Simon Bridges fronts Indian community at Auckland's Diwali celebrations after controversial race-based comments.

Chamber Music New Zealand finishes 2018 on a friendly note, writes William Dart.

In Pop-up Globe Anne Tenney makes a dramatic break from the roles that made her famous

London-based NZ journalist Corazon Miller considers what's behind the art in Oceania show.

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There's power in anger, say NZ actors taking pure unbridled rage onto the stage

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Staying in town this Labour Weekend? There's plenty to entertain and keep you busy.

Tempo Dance Festival ends on emotional note as Douglas Wright's cancer battle is revealed.

Auckland set for Vegas-style theatre as blockbuster show opens at SkyCity.

It's a pint-sized theatre in a basement, yet it influences what we see on stage and screen

Dane Mitchell, NZ's artist at the 2019 Venice Biennale, conjures images out of air.

Your guide to what is happening in the Whanganui region this week.

From chamber music to a visit from William "Captain Kirk" Shatner, it's on this weekend.

An international brewery criticised for naming its beer "Māori Tears" has apologised.

Spanish singer dominated opera stages in the years after Callas.

Looking back to the future - photographers capture changing Auckland neighbourhoods.

Carol Furtado wasn't meant to be a dancer let alone a "Bollywood" star but that's destiny.

PM's Awards for Literary Achievement winners pioneers of new frontiers in local writing.

Art and food create an "edible mandala" for Auckland Artweek.

Bach's retelling of the Passion of Christ is as powerful as ever in APO's hands.

Welcome to the economics of the art world.

Fleeing suburban life in Canberra, an Aussie teen went out for an adventure.

Auckland youth charity welcomes donation from Australian superstar Tim Minchin.

Author Matt Suddain talks to Graham Norton about Creativity, Kiwiness and his new novel.

Oceania exhibition celebrating Cook's first voyage likely to build interest.

West Auckland grandmother and master artist Lailoko Keakea gets Ponsonby gallery show.

The elevation of Brent Kavanaugh would secure conservative majority on the Supreme Court.

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NZ Barok lights a candle in a church as vital to musicians as it is to the congregation