The layered, colourful and feminine works of artist Emma Wright represent the "unpredictability" of life.

Bill Culbert, New Zealand's artist for the 2013 Venice Biennale.

A spiritual home is slowly taking shape on a Northland coastal block in the hands of a Maori sculptor and his wife.

My happy place is my conservation studio at the Auckland Art Gallery.

Three Asian artists draw on their heritage to create contemporary works with meaning.

Have beauty pageants lost their allure?

Danielle Wright finds Wellington alive with art events, food and popular culture this winter.

Patua means "to hit, kill, subdue, ill-treat", and writer-director Renae Maihi bravely takes on the subject of child abuse in the 75 nicely paced minutes of this, her second play.

The biggest game in town is Michael Parekowhai et al at Michael Lett. It combines the talents of an artist and a collective.

Michal Dworzynski will launch the Auckland Philharmonia's Splendour Series.

Five colossal iron clydesdales have joined the array of sculptures adorning Sir Michael Hill's golf course and sculpture park in Queenstown. Sir Richard Taylor, of Weta Workshop, will unveil the horses at the seventh hole at The Hills tomorrow.

Cars slowed and heads turned as almost 200 brightly coloured mood sticks were carried through central Auckland by people with white gloves.

Elliott Crimp has lost two fingers, part of his right foot, areas around his knees and all his toes to meningococcal B - but he hasn't lost his sense of humour.

Works of art featuring the model Kate Moss have gone up for auction at Christie's in London. From an photograph of Moss from a Calvin Klein campaign in 1993 to a recent shot of her in a bronze body suit, the model is an iconic figure on the catwalk. The British model's career spans over two decades and she continues to front numerous campaigns today.

Rockers The National have shown their stamina when they performed their hit song Sorrow for six hours on repeat as part of an art installation.