Four children under six in a pristine art gallery sounds like a recipe for disaster, but, as Danielle Wright finds out, there are 'safe' areas for families if you know where to look.

Fraser Munroe has been a stonemason for 17 years, and his quality stonework can be seen at many of Waiheke Island's vineyards and lodges. He tells Raewyn Court what he loves about living on the island.

Our interviewer finds the canny but philanthropic arts patron hard to prod out of his shell.

Music for the movies deserves a little time in the spotlight. Too often it is viewed as a secondary art. It is not only composers who lose out because of this, but audiences too.

Students from Manukau Institute of Technology will put a South Auckland spin on the much-loved musical West Side Story.

The world's first Pacific musical is inspired by our nation's immigrants who each made sacrifices for a chance in New Zealand.

Ian Wedde's new novel portrays a troubled food critic who creates a crisis.

Josie McNaught gives a local's guide to Venice, where New Zealand art is on display at the world’s greatest exhibition.

An English pensioner who almost sold off an unwanted brooch for £10 has seen the item fetch more than £36,000 at auction.

The Auckland Art Fair could not have found a better venue than the Viaduct Events Centre

TJ McNamara's picks of the week from the Auckland galleries.

Artforum magazine publisher Knight Landesman is here next week to deliver the Auckland Art Fair keynote lecture. The New Yorker has been an active friend to New Zealand artists for many years.