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'Humble apology' from Haka Energy Drink maker
An energy drink being sold in Canada under the name Haka has offended Kiwis living there.
Avatar circus show coming to New Zealand
Cirque du Soleil's new show is based on the world of James Cameron's Avatar.
Highly entertaining, visually spectacular
New theatre is a great setting for Driver's Amadeus interpretation.
Good thing going with music's masters
Michael Houstoun and Rodger Fox's Big Band have got a good thing going.
Ian Wedde on poetry's everyday swerves
A new Selected Poems marks Ian Wedde as one of our finest poets
Book review: L.S Hilton's Domina
L.S Hilton's new novel combines sex, murder, designer dresses and art forgeries.
Moving drama shows we're all in transit
Our first Pasifika African play is a powerful coming-of-age tale, writes Dione Joseph.
It's a dog's life for travelling comics
Only in New Zealand? A travelling show about canines' comic capers rolls into town.
How Sex and the City celebrated feminism
20 years after its debut, we ask two women of different ages what SATC means to them.
Opinion: Give Te Reo a chance to survive
OPINION: We should do better than treating the language like it's a hassle.
An episode with...
In a new series, we ask TV stars 10 questions. This week, actress Nicole Da Silva.
'Next-level' talent in spoken word showcase
"Spoken word fills a gap which doesn't necessarily exist in other spaces."
Finding her inner child
Author Lauren Child explains how writing Clarice Bean led to a teen detective series.
Top picks for the Auckland Writers Festival
Weekend reviewers give their top picks for what to see at the Auckland Writers Festival.
My bookshelf: Dame Fiona Kidman
The books which have inspired honoured New Zealand writer, Dame Fiona Kidman.
William Dart reviews latest classical CDS
William Dart takes a listen to contemporary Latin America composers.
Orcs and All Blacks lure the megarich
The super-rich are buying experiences instead of handbags and heading to NZ.
History between the lines
Author Jenny Pattrick again jumps back in time to reveal amazing feat in our history.
Classical review: Stephen De Pledge
Auckland has new classical concert initiative that's proving popular,writes William Dart.
Shared WWI history honoured through music
Composer Gareth Farr's new requiem concerto will be heard in New Zealand and France.
Maori historian makes final appeal for World War I images
Historian Monty Soutar is making a last plea for rare pictures of WWI Maori soldiers
Classical review: APO From Russia with Love
Discovered just last year, Stravinsky's 1909 music is brought to vivid live by the APO.
Dance review: Hip hop continues to boom
Our hip hop dancers continue to show why they're the world's best, writes Dione Joseph.
Twelve Questions with Ashleigh Young
Wellington author was astounded to discover she'd won a $230,000 literary prize.
Cultures in transit to new artforms
Our first Pasifika/African theatre production opens this week, writes Dionne Christian.
Love letters birthday gift to theatre
One of Auckland's most iconic theatres prepares to celebrate its 40th birthday in style.
Art so popular you'll wait years for it
An Auckland artist has become so popular she's had to cut off her commission wait list.
Classical review: APO Gallery of Sound
Young composers rise to challenge to create music inspired by art, writes William Dart.
Pop up Globe to go global?
Pop up Globe producers may be close to sealing a deal to take their show around the world.
Unaccompanied majors strike a chord
Singers passionate about a cappella compete to be the best Naked Choir in the country.
Classical CD: Sacred Duets
Never judge a book by its cover. William Dart finds you shouldn't do the same with a CD.
Actors, dancers and opera singers ready to make Amadeus rock
Madison Nonoa adds pop culture cache to opera singer mystique when she appears in Amadeus.
The woman who read Auckland goes west
Janet McAllister, the woman who's reading her way around Auckland, heads west.