New Zealand'Lighthouse' application wants public say blockedAn application to build the controversial $1.5 million "lighthouse" sculpture on Queens Wharf has recommended not giving the public a say.22 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandGiant Poppy puts metal to the petalThousands of people of all ages had come to place the red metal discs over the past five days, including many schoolchildren.21 Apr 05:30 PM
EntertainmentArtworks tell powerful Islands storyAn art exhibition with an Anzac twist is paying tribute to the Cook Islands soldiers who served in World War I.20 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandQueens Wharf artwork divides the criticsArt critics are impressed with the controversial $1.5 million sculpture planned for Queens Wharf, but it has been labelled a monstrosity and joke by some.16 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandThis is the controversial new sculptureThe controversial $1.5 million "lighthouse" sculpture on Queens Wharf is being made more in keeping with its state house roots.15 Apr 05:00 PM
EntertainmentWeta scout on lookout for designersBudding Kiwi artists will next week have the chance to wow a top Weta Workshop designer.11 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandApartment block gets a faceliftThe latest public mural by Kiwi artist Owen Dippie is under way in central Auckland.08 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandJoyce happy to be egg-headSteven Joyce says he has been called many things in his political life and he can now add "egg-head" to the list.05 Apr 05:00 PM
WorldDots hit the spot with art loversThe world's art lovers voted with their feet to make an 86-year-old Japanese woman the most popular artist of last year.03 Apr 04:00 PM
EntertainmentKiwi artist behind foxy Prodigy album artThe Prodigy's new album comes with a striking cover image of a fox standing over a glowing cityscape.01 Apr 06:40 PM
WorldTower burns in 'celebration' (+ photos)The tower was so strikingly beautiful, many visitors expressed disbelief it was to be destroyed. But its designer said that had to be the artwork's destiny.23 Mar 04:00 PM
WorldTragic stories from kid's artThe school bus lurches to a halt outside a Bekaa Valley primary school in the east of Lebanon.19 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandArt auction raises $22k for childrenAn auction of Kiwi artists' work has raised $22,000 for a project that uses art to help Syrian kids cope with the trauma of civil war.18 Mar 04:00 PM
LifestylePortrait of an artist: Billy AppleMore than 50 years ago an artist from Auckland changed his name to Billy Apple and became a living brand. On the eve of a major retrospective of his life’s work, he talked to Greg Dixon about his past, his present and his future.13 Mar 06:00 PM
EntertainmentThrough the looking glassMirrored towers make up the art installation Field, by Angus Muir and Alexandra Heaney, on display in Wynyard Quarter this month as part of the Auckland Arts Festival.09 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandTapa cloth at heart of doctorate in artA Kiwi student has come up with an innovative way to show off her artistic photography - by using traditional Pacific tapa cloth.09 Mar 04:00 PM
EntertainmentMcCahon looms large over WWI tributeActivism through art specialist Lemi Ponifasio and Mau take Colin McCahon's iconic painting as a huge and architectural backdrop to their spellbinding tribute to the fallen of World War I - and take....08 Mar 04:00 PM
EntertainmentA city blossoms in explosive artAuckland's Art Festival is filling the streets, parks and theatres for the next two weeks with light, colour and music. Find out what's on this week and our don't miss pics.07 Mar 04:00 PM
EntertainmentDavid Shrigley: A nice change of scenery"It's going to be a family reunion mixed with work." Since his sister moved to the North Shore in 1999, David Shrigley has been a frequent visitor to New Zealand.06 Mar 11:30 PM
