EntertainmentMovie Review: The HostThe inevitable film of novelist Stephenie Meyer's first post-<i>Twilight</i> book arrives without the feverish anticipation of the vampire movies, but with mild curiosity to see how her storytelling translates to other genres.30 Mar 06:00 PM
EntertainmentMovie Review: Hyde Park on HudsonBill Murray is the king of comedy so it's about time he played the President of the United States. In this instance, Franklin D Roosevelt, who guided America through the Great Depression, then World War II.30 Mar 05:30 PM
EntertainmentTV Preview: All New Grand Designs RevisitedKevin's best in design biz, writes Sarah Lang.30 Mar 05:00 PM
EntertainmentA comic trip down memory laneJanet McAllister reviews Coronation Street On Stage and finds it a thin and airy skit show with the production values of a smash hit musical.29 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionDark drama in the shadowsBig, bleak, beautiful Central Otago is the star of Top of the Lake, the new Jane Campion-driven television series, which began here on UKTV last night.27 Mar 04:08 AM
EntertainmentClassical review: Collaboration produces exquisite resultsThere was more than one tale to be told in NZTrio's <i>Convergence</i> concert on Sunday, particularly by the featured New Zealand composers.25 Mar 04:30 PM
EntertainmentAuckland arts festival: War RequiemSubstantial classical music has been meagre in this Auckland Arts Festival.24 Mar 04:30 PM
EntertainmentClassical review: Aria and waiata mix irresistibleIt was difficult to resist the world of Whaka-Aria Mai: Opera in Te Reo.24 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionConcert review: Kelly finale flawless treatFew of the 1000-plus who packed the house for the final show of Paul Kelly's main-centre tour would have been familiar with his latest album, Spring and Fall.24 Mar 04:30 PM
EntertainmentTV Preview: Top of the LakePrepare to do some serious thinking during Jane Campion's series, writes Nick Grant.23 Mar 05:00 PM
EntertainmentTV Preview: Thelma's Gypsy GirlsFirst steps to autonomy are chaotic, reports Sarah Lang.23 Mar 04:30 PM
EntertainmentBiblical tale inspiration for dance masterpieceChoreographers Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and Damien Jalet take the biblical story of the Tower of Babel with its smiting of the human race into painful divisions of nationality and language.22 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionPaul Casserly: Coro St Ken's meltdown a 'good get'TV blogger Paul Casserly looks at the 'good gets' of recent current affairs, from Coro Street's Ken to one of the architects of the Iraq war.21 Mar 09:10 PM
OpinionConcert review: Neil Young and Crazy HorseNeil Young refused to play a greatest hits set, but his concert was crazy and confounding, exciting and exhausting, writes Russell Baillie.21 Mar 08:00 PM
EntertainmentAuckland Arts Festival: Little BrittenThere were a few bumps leading up to Auckland Arts Festival's first-centenary tribute to Benjamin Britten.20 Mar 04:30 PM