Rebecca Barry talks to Kiwi opera singer Kristen Darragh about her drive to perform around the world.

When this variety is doing its job well it can transport you to a different place.

If you donned a "Jesus drinks riesling" T-shirt in the normal world, most people would think you were one sandwich short of a picnic, but among other riesling freaks it doesn't make the grade.

Cathrin Schaer offers her picks of the offerings at Berlinale.

New Zealand director Sam Peacocke won the prize for best short film in the Generation 14 Plus section for his 20-minute-long story Manurewa.

Before the beginning of the documentary The Bengali Detective, the producer made an announcement to the assembled media, reveals Cathrin Schaer.

Recent wild growing conditions are posing challenges for winemakers across the globe.

The Berlin Festival has welcomed back 'Boy' director Taika Waititi and claimed him as one of their own.

Nobody at the Berlin film festival really noticed that it was Valentine’s Day yesterday.

Why ask stupid questions of movie stars? Writes Cathrin Schaer.

Hell hath no fury like a Belieber scorned: Pop phenom Justin Bieber admits he was upset after he missed out on the Best New Artist gong at the 53rd Grammy Awards.

Heading towards a 3D movie always imparts a wee thrill, writes Cathrin Schaer.

Cathrin Schaer blogs from the 61st Berlin International Film Festival.

One of the biggest film festivals in the world started with a red carpet première of US blockbuster True Grit on Thursday in Berlin. Celebrities, star-crazed fans and journalists with silly questions, packed the German capital.

From zombie killer to Norse god, Tim Balme has had a busy career, on both sides of the television camera. He tells Rebecca Barry about juggling these roles.

Director Spike Jonze has expanded the music video he made for Arcade Fire's The Suburbs, turning it into a 30-minute short film that will screen at the Berlin International Film Festival.

Michael J. Fox will receive the Golden Camera International Lifetime Achievement Award at a ceremony in Germany on Saturday.

The eerie 'Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe' reflects the insanity of Nazi brutality in its alienating architecture, writes Chris Barton.

The human nose contains roughly 400 olfactory receptors, but no two people have the same sense of smell.

Paul the celebrated octopus has finally got his tentacles wrapped around a football.

Finance ministers from the eurozone are meeting to consider the issue of bailouts for debt-ridden countries.

WikiLeaks is set to release the overseas bank account details of 2000 'high-net worth' individuals and corporations.