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Blessed with rich variety and verve
The Auckland theatre scene has been busier than ever over the past year, but does quantity mean quality?

Fresh blood hits right note for a grand year
There's been plenty of variety and rich performances in the classical live music scene over the past year.

Godfather of punk whose time has come
Malcolm McLaren is practically a national treasure in Britain.

The boy who never grows old
Master choreographer Russell Kerr's Peter Pan shows no signs of ageing.

Tired old lady gets a facelift
The Edmiston Gallery in the National Maritime Museum has had a much-needed revamp.

<i>Michele Hewitson Interview:</i> Sam Hunt
'In a perfect world, I would never drink, but it ain't a perfect world' says Sam Hunt.

Plagiarists 'like drug cheats'
A doyen of NZ literature has compared plagiarism to drug cheating in sport because of the unfair advantage it gives over contemporaries.

Ihimaera row should be taken seriously - CK Stead
CK Stead has criticised Auckland University for minimising the seriousness of the Witi Ihimaera plagiarism controversy.

Ihimaera to buy back copies of controversial book
Most copies of Witi Ihimaera's The Trowenna Sea, which contains plagiarised passages, are set to be taken off bookstore shelves.