Thursday's Schirmer and Shostakovich concert was a grand finale for the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's New Zealand Herald Premier series.

An artist has redrawn classic animated ladies as breast cancer survivors in a bid to raise awareness for those battling the disease.

The Pacific's diverse arts make a 'house call' on Auckland's suburbs this month, writes Sarah Ell.

English land artist Simon Beck spent hours creating a sandy masterpiece on Auckland's west coast yesterday.

For nearly two years Northland doctor Chris Reid photographed his patients. Greg Dixon talks to him on the eve of an Auckland exhibition of the result.

Kerikeri GP Chris Reid photographed - with their permission - more than 400 of his patients at the end of their 15-minute consultation. The photos have just been published in a book called 'Patient: Portraits From A Doctor's Surgery' and will feature in an exhibition in Auckland in November. Check out some of the photos in our gallery.

On election night, re-elected Prime Minister John Key pledged he would lead a third-term Government "for all New Zealanders".

As a finalist for the Walters Prize, artist Kalisolaite ‘Uhila lived rough on the streets of Auckland for three months. It was scary, challenging and uplifting, he tells Linda Herrick.

Simple forms given power by Bambury's chemical wizardry.

Papers show budget for artwork on Auckland's Queens Wharf now scaled back to $1.5m - still $500K more than was originally planned. And it won't be finished on time either.

Groupe F’s latest extravaganza opens newly ‘annualised’ arts event in March.

The Hairy Maclary sculpture project planned for Tauranga's redeveloped waterfront is closing in on its fundraising target.