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![It's all go at Whoa!](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
It's all go at Whoa!
Aucklanders get their first glimpse of the new Whoa! Studios today.
![Touring Tate show a 2017 art highlight](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Touring Tate show a 2017 art highlight
Huge touring exhibition is an art world highlight for 2017, writes T.J.McNamara.
![2017 sounds sweet, writes William Dart](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
2017 sounds sweet, writes William Dart
William Dart previews the concert highlights of 2017.
![Review: 2016's best classical CDs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Review: 2016's best classical CDs
William Dart chooses his favourite classical CDs of 2016.
![Waiheke Island sculpture trail features art on grand scale](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Waiheke Island sculpture trail features art on grand scale
Waiheke Island will once again welcome New Zealand's most prestigious sculpture exhibition.
![Curtain falls on 2016 theatre](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Curtain falls on 2016 theatre
Our reviewers look at the highs and lows in Auckland theatre, 2016.
![Bid to boost NZ craft and applied arts](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Bid to boost NZ craft and applied arts
Craft, design and architecture are booming and a new gallery is needed to keep up with this growth.
![Te Papa charity launch draws $1.45m in cash and art](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Te Papa charity launch draws $1.45m in cash and art
Kiwi couple donate seven works including pieces by Salvador Dali, Andy Warhol and Joan Miro at inaugural event.
![Shorty St star on that same-sex kiss](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Shorty St star on that same-sex kiss
12 Questions: Shortland Street star JJ Fong has made a steamy impression on the long-running Kiwi soap - but there's much more to her talents than just acting.
![Dylan note: Thanks for Nobel prize](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Dylan note: Thanks for Nobel prize
Audience hear legend's sincere acceptance - by letter.
![Book review: Ben Sanders' noir perfection](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Book review: Ben Sanders' noir perfection
Greg Fleming reviews Ben Sanders' second American-based novel Marshall's Law
![Lessons bring history into the present](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Lessons bring history into the present
Northcote College students see their research displayed at Auckland Museum.
![Wanted: Batman-like principal for school](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Wanted: Batman-like principal for school
Grab your cape and mask, one Auckland school is seeking a principal who is 'like Batman'.
![Tim Finn's fashionable new musical](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Tim Finn's fashionable new musical
Tim Finn has created an engaging score for a hit Aussie musical.
![Horowitz flies high with Magpie Murders](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Horowitz flies high with Magpie Murders
Anthony Horowitz has penned his first original novel for adults in more than a decade.
![Singing the praises of choirs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Singing the praises of choirs
A growing number of New Zealanders are signing up to sing.
![Dahl show the right medicine for holiday start](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Dahl show the right medicine for holiday start
A Roald Dahl classic comes to the Auckland stage.
![Book reviews: kids' chapter books](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Book reviews: kids' chapter books
Dionne Christian reviews the latest kids' chapter books and points out some of 2016's best.
![Book reviews: Non-fiction books](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Book reviews: Non-fiction books
Jim Eagles and Mark Fryer pick 2016's best non-fiction books.
![Book reviews: poetry](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Book reviews: poetry
Siobhan Harvey reviews recent poetry books and picks favourites from the year.
![Auckland acting talent recognised](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Auckland acting talent recognised
Auckland's acting community recognises outstanding achievements at annual awards.
![Book reviews: Crime fiction](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Book reviews: Crime fiction
Greg Fleming reviews the latest crop of crime fiction and points out some of the year's best reads.
![Non-traditional end to year a success](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Non-traditional end to year a success
Sunday's German Christmas concert triumphantly signed off another successful year for Bach Musica NZ.
![Alan Duff: Why music lifts us up](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Alan Duff: Why music lifts us up
COMMENT: You want uplifting, pure unadulterated joy and access to your inner mind? Listen to Chopin.
![Hazard of Winz office layout 'obvious'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Hazard of Winz office layout 'obvious'
The Ministry of Social Development is awaiting sentencing on breach of health and safety legislation after the 2014 Ashburton Work and Income office killings.