides orchestral highlight, writes William Dart.

Chamber music meets pop when Blackbird Ensemble gives Bjork star treatment.

Musical interpretations of painting techniques delivered with charisma and charm.

Once the youngest in a prestigious global competition, pianist Joyce Yang is back in NZ.

Two dances, deftly performed, add up to the kind of show you want to see more of.

Creative New Zealand names artist to represent country at 2019 Venice Biennale.

Play about Martin Luther King's final hours sees big themes dealt with warmth and humour.

Calling all rock stars to The Square. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Canadian comedy star flies into Auckland as kings of improvised comedy celebrate 20 years.

Teaching art in low-decile schools gets results. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Photographer captures stunning images of a rarely seen side of NZ - the country at night.

Spectrum of human emotions portrayed in the play Two will make you laugh and cry.

Out of tragedy has come a triumphant piece of music which celebrates hope and new life.

Scholarship in memory of lawyer continues legacy of generosity five years after her death.

Acclaimed writer Minette Walters swaps crime for history to craft gripping true life tale

Sarah Ell talks to New Zealand's own ghosthunter and scopes out Auckland's scariest sites.

NZ pianist Michael Houstoun makes a stylish French connection, writes William Dart.

Amanda Billing shows us how to put a floral spin on a usually spooky fete.

Auckland Arts Festival brings magic to The Civic with return of a favourite comedy act.

Seasoned authors are on good form while a Wellington novelist's debut pleases.

Photographer Grant Sheehan highlights striking vistas many of us rarely see.

Janet McAllister, who's reading Auckland, steps inside warm and welcoming Manurewa library