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Arts & Books Editor, NZ Herald
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NZ musician helps launch major new arts funder by giving back to fellow performers.
Finalists named in New Zealand's premiere book awards.
The world's most 'inappropriate' musical is about to open in Auckland.
400 years after England's first woman poet made her name known, she's finally being heard.
New Zealand's richest literary award donor reveals her identity to boost local book trade.
Want to support NZ art and literature? It's about to get easier to donate.
New Roger Hall play to open in Auckland before North Island tour. Will it be his last?
Why could an Auckland arts group become vital to youth as NZ's refugee quota increases?
NZ Youth Choir celebrates 40th anniversary - here's why it's good news to Hilary Barry.
Surprise appointment as Auckland Arts Festival names new artistic director.
New book challenges idea that a colonial woman's place was in the home.
LA's Skid Row is not a place you want to visit so why are kiwi theatre-goers going there?
Maungaturoto to Broadway - the remarkable success story of panelbeater's son Hayden Tee.
Hamilton father of four's rock opera a novel way to deal with a midlife crisis.
Janet Frame's literary masterpiece Owls Do Cry now a world-first stage production.
Charity that helps youth at risk gets major boost from event organisers extraordinaire.
Former physiotherapist turned writer wins major New Zealand award.
Will there be a phantom at the opera? Not when it comes to young stars.
Opera star knows the real things that scare don't go bump in the night.
A decade away, Samoan playwright returns home to show us what she's learned.
A theatre group started to help the homeless wins top arts award.
It took 10 years for Kirsten Warner's debut novel to appear, a bigger fight was to come.
One of Auckland's most popular cultural attractions is leaving to travel the globe.
Is singing about life's big issues better than talking? Aucklanders urged to give it a go.
NZ's first locally written and produced Filipino play spotlights Pinoy experience.
The best NZ books for children and young adults have been named.
New Zealander's meeting with conman at the heart of Six Degrees of Separation.
We might be intrigued by the past - but do we really want to live there?
Getting better with age? NZ's top female stars tell us about staying on top.
The fall-out could be unpredictable - play's moral-dilemma leaves audiences gasping.
Cutting edge of art and science highlighted in Auckland's new Tūrama festival.
One of our most senior contemporary dancers is back in town and ready to bloom.
Award-winning illustrator Donovan Bixley to join forces with APO to make Mozart magical.
It's not quite a tribute to Little Mix but celebrates the music, style and contradiction.
Meet the NZ/USA theatre family who could be our answers to the Von Trapps.
Art exhibitions usually open with wine and cheese, this one starts with a hikoi and hangi.
Tough as a musician's life may be, Priya Sami can't imagine doing anything else.
New play for New Zealand teens aimed at preventing sexual violence is a must see.
There's a stride in the humongous lad's step but where, exactly, is he headed?
Could the next best song Andrew Lloyd Webber hears be written by a Kiwi kid? Here's how.
New Zealand theatre companies join forces for epic history-maker like no other seen here.
The year's best books for New Zealand children and young adults named.
Playwright Roger Hall honoured for key role in the development of New Zealand drama.
The story of Banaba Island, told at the Pacific Dance Festival, is likely to shock
Two Auckland school pupils will play at New York's Carnegie Hall after competition wins.
A new version of Swan Lake is a ballet for our times, says the Royal NZ Ballet.
The Tuke family name is known in NZ for gold-medal sailing; now add dancing to the mix.
Sisters Amber and Anna Stevenson are among a group of kids making NZ theatre history.
Go Girls star reflects on parenthood and family roles.
Creative NZ teens score a global first, taking slam poetry - Aotearoa style - to world.
One of New Zealand's favourite novelists takes top prize at Ockham NZ Book Awards.
Roald Dahl comes to Auckland in all-singing orchestral show with a touch of Bond.
Gallery exhibition tells of the random stopping in the streets of anyone with brown skin.
Potters Park to get one of the largest public artworks Auckland has seen.
Actress Theresa Healey: When you're asked to play the Queen, you don't say no.
Playwright's most celebrated work has been revived for his 80th birthday.
NZ artist Judy Millar has her first international survey show - in Switzerland.
The drive to Murwillumbah is almost as great as its gallery, writes Dionne Christian.
Author Greg McGee on the necessary secrets that kept him awake at night.
Mandela My Life: The Official Exhibition opens in Auckland today.
Get ready Dunedin, Nelson, Christchurch, Wellington, Napier, Hamilton and New Plymouth.
Sequel to best-selling Wonky Donkey to be released this year.
Art and craft of living central to a first-of-its-kind exhibition at an Auckland gallery.
Musicians unite in harmony for Auckland International Cultural Festival.
Arts and well-being united in creative alliance aimed at making NZ a healthier place.
New-look art gallery poses the question 'are we too big to care?'
Classical musicians and singers dedicate concert to Christchurch.
Fancy a hot date with a book or movie? A new matchmaking site could be perfect for you.
"A Man of Good Hope" is musical theatre at its most relevant, writes Dionne Christian.
One of our most recognised painters to get honorary doctorate 64 years after graduation
Watching TV was part of the work for the cast of a new comedy which celebrates 80s NZ.
Hits host Stacey Morrison on what it means for Auckland Arts Fest to foster te reo Māori
And the finalists are - the short-list for the Ockham NZ Book Awards is announced.
Auckland festival unveils new programme to champion te reo through the arts.
How to make art from our earthquakes? UK duo set to show in Wellington this autumn.
How did an 8-year-old boy survive war and famine to become a man of good hope?
Group will see whether actors can befriend people in the audience in just one hour.
Need to know: How to make the most of Waiheke Island's stunning Sculpture on the Gulf.
Dancer Ross McCormack looks at one of NZ's biggest steel sculptures and wants to move.
Theatre tribute to a fierce and feisty mother will leave you smiling through tears.