New ZealandThe woman who read Auckland: Janet McAllister continues her library tourJanet McAllister continues her tour of Auckland libraries, visiting the Albany and Glenfield branches.04 Nov 04:00 PM
EntertainmentTaking horror from screen to stageShort plays are designed to show how frightening the imagination can be.04 Nov 04:00 PM
EntertainmentAt the Galleries: TJ McNamara reviews the latest art gallery showsWild, rhetorical and witty painting - Dick Frizzell show proves why he's one of our best painters.04 Nov 04:00 PM
EntertainmentTales of rice and men at Auckland Arts Festival 2017An exclusive first look at what's on at the 2017 Auckland Arts Festival.04 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandA pretty pour showArtist has collected his favourite coffee cups from cafes around the world - and now he's sharing his collection.03 Nov 09:13 PM
EntertainmentTrio take show on the roadSam Brooks, Geordie Holibar and Tim Earl will spend their early summer taking one of Brook's award-winning plays on an Auckland and North Island tour.03 Nov 04:00 PM
EntertainmentA composer with a fierce political conscienceNZ composer Juliet Palmer asks, 'how can one live in these times and not be enraged?'03 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandWilliam Darts reviews APO's Soul of the CelloYoung and dazzlingly talented APO Composer-in-Residence delivers.03 Nov 04:00 PM
EntertainmentMaidment Theatre to close for goodThe University of Auckland's Maidment Theatre is to close for good, as the price-tag to fix it soared to more than $16 million.02 Nov 02:45 AM
KahuExhumation would 'breach Maori custom'Digging up the body of a young Christchurch father five years after his death would be a "significant breach" of Maori custom, a court 01 Nov 03:21 AM
KahuExhumation row: 'Leave Dad in the ground'The teenage son of a Christchurch man at the centre of a five-year exhumation row today made an emotional plea in court to say, 'Please leave my Dad in the ground'.31 Oct 10:26 PM
OpinionAlan DuffAlan Duff: Just shut the hell upCOMMENT: Step out of the shot and let it be about someone else for a while - it's not always about you.31 Oct 04:00 PM
EntertainmentHavelock North Village carnival 'biggest yet'The Havelock North Village street carnival on Saturday was "the biggest yet", says Havelock North Business Association marketing manager 30 Oct 04:45 PM
OpinionWomen the victims in 'crime porn' riseCOMMENT: Given that violence continues to have a central role in storytelling, maybe it is time to revisit the boundaries of just how much is too much.30 Oct 04:00 PM
EntertainmentFeel the love - young dogs give it heapsDon Juan is an energetic, irrepressibly gleeful and good-natured evening out.30 Oct 04:00 PM
EntertainmentAPO's resident composer enthuses about new roleAPO's next concert is a welcome opportunity to sample the first commission from its resident composer.28 Oct 04:00 PM
EntertainmentHow playing video games lead to dance careerPlaying video games inspired dancer Joshua (Fale) Faleatua.28 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandT.J McNamara: At the galleriesSea calmly meets sky in Stanley Palmer's mature and masterly images.28 Oct 04:00 PM
EntertainmentAuthor Jay McInerney writes the next chapter in bright livesAuthor Jay McInerney admits he shares some characteristics with his protagonist, Russell.28 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandWhere former phone book art lives nowCorporate art collections unlocked during Artweek tours.28 Oct 04:00 PM
EntertainmentClassical CD review: William Dart on Tchaikovsky, Piano Concerto No.2 & Concert FantasiaTchaikovsky, Piano Concerto No.2 & Concert Fantasia is a superb symphonic adventure from the New Zealand Symphony.28 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandFormer cop bounces back as authorA former west Auckland cop has swapped pounding the beat for writing grisly crime novels after being struck down with a rare autoimmune disorder.28 Oct 04:00 PM
EntertainmentNear curtain call grist for a new showYou'd think actor Mick Innes would be more cautious about staging another one-man show at the Basement Theatre; last time he was there, he came close to dying on stage.28 Oct 04:00 PM
EntertainmentDance depicts daily dilemmaOn the eve of its Auckland show, Footnote dancers talk about the impact of costumes.28 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandWilliam Dart reviews APO's Outraged concertConductor Giordano Bellincampi ensured an exhilarating night with the APO.27 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandDay of the Dead celebrated in AucklandMex Festival's Day of the Dead celebration will feature skull candies, skeleton costumes and tables with photos of the dead.27 Oct 04:00 PM
EntertainmentRufus Wainwright to headline Auckland Arts FestivalRufus Wainwright admits opera can be both daunting and dull. But he's determined to prove it doesn't have to be.27 Oct 06:30 AM
EmploymentFor actors, the pay's the thingArtists and entertainers may think their work is a labour of love, but that doesn't mean they shouldn't be paid a fair wage for it26 Oct 08:48 PM
EntertainmentTheatre review: Lucrece, Auckand Shakespeare CompanyAuckland Shakespeare Company's Lucrece confronts the way rape debases our humanity.26 Oct 04:00 PM
OpinionOpinion: Why Melania will be real winnerCOMMENT: Melania Trump has been pooper-scooping after Donald since 1998, but she will never be cast as a victim, in her eyes or anyone else's.25 Oct 09:49 PM
New ZealandKiwi helps give Marlowe his dueA retired Kiwi academic is behind the decision to name Christopher Marlowe as co-author of three of William Shakespeare's plays.25 Oct 04:00 PM
EntertainmentMuch ado for Pop-up Globe's returnIt's all new for Pop-up Globe which returns with four more plays, a different location and groundbreaking interior design.25 Oct 01:47 AM
New ZealandLibrary cost-cuts cultural vandalismCOMMENT: Libraries are not in decline because of some natural progression, but because of the cultural vandalism of cost-cutting.23 Oct 04:00 PM
EntertainmentAPO's Final Symphony a marketing triumphAuckland Philharmonia Orchestra's Final Symphony was a marketing triumph, selling out its first performance and occasioning a Saturday night re-run.23 Oct 04:00 PM
