EntertainmentSeriously Playing the FoolMicahel Hurst dons the Fool costume for King Lear, three decades after first tackling the role. By Barney McDonald.09 Mar 06:00 PM
EntertainmentRevisiting the 17th century with elegance and attitudeThe cover of Max Emanuel Cencic's Venezia says it all. The Croatian countertenor is all elegance, in dinner jacket and cravat, in front of an ornate wallpaper that might adorn the walls of a Venetian palazzo.09 Mar 04:30 PM
EntertainmentPasifika kicks off at Western SpringsAround 100,000 people are expected at Western Springs Lakeside Park in Auckland today for the annual Pasifika festival.08 Mar 09:52 PM
LifestyleSon for the return homeAuckland Art Gallery director Chris Saines leaves next week for Queensland after 17 years of working towards the gallery’s expansion and rejuvenation. But he’ll be back one day, he tells Linda Herrick.08 Mar 08:00 PM
EntertainmentThe Breath of the VolcanoPictures from the opening night of the Auckland Arts Festival performance by French pyrotechnical wizards Groupe F07 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandArtist pays tribute to a Kiwi classicArtist Ralph Hotere, who died last week, has been immortalised by a street artist in Auckland.07 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandDazzling, hypnotic wizardsJust go see this. French pyrotechnical wizards Groupe F offer a superlative, splendiferous, explosive extravaganza. Artistic director Christophe Berthonneau and his team, and Red Leap Theatre, are to be congratulated.07 Mar 04:20 PM
EntertainmentReview: En route, Auckland CBDWalking tours - especially those guided by a remote, apparently all-seeing, all-knowing central HQ - are full of tantalising possibilities: where will I be going? How will I know how to get there?06 Mar 10:10 PM
EntertainmentReview: Cantina, Aotea Square<i>Cantina</i> opens with a velvety voiced crooner promising to "shoot the moon right out of the sky" and honours that with an exhilarating acrobatics display set in the seductive ambience of a 1920s speak-easy.06 Mar 09:35 PM
EntertainmentReview: The Factory, Q TheatrePacific Les Mis musical hugely leavened by romance, humour and funky 70s style06 Mar 09:25 PM
New ZealandRegional polytechs facing underfunding - LabourRegional polytechnics are important to their communities, and the National-led government is underfunding them, two Labour politicians say.06 Mar 05:20 AM
EntertainmentCreative team painting the town pinkIf you see Auckland Arts Festival artistic director Carla van Zon wandering around town over the next couple of weeks, give her a bottle of water and something healthy to eat to boost her stamina for the duration of the programme.05 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionBrian Rudman: City's cultural desert is a mirageWhat Auckland's cultural scene does lack, when it comes to Ateed and Aucklanders in general, is a true appreciation of the goodies that are on offer on their doorsteps.03 Mar 08:30 PM
LifestyleChipping awayAt the North Shore Woodturning Guild, Danielle Wright discovers a piece of the past with a link to the future01 Mar 04:30 PM
KahuHotere's body arrives at MitimitiThe body of artist Ralph Hotere arrived to emotional scenes at Mitimiti in Northland this afternoon.01 Mar 02:28 AM
KahuThousands farewell celebrated artist Ralph HotereThousands of people filled St Joseph's Cathedral in Dunedin today to farewell celebrated artist Ralph Hotere.28 Feb 01:36 AM
LifestyleFashion in the City: Viva's picksWith 11 days of fabulous events taking place during a celebration of all things fashionable, there's no excuse not to be involved in the Fashion in the Big Little City festival.26 Feb 05:00 PM
KahuMedia flap over kapa hakaRestrictions at this year's kapa haka championships has led to members of the public criticising mainstream media for the lack of coverage.25 Feb 04:30 PM
