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Laini Taylor: Elsewhere's other world
Out with vampires, in with other-worldy romance, writes Nicky Pellegrino.

Theatre Review: Yours Truly at The Basement
Playwright Albert Belz has earned considerable acclaim for his treatment of Maori subjects but his re-telling of the Jack the Ripper story seems to be making a statement about the perils of pigeon-holing writers according to their ethnicity.

World's best press photos on display (+photos)
Alan Perrott takes a look at an exhibition of the world’s best press photography, currently in Auckland.

Dance Review: Te Houhi - The People and the Land are One
Atamira Dance Company's's beautifully crafted new Te Houhi - The People and the Land are One draws on intricately connected layers of dance, video imagery and narrated text to share poignant ancestral stories from the Ngai Tuhoe lineage.

Artistic designs: Fashion's ongoing affair with the art world
They have always been linked but the fashion world is increasingly looking to the art world for inspiration.

Te Urewera - from the beginning
Rebecca Kamm looks at a dramatic work paying homage to the eviction of the Tuhoe people.

Lend me your ears: The future of Radio New Zealand
Can our national broadcaster adapt to change? And who's prepared to pay? Chris Barton reports on the future of Radio New Zealand.

Exhibition seen in a foreign light
An exhibition celebrates the work of photographer Frank Hofmann, who fled the Nazis and found sanctuary in Auckland. Adam Gifford reports