The cloak was made in the traditional method and has been at the gallery for 10 years.

Theatre, dance and festivals - there's no excuse to stay home this weekend.

Wintec artist gets PM's Scholarship for Asia. Made with funding from NZ on Air.

An Antarctica requiem finds its way into a Mozart programme, writes Raewyn Whyte.

Theatre stars come out to play in Matariki theatre that champions diversity and difference

The evening was entitled Brahms & Tchaikovsky, but NZ composer Gareth Farr shone.

Young composer Josiah Carr talks about wrestling, letting go and tiptoeing through trees.

An acclaimed Māori astronomer is heartened to see more Kiwis celebrating Matariki.

The programme opened with three chorale preludes from Bach's Orgel-buchlein.

Te reo Māori taken to the page and the stage as language learning continues.

While you're getting into the groove you might also like some Māori literature.

Two inspirational women in Stem share insights about working in a male-dominated field.

Book-burning denied in closure of three specialised university libraries

Keep yourself entertained this weekend with picks from the TimeOut and Arts teams.

Michael Hurst fires up winter with (not) Shakespeare to show thrilling Jacobean theatre.

Award-winning string quartet scales the heights but keeps its feet on the ground.

From Dr Seuss to Roald Dahl and everywhere in between.

Poi maker wants to express Māori culture and bring the community together.

A turning point in global history is told in rich compelling play, says Dionne Christian.

Goodbye Naughton, ended week one of Pacific Dance Festival 2018 with rousing cheers.

The tragic decline of NZ's native species was apparent even to our earliest settlers.

Libby Johnston first Kiwi to win Presidential Scholarship to study in New York

Performers shine in Silo Theatre's production of "Cellfish", writes Dione Joseph.

'A Gambler's Guide to Dying' is a gently humorous night of theatre, says Paul Simei-Barton

Yorick! is a rousing celebration of living the best life you can, writes Dionne Christian.

What's on this weekend? Arts and TimeOut reporters round up their picks

Matariki should be recognised as an event of national significance, says Te Papa.

The test should sell out, with 32 per cent of tickets being sold outside the region.

A family at war; an empire in balance - no, it's not Game of Thrones but real life.

One of NZ's artistic gems, Auckland Chamber Orchestra's gives Waiheke composer a hearing.