EntertainmentFilm of the week: Eye in the SkyBy general consensus, Barack Obama has authorised about 10 times as many drone attacks as his predecessor; the death toll from drone strikes is now higher than that of 9/11 and many of the dead have been innocent civilians, including women and children.14 Apr 02:00 AM
OpinionChris SchulzHave we reached peak zombie?Fear the Walking Dead's second season premiere just jumped the zombie shark, writes Chris Schulz.12 Apr 09:00 AM
EntertainmentNZSO rewards full houseThe New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and Edo de Waart's second selection of masterworks on Saturday rewarded a well-filled town hall with music that strayed for only eight minutes from the Teutonic straight and narrow.10 Apr 05:00 PM
EntertainmentMick Fleetwood guest star of Mt Eden theatre benefit showFleetwood Mac's drummer one of the surprise guests for show at vintage suburban theatre ...10 Apr 03:00 AM
EntertainmentMovie review: The Jungle BookAn all-star cast brings The Jungle Book reboot to life, but the new Mowgli is the standout.10 Apr 03:00 AM
EntertainmentClassic CD Review: Santiago Canon ValenciaTwo attractive new releases feature Valencia, alongside Katherine Austin, mining the repertoire for cello and piano, both substantial and stocking-filler.09 Apr 02:30 AM
OpinionKarl PuschmannKarl Puschmann: Netflix's cheap insults fail to pass as comedyCOMMENT: The Ranch wants to pull on your heartstrings but it also wants to insult you and stick its hand up your privates, writes Karl Puschmann.08 Apr 07:30 AM
EntertainmentHow Deftones made real Gore emerge from the chaosThere was plenty of noise in the studio during the recording of the Sacramento rockers' latest album.08 Apr 06:30 AM
EntertainmentThe show that outdoes The BachelorDating's cheating. Here are five reasons why Married at First Sight is better than The Bachelor.08 Apr 03:00 AM
EntertainmentAlbum of the Week: Hollie SmithFrom the reggae-rock punch of the title track to the closing caress of the lullaby-soul Dream, this is an album Smith is running on best instincts.07 Apr 11:30 PM
EntertainmentReview: Slow down and enjoy Quantum BreakSlow down. Take a minute. Hit pause. Just chill. That's exactly what Quantum Break asks you to do. Frequently.07 Apr 10:30 PM
EntertainmentWalking Dead's producers try to defend that terrible season finale"We are comfortable with the direction we went" says The Walking Dead's executive producer after fans complain about season six's cliffhanger finale.07 Apr 10:00 AM
EntertainmentReview: The 'thrilling' doco you need to seeWhen you watch Sherpa you have an advantage over the documentary film-makers who shot it: they never knew what was coming.07 Apr 06:45 AM
EntertainmentReview: Pretty costumes can't save this fairytale mish-mashSnow White and the Huntsman from 2012 was a visually stunning but ponderous fantasy drama, best known for the real-life adulterous tryst between director Rupert Sanders and his Snow White, Kristen Stewart.07 Apr 05:15 AM
EntertainmentFilm of the Week: ZootopiaThis may be yet another animated animal movie, but, though it has its share of adorable furry characters, there's a lot more to this cartoon crime caper.07 Apr 04:30 AM
EntertainmentSatire on ageing a bundle of joyRoger Hall's collaboration with British singer songwriter Peter Skellern throws up an entertaining confection celebrating the joys and hazards of grandparenting.05 Apr 05:00 PM
EntertainmentWas Walking Dead's finale a cheap cop-out?The only thing worse than watching a beloved character die is having to wait until October to find out who the heck it was.05 Apr 03:15 AM
EntertainmentKiwi Living return like a 'warm, soothing bath'When it arrived last year, One's Kiwi Living felt more like a special kind of Kiwi purgatory, demanding viewers follow its bourgeois trends in order to attain holiness.04 Apr 11:55 PM
EntertainmentReview: Jackson Browne at the CivicThe veteran American singer-songwriter's Auckland show didn't just cater to his older fanbase.03 Apr 09:30 PM
EntertainmentMahler symphony a blooming spectacleMahler's <i>Third Symphony</i> was the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra's spectacular contribution to the 2009 Auckland Arts Festival.03 Apr 05:00 PM
EntertainmentWholehearted look at loveIt's a risky ambition to tackle the meaning of love - how we find it, how it changes us and how it feels to have loved and to have lost.03 Apr 05:00 PM
EntertainmentMovie review: The Hunt for the Wilderpeople'Wilderpeople' is a truly unique film that could only be made in New Zealand, and may be our best yet.03 Apr 01:30 AM
OpinionKarl PuschmannWhy we're smitten over Girls againCOMMENT: Now that Girls is focusing more on the bits that matter and less on the bits that don't it's finally begun to come of age.01 Apr 08:00 AM
OpinionCalum HendersonWhy Fair Go remains a national treasureFair Go has found its teeth, but lost its studio, in an odd start to the show's 40th year, writes Calum Henderson.01 Apr 03:15 AM
EntertainmentReview: UFC 2's battle for a KOThe sport's biggest stars, Ronda Rousey and Conor McGregor, grace the cover of UFC 2 after both suffering defeats in their most recent fights.31 Mar 05:30 PM
EntertainmentAlbum review: Zayn, Mind of MineMind of Mine may suffer from this lack of variety, but Malik pulls off his transformation into a brooding, tattooed loverman.31 Mar 03:00 AM
EntertainmentTheatre review: Miss Jean Batten, Basement TheatreThis Flaxworks production mentions the boyfriends but ignores the image, and instead presents a girlish Jean, enthusiastic and sweet.30 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionDuncan GreiveDuncan Greive: MediaWorks serves up fresh celeb hybrid hellSo - was <i>Celebrity Family Feud</i> cross-promotional heaven or hell, asks Duncan Greive.30 Mar 05:30 AM
EntertainmentReview: Waititi's new film right on targetThe runaway local success of Boy sure made it a hard act to follow. Could a local film ever hope to find as big an audience again? Could its creator, Taika Waititi, ever hope to tap a nation's funnybone with such precision in another film?30 Mar 05:00 AM
OpinionJoanna HunkinDawn French shines bright in Auckland showNo subject is off-limits in Dawn French's stage show Thirty Million Minutes, which tackles even the most harrowing of topics with charm and good humour.29 Mar 08:01 PM
EntertainmentEarle ends tour on a high noteThese days Steve Earle is a frequent visitor to New Zealand - he's a keen trout fisherman - and, of course, in today's music world 29 Mar 04:30 PM
EntertainmentReview: Tweedy at the PowerstationWilco frontman Jeff Tweedy brought his other band to town for a show that delivered low-key magic.27 Mar 11:00 PM
EntertainmentReview: Brian Wilson's 50th anniversary of 'Pet Sounds', CivicThe beginning of Beach Boys composer Brian Wilson's world tour had some shaky moments but delivered an enjoyable track-by-track performance of the band's classic album, Pet Sounds.27 Mar 04:55 AM
EntertainmentAlbum review: Magdalena Kozena, MonteverdiMagdalena Kozena's new Monteverdi album makes one realise why Leo Schrade titled his 1930 study of the Italian, Monteverdi: Creator of Modern Music.25 Mar 05:00 PM
