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Wondering what to do in Auckland this weekend? These ideas sound brilliant
There’s a motley collection of events happening in Tāmaki Makaurau and plenty to enjoy.

Things to do in Auckland this weekend: Ecofest, Everybody Eats and Auckland Arts Festival
Plus get globally inspired at the World of Cultures Festival and the Auckland Travel Show.

Opinion: Theatre’s role in bicultural debate ignored by NZ playwrights
John G. Davies: Perhaps our practitioners are afraid to be labelled.

Review: Is this the best local play of the year?
Review: Auckland Arts Festival continues with plenty to see.

How an activist’s protest inspired a powerful new theatre production
Ngahiriwa Rauhina stars in the one-man show about prison life and personal stories.

'We’ve infused the Māori humour': Hastings man given the chance to voice Lord Farquaad
'Doing it through Māori words, Māori flow and language, it's a totally different story.'

Actress Jodie Rimmer shares her favourite spots in Auckland
Every week we ask a well known Aucklander for their favourite spots in the city.

Your ultimate guide to Auckland’s must-see events this weekend
There are plenty of activities to keep you and the family/whānau busy.

An aerial spectacular that will take your breath away
Belle: A Performance of Air transports you to a different world

‘Time to move on’: Kiwi writer’s moving play tackles silence around Sri Lanka’s past
An old mixtape rewinds history as a family is torn apart by civil war.

A Mixtape for Maladies
Seventeen songs on an old mixtape tell the story in Ahilan Karunaharan's moving play . Video / Auckland Theatre company

From £5 budget to the Civic stage: Six co-creator and cast on hit musical’s epic journey
The pop spectacle about the six wives of Henry VIII is turning heads in Auckland.

Live at the St James: Auckland Council approves funding for iconic venue
Downtown Auckland's St James Theatre has finally been given a new lease of life.

‘My life as a CODA’: What it’s like growing up as the family’s only hearing person
Jodee Mundy's new solo show Personal bridges the world of sound and the world of silence.

Hamilton Arts Festival ready to make some noise in town
Over 800 artists – including local reggae band Katchafire – will come to Hamilton.

Confronting Alzheimer's: Michael Hurst and Jennifer Ward-Lealand's bittersweet love story
How the couple's new play cuts close to home.

She was 26, he was 73: Hollywood legend Gene Kelly’s widow on their unlikely love story
Patricia Kelly is heading to the Auckland Arts Festival with her intimate stage show.

Final curtain call for much-loved theatre stalwart killed in Kaipara crash
Michael Craig Collins (Mike) died in a single-vehicle crash at Kaipara this month.

‘Empowering and therapeutic’: Award-winning musical set for Hastings
'Therapy: The Musical' will play in Hastings on March 5 and 6.

This Paris theatre gave free tickets to hundreds of migrants. Now they won’t leave
Parisian cultural centre is on verge of bankruptcy due to occupation.

My Secret Auckland: Singer Calla shares her favourite spots in the city
Every week, we ask a well-known Aucklander for their favourite spots in the city.