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'Joy our region needs': Free show takes audience on heart-warming adventure
The show follows a worm on its adventure to rescue its mother.
Global phenomenon to perform throughout country
The first Britain's Got Talent winner ever will be touring New Zealand.
Northland news in brief: Lotto win; and Cyclone Gabrielle relief funding
News snippets from across Northland and the surrounds.
Te Arawa kapa haka raising pūtea for flood whānau
Te Arawa's six Te Matatini finalists perform to raise money for flood victims.
Topp Twins give health update amid cancer battle
Lynda has appeared on the AM Show where she gave an update on Jools' health.
Actor dropped from Australian show over ‘indecent act’ on flight
The Belarusian actor was charged with indecent act towards another passenger.
Geoffrey Clendon: 'Drama gives us self-assurance to stand up and look people in the eye'
The playwright and director talks to Elisabeth Easther.
Cyclone-hit Wairoa group takes to Te Matatini Eden Park stage with mud caked on legs
Te Matatini: Wairoa's kapa haka group brings emotion and aroha to town
Jackie Clarke: 'I’ve been blessed with bullet-proof self-esteem'
The entertainer talks to Elisabeth Easther.
Weaving kapa haka with healing for mental health
Young Māori in the South Island are thriving with kapa haka therapy in school.
Heartbreakingly funny: "Grief can make you horny! No one told me that."
Crazy Grief podcaster Tatiana Hotere's darkly comic survival story, Skin Hunger.
Award-winning Broadway show Hamilton announces New Zealand shows
Musical's star says anyone who attends 'can expect a brilliant time'.
Bro’town’s Ant Sang on the adventures of Astro Boy
An immersive digital dance experience that transports you to another universe.
All about Eve: Antonia Prebble on playing a kick-ass Hitchcock heroine
"She's this blonde bombshell; that's part of her allure but she's so much more than that"
Māori writers provide frank kōrero about returning home
A look at one of six intriguing writers' chats, soon to be heard at the Upsurge Festival.
Rita Paczian: 'Music reaches the soul and does something positive for humanity'
The conductor talks to Elisabeth Easther.
William Dart review: Auckland Opera Studio's Gala Concert
Hearts would have melted at Eliza Boom's beautiful "Un Bel Di" from Madama Butterfly.
Silo Theatre: From breast-milk martinis to a love affair with a goat
Secrets, scandals and success stories from the groundbreaking company's first 25 years.
Michael Hurst: 'I could put on a play with a bit of tinsel, a cymbal and a plank'
The actor talks to Elisabeth Easther.
'I'm your worst nightmare': The rise of the Yellow Peril
From Fu Manchu to "misfortune cookies" - the new show subverting Asian stereotypes.
Jennifer Ludlam: 'If you say yes to everything something good will always come out of it'
The Shortland Street actor talks to Elisabeth Easther.
Dancing in the dark: Matariki's rising stars
A fallen star and a taniwha form an unlikely friendship in the Matariki Glow Show.
Amit Ohdedar: 'When you leave your own country, you realise how important your culture is'
The co-founder of Prayas Theatre talks to Elisabeth Easther.
Where I'd Rather Be: Getting arty at Toronto's Luminato Festival
Why the Canadian city is perfect for an arts and culture fix
'Second class': Te Pāti Māori slams Māori arts funding as 'crumbs'
Te Matatini got $1m - but Symphony Orchestra got $3m and Royal NZ Ballet $7.5m.
Roy Billing: 'I behave myself on set. I don't pull rank or be a diva, and I work hard and I work well'
The award-winning actor talks to Elisabeth Easther.
New name revealed for Sir Howard Morrison Performing Arts Centre
The new name is intended to fit more easily on a ticket.
Talking heads: How Frodo (nearly) caught Covid and other stories
Covid-19 isn't the only bad guy in Covert Theatre's Lord of the Rings puppetry mash-up.
Wētā to open blockbuster Le Quesnoy exhibition in France
The museum experience is set to open next year, on Anzac Day.