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Cultural attaché: Ellie Smith on life in theatre, motherhood and her most treasured items

Actor, singer and one-time "Lotto lady" Ellie Smith returns to NZ for her one-woman show.

Renowned pianist Jian Liu joins the NZ String Quartet in celebrating Shostakovich

NZ String Quartet and Jian Liu bring Shostakovich’s Viola Sonata to Nelson and Wellington.

Auckland Arts Festival 2026 announces line-up, reverses trans-Tasman migration trend

Festival to feature many Aussie acrobats, and debuts by NZ playwrights.

Music cult hero among NZ’s new top arts honorees in Laureate Awards

Bill Direen one of eight getting $50,000 prize, just as he releases new album and book.

Chris Knox: His singular voice lives on in revelatory new biography

How writer Craig Robertson captured the cult figure's haphazard artistic life.

‘I couldn’t give up either’: The NZ doctor who became a composer 40 years after her first degree

Music by paediatrician and composer Louise Webster gets the Auckland Phil treatment.

A chance encounter with a Shakespearean rarity tells a South Canterbury Tale

In Timaru, a 19th century oil painting reveals one of the Bard's lesser-known works.

Cultural attaché: Tracy Grant Lord on making ballet look beautiful, opening nights and her dream dinner guests

The acclaimed set and costume designer shares her inspirations and favourite things.