There are some similarities in these two provocative tales of sexual tension by talented young New Zealand playwrights.

In the space of a week, two characters in different TV One comedies have innocently mistaken a vibrator for a kitchen utensil.

The intimacy of Auckland Museum's auditorium must have appealed to Javier Perianes, introducing his Fazioli recital as more of a family concert.

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The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra take on the music of Ross Harris with excellent results.

TJ McNamara checks out new exhibitions from Elliot Collins and Daniel Crooks

Few games let you pause, sit silently while surrounded by sunfish and seaweed, and meditate.

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With a finely woven blend of song and interview fragments Australian John Waters takes us inside Lennon's glass onion.

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HEALR is an intriguing exploration of the concept of wellbeing in 2016. Created and performed by leading dance independents, Rose

NZME's Head of Entertainment Joanna Hunkin and NZH Focus's very own sweetie darling Laura McGoldrick, delve into the new Ab Fab movie in style.

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The evening almost stole upon us. First up, clarinettist Julian Bliss gave us Debussy with pianist Sarah Watkins and, with shivery

It was cheering that the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra opened its latest concert with an indisputable Strauss masterpiece.

Melodrama falls a little flat on debut but theatre company shows potential.

Plopping the beloved characters from the riotous 90s British sitcom in 2016, drizzling them in Champagne and celebrity cameos, and seeing what comes out the other side.

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Five supervillains walk into a bar. The movie they're in pretty much stops. No, there's no punchline.

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It's been slammed by critics everywhere, but surely there must be some ray of light in this big budget Hollywood Blockbuster? Laura McGoldrick took Chris Campbell along to see if they could fill in the cracks.

This small and absorbing Icelandic film is much more affecting than its modest ambitions may seem to promise.

By allowing the audience to decide how much they will pay for the show, Free Happiness poses a challenge that doubles as an attractive, if somewhat risky, marketing ploy.

COMMENT: The sisters' honesty and openness helps set Kitchen Diplomacy apart from the countless other travel and cooking shows on television.

Audiences have become accustomed to the seemingly inevitable triumph of Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's annual Opera in Concert.

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Deutsche Grammophon has taken Argentinian pianist Martha Argerich's 75th birthday very seriously. New releases include a Bueno Aires

Nicky Spence's impassioned performance of Andre Caplet's 1917 song-cycle, Les Prieres inevitably takes on new resonances, after an

The fine city of Toulouse, on the river Garonne, has an air of Italy about it. It is immensely proud of its Capitole, the long neo-classical

Macklemore is on a mission to use his voice for good.