It started with a routine check by German tax inspectors - and resulted in the discovery of an art hoard so vast and spectacular that no one yet knows how the story truly ends.

It has only been four months but I have fallen hard for Auckland.

Claims by New York's newest resident and elusive artist Banksy that the new World Trade Center is a "disaster" have caused a stir in the Big Apple.

Check out footage from the Michael Jackson-inspired Cirque du Soleil show Immortal, starting in Auckland tonight.

Dutch museums are trying to trace the owners of a unexpectedly high number of art pieces that were confiscated by the Nazis over 70 years ago.

An artwork depicting controversial strikes on Auckland's waterfront 100 years ago has been covered up ahead of its removal this morning.

We profile stars of Cirque du Soleil's Michael Jackson show about to open in NZ. Today: Leeco Kosmidis.

The first in a series profiling stars of the Cirque du Soleil's Michael Jackson show about to open in Auckland.

Does he like peeling onions? Michael Hurst looks bemused by the question - he is eating a home-made salad of piquant appearance - so he pauses, fork in mid-air, and tilts his head.

He became the first New Zealander to be convicted for art forgery, but Carl Goldie's family don't think he minded too much.

Take a look at some of the acts that will be performing at the 2014 NZ Festival.

Capacity audiences enjoy Tempo's closing weekend of established pieces and works in progress.

A pair of carved rhinoceros horns have been sold at auction for close to $800,000 in a record-breaking antique sale.

A Kiwi woman has lucked into buying two original Banksy paintings worth thousands of dollars for $NZ144.

Waste management bosses in the UK have called for street artist Banksy to be charged with vandalism and have vowed to set him up for an arrest where his true identity will finally be revealed.