Lightfoot, who's been with NDT since 1985, is funny, self-deprecating and so completely dedicated that he sweeps you along on a wave of charm and enthusiasm.

It was obvious that I would travel, I am told, even as a toddler.

Virtual environments: intriguing territories to explore or dangerous lands to stay away from?

The best of the weekend and beyond.

Jennifer Dann meets an author whose book is inspired by violence but defined by humanity.

Julian Fellowes mines the past but is not constrained by it, writes Stephen Jewell.

Karl Stead is like a grand old sideboard in the dining room of New Zealand literature.

Novels about painters and paintings have been in vogue recently.

Christchurch-based writer Heather McQuillan is the winner of this year's National Flash Fiction Day competition.

"I didn't grow up in Auckland but as a child I dreamed of living here."

The music of Eve de Castro-Robinson is well represented on CD, with three fine albums on the Atoll label.

Town Hall to host Michael Hill International Violin Competition star.

Emilia Clarke shows a different side of herself to Leena Tailor.

They're calling it a revolution in the way we read - and it's not some new piece of technology.

Elizabeth is a husk of a woman. She feels nothing. Why she continues to live baffles her.

"I'm slightly more blind than Stevie Wonder ... "

The superb retrospective show of photographer Fiona Pardington at Auckland Art Gallery, which finishes this weekend, is a series of essays.

Noah is a 4-year-old boy who often wakes screaming from nightmares in which he plays with guns and is held underwater until he blacks out.

Foodies and home cooks will love these four new reads.

Rawiri Paratene reckons he could be the most well-travelled New Zealander in the world - and even if he's not, his travels have still made history.

The second series of Westside launches tomorrow, set in 1981. Sarah Daniell asked key players to shoulder-pad up, and look back on the 80s .

Auckland has played a starring role in TV and films for decades. This week we launch a new series, revisiting places in and around the city made famous on the big and small screen.

The best of the weekend and beyond.

Actor, writer, director and coach -- is there no end to Rachel House's talents, asks Dionne Christian.

I spent my family holiday immersed in child murder.

Imagine a 254-year-old musical instrument made of wood. It was built in London and probably had a passing acquaintance with Haydn, among others.

As the world's largest Polynesian city, Auckland is no stranger to Pacific dance.

All due respect to Meryl Streep, but some stories are simply better suited to a French approach.

From sunrise to sunset, these are the photos that have captured the mood of a city - in various years - for a day in its life.