Bassoonist Ben Hoadley is a man with a mission - to explore and add to the catalogue of woodwind music written by New Zealand composers.

For a woman knocking on 70, King lights up damn bright and her voice was denser and richer than its younger counterpart.

A book about Samoan tattooing - tatau - records a story that has been 30 years in the making.

The auction of 'the most elegant piece of furniture ever seen in Auckland' is a unique event.

Isobel Dryburgh on the clothes that get her creative juices flowing.

Dionne Christian meets a theatre group with a conscience and discusses the risks facing the new generations.

Textile designer Ingrid Anderson has come a long way from screen-printing her own teatowels to save money.

Dylan Horrocks, author of newly published graphic novel Hicksville, said he grew up in two places: In New Zealand and in comics.

Mitch Albom has realised people are hungry for stories that touch them deeply.

Artist Don Binney has been attracted to the Waitakere coast since childhood. He tells Alan Perrott how the diverse landscape can mean so much to so many

Artist Don Binney has been attracted to the Waitakere coast since childhood.

Author and columnist Nicky Pellegrino has gone public on how she was raped at knifepoint as a young woman - and her attacker was never found.

The revivification of the Auckland Town Hall organ has certainly captured the imagination of the city.

An art historian's essays on McCahon are painstakingly researched, beautifully written and engaging.

Author Derek Landy tells Stephen Jewell there's no motive that's more pure than vengeance

Some works are particularly difficult to capture on camera