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Richard Betts: Is this the most interesting-looking concert from our orchestras in 2026?

Composer Alex van den Broek has arranged a programme of 20th-century classics.

12 May 06:02 PM

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Art Land: What’s happening in visual arts and galleries around NZ this month — new column

In the first of his monthly columns about NZ visual arts Mark Amery takes an alpine trek.

11 May 06:06 PM

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NZ’s 25 years at the Venice Biennale - the controversies, the crowd-pleasers and the politics

The Venice Biennale is a grand, ornate pageant with art trying to cut through.

05 May 06:10 PM

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Richard Betts: I absolutely loathe this piece of music, but I absolutely urge you to see & hear it played live

05 May 06:04 PM

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NZTrio tours work by a composer with royal connections

29 Apr 06:00 PM

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Acclaimed pianist Sylvia Jiang returns to New Zealand

18 Apr 07:00 PM

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Bottled lightning: Pianist releases an album kindled by the loss of his partner

07 Apr 06:02 PM

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Wellington art philanthropists donate entire valuable collection to public gallery

05 Apr 06:06 PM

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Composer/guitarist Dylan Lardelli brings musical explorations back home

24 Mar 05:04 PM

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Benjamin Britten’s ‘shimmering’ Illuminations comes to Christchurch

19 Mar 05:04 PM

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Grande dame of song steps back from heading NZ’s national choir

11 Mar 05:10 PM

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Triumph of spirit: The dance masterpiece Gloria returns

10 Mar 05:08 PM

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Is the ballet lost or won?: Our reviewers’ verdicts on Macbeth, the RNZB’s epic new production

05 Mar 02:36 AM

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Opera director Daisy Evans on why she gave Bartók’s Judith dementia

04 Mar 05:02 PM

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The Nukes' Dave Parker on the $100 prize that changed his life, football, and his favourite ukulele

Cultural attaché Dave Parker: Musician, educator and children’s performer.

27 Feb 05:00 PM

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The Scottish plié : How the Royal NZ Ballet is reimagining Shakespeare’s Macbeth

Scottish nobles and witches become politicians and influencers in modern-day dance piece.

24 Feb 05:06 PM

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Out of frame: What stories do art works from colonial times tell?

The Art of Colonisation finds interpreting these images is far from straightforward.

22 Feb 05:00 PM

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Composer’s rendering of Māori love story is revisited in a concert of greats

The legend of Hinemoa inspires NZ composer's "beautiful and evocative" music.

21 Feb 06:02 PM

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NZTrio’s new cellist Matthias Balzat finds his rhythm

Matthias Balzat is looking forward to branching out with new colleagues.

19 Feb 06:00 AM

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The Edinburgh Tattoo brings Scotland to Eden Park: Five things you need to know about summer’s biggest show

Dust off your tartan, gather the clans and prepare for pipes and drums.

18 Feb 04:58 PM

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From bro’Town to the rag trade, Ant Sang stitches up his next act

13 Feb 06:04 PM

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Some 16 years after his death, NZ artist’s acclaimed exhibition rides again

07 Feb 06:04 PM

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Anatomy of a music season: How Chamber Music NZ plans a concert year

07 Feb 06:02 PM

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Adman-turned-writer Paul Catmur pokes fun at the industry he left behind

06 Feb 05:06 PM

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Waiora Te Ūkaipō: Hone Kouka on the return of his whānau-inspired classic, a generation on

05 Feb 05:08 PM

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Scotty Morrison: The first NZers would have felt like they were "going from a dairy to a supermarket"

04 Feb 04:30 AM

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From hotel to Hotere: How Hamilton upstaged old edifice into NZ’s most beautiful theatre

30 Jan 06:00 PM

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Prelude to 2026: The best of what our orchestras are offering for their concert seasons

29 Jan 05:00 PM

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The former refugee performing for change - and pulling the strings for Roma

22 Jan 05:04 PM

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Beyond Dodi: The Crown star Khalid Abdalla on acting, activism, politics and performance

21 Jan 05:06 PM

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Your A-Z guide to NZ’s year in culture: The festivals, explosive exhibitions and x-rated shows you need to see

20 Jan 05:06 PM

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Strings detached: Kiwi classical guitarist’s electronic pluck

19 Jan 05:00 PM

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The great art heist? A First XI of exhibitions we’d like to see at Te Papa

18 Jan 10:59 PM

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Te Papa has some of NZ’s greatest artworks, so why won’t our national museum let us see them?

18 Jan 10:09 PM