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Auckland's inside-out theatre
Eleven years and $121 million in the making, the new Auckland Art Gallery is a grand design. But it hasn't been without its problems, writes Chris Barton - budget blowouts and court action.

Julian Robertson: A Kiwi knight to remember with affection
Profile of a philanthropist who loves NZ.

State of the art on show in prime venue
The Auckland Art Fair could not have found a better venue than the Viaduct Events Centre

Framed: A city frozen in time
Alan Perrott looks at the top entries in New Zealand's largest photo competition.

Giant Kiwi icons may soon adorn NY
Kiwi icons such as Billy T James and Sir Edmund Hillary could soon grace the facades of Manhattan high-rises....

Franco learns from unwise photo post
Movie star James Franco upset his big business links when he posted a shot of his hand down the front of his crotch as part of a Twitter-based art project.

TJ McNamara: Dream-like visions that glow in the dark
Glimpses of surrealism and the dark side of Romanticism.

Bathed in ancestral light
A new book and exhibition by photographer Fiona Pardington examines the historic - and now derided - practice of taking casts of people's heads to study their brains. Some were her ancestors.

Interactive exhibition makes a splash
Surrounded by 360 degree screens, Aucklanders can become a "human mouse" at the War Memorial Museum's first large-scale interactive show.