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TJ McNamara: At the galleries
A Judy Millar retrospective shows the visceral strength of the artist's works.
A Judy Millar retrospective shows the visceral strength of the artist's works.
Two of NZ theatre's fiercest female voices, Hayley Sproull and Jo Randerson, to be heard in Auckland.
Joel Granger is experiencing the kind of success young perfomers hope for, but are warned is unlikely to happen.
Super-soldier trilogy's final story has hope, but don't hold out for a happy ending, writes David Larsen
An expatriate Kiwi writer who has lived in half a dozen countries says New Zealand culture is uniquely hostile towards women. Katherine
Gruesome Playground Injuries is a slightly perplexing, but absorbing play.
Tickets go on sale on Friday for Joseph and The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat and West Side Story, two of the world's most popular musicals.
Victor Herbert is mostly remembered for his operettas, now a new collection of his orchestral music reminds us this man had a very different life before he succumbed to the lure of Broadway.
The University of Waikato, home to the Conservatorium of Music, has added a unique new course - the only one of its kind in the country training New Zealand opera stars of the future.
Actor Rob Mokaraka's one-person play, which tells the story of his depression-driven police standoff, to open in Auckland.
Viva Voce is possibly the country's liveliest chamber choir; next weekend, itsHeavenly Bodies concert is inspired by The Bard's image of the orbs of heaven.
All eyes may have been on the full frontal nude depiction of Andrew Little, but painter André Hemer was the big winner at the Wallace Art Awards this week.
Whanganui artist Mark Rayner says he is pleased to learn that opposition leader Andrew Little is amused by the artist's naked impression
Proponents of eminent Maori architect John Scott have made a last-ditch effort to save one of his revered works on the shores of Lake
Tim and Sherrah Francis amassed the greatest names in New Zealand art for more than 50 years. Kim Knight talks to their son about the sale of his parents' unique collection.
When it comes to Kiwi Big Band jazz, Rodger Fox is the man who set the template; now he's touring the country with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.
As I child, I remember having terrible stage fright. I was terrified of drama class and anything that required me to speak in front
You're not too likely to encounter the music of Auber in today's opera houses and concert halls. Well, not in this country, although
Every job has its challenges and there's many an adman (and, increasingly, woman) looking to escape; now 10 creatives are showing off what they do when they spring free.
Works selected for the Walters Prize, now on show at Auckland Art Gallery and to be announced later this month, are three video works and a billboard display representing each artist's body of work.
They're the ideas men behind some of our most iconic advertising campaigns and images, working in an industry regarded as one of the
This surprising show - by new writer/director Ash Jones - is bonkers in the most wonderful way.
It is easy to see why the Royal NZ Ballet's signature work Giselle has earned popular and critical acclaim at home in New Zealand and around the world: it is simply superb in every way.
His Map of the Human Heart took him to the Arctic Circle. His New Zealand films In Spring One Plants Alone, Vigil, The Navigator
Geoff Allen's snippets-of-life drama is prettily presented by director Amanda Rees and holds attention with some lovely moving moments
When the internationally-renowned Cirque du Soleil blows into town, there's a group of local circus performers they're keen to see. Based
Twelve weeks, two season extensions, 128 mostly sold-out performances attended by 100,000 (including 20,000 school students) and 10
Luca Manghi is in rehearsal week for tonight's Flautissimo concert, one of the regular chamber music evenings sponsored by Auckland's