Auckland'A fitting choice': Why Zara Stanhope will lead Auckland Art GalleryShe becomes the fourth Australian-born director of the gallery in a row.16 Dec 12:00 AM
New ZealandHastings council CEO appoints PI to examine complaint about councillorSteve Gibson was the top-polling councillor in this year's local body elections.15 Dec 09:37 PM
New Zealand'It’s an interactive art piece': Man charged with stealing provocative flag'Good art will provoke thought. It provoked me to think that maybe I should pick this up.'15 Dec 08:24 PM
PremiumNew Zealand'Completely out of the blue': Hastings artist wins $100k residency in New York11 Dec 05:00 PM
Entertainment'Just disappear as much as you possibly can': DiCaprio on life in the spotlight09 Dec 04:18 AM
WorldThe Winter Egg: Rare Faberge sells for $52.7m in LondonCarl Faberge created 50 Imperial Eggs for Russia’s Romanov family over 31 years.02 Dec 07:23 PM
Lifestyle‘Simply stellar’: Mt Taranaki image wows International Landscape Photographer of the Year judges He captured the moody Mt Taranaki scene during a New Zealand road trip in 2024.02 Dec 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Please walk on me': Councillor shocked but art gallery backs NZ flag exhibition'It is not about shutting down art. It is about showing respect.' 01 Dec 11:31 PM
WorldHow Paris' oldest bridge will become an 'immersive cave'Cars and buses will be banned from the bridge during the art installation’s run next June.01 Dec 07:23 PM
New ZealandSmall Hawke's Bay gallery’s Christmas show celebrates big art in little spacePaper-Works Gallery's Christmas show packs more than 30 artists into one tight room.30 Nov 10:57 PM
WorldLong-lost Rubens 'masterpiece' sells for $5.5mAuctioneer Jean-Pierre Osenat unearthed the painting in a Paris mansion last year. 30 Nov 07:47 PM
WorldFourth suspect charged over Louvre crown jewels heist, gems still missingThe latest suspect, aged 39, has six prior convictions and is being held in prison.29 Nov 01:38 AM
PremiumPremiumPropertyPāpāmoa's Pacific Lakes retirement village opens new $40m community centreThree hundred residents get new amenities at their village: a new central hub.27 Nov 08:00 PM
New ZealandHow Northland creatives are turning Black Friday into something uniquely KiwiHelena Bay Gallery showcases works from more than 150 New Zealand artists.27 Nov 05:14 PM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand‘Make your own’: Family opens pounamu carving studio in centre of NapierA Napier family has opened a pounamu shop where people can carve their own.27 Nov 04:55 PM
WorldRenoir family portrait finds a global buyerIt had remained in the family of Jean’s godmother Jeanne Baudot until now.25 Nov 07:01 PM
WorldFour more arrested over $182m Louvre jewel heistBut the crown jewels stolen in the brazen break-in are still missing. 25 Nov 04:47 PM
PremiumPremiumWorldHis right foot: A tiny drawing for sale, said to be by MichelangeloNew York Times: Inside the detective work to try to verify an expensive drawing.25 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSimon WilsonSimon Wilson: The virtuous, calamitous reality of Western civilisation OPINION: A recent Herald column celebrated the virtues of the West. Here's a response. 25 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandFrom retail to renown: Award-winning Whangārei artist finds voice through whakapapaStudying te reo Māori reshaped Josh Kiwikiwi's sense of identity and transformed his art.25 Nov 05:00 AM
New ZealandAsmund Keilen of Norway wins Nature Photographer of the Year 2025 His image Sundance features a reflection of a lone swift against the sun.25 Nov 04:11 AM
EntertainmentLily Allen says writing West End Girl was ‘an act of desperation’The 40-year-old star describes her new album as raw but not cruel.23 Nov 06:52 PM
LifestyleFestive spirit everywhere: Art, music and Santa take over the cityFree concerts, new exhibitions and festive fun fill Tāmaki Makaurau’s calendar.21 Nov 04:00 PM
World‘Most valuable work by a woman artist’: Frida Kahlo painting fetches $54.7mThe self-portrait's sale surpasses Georgia O’Keeffe’s $44.4m record set a decade ago.21 Nov 03:03 AM
World‘Beggars belief’: Londoners baffled by bizarre Christmas muralThe council confirmed the private landowner will remove the AI display soon.19 Nov 08:58 PM
WorldBidding battle: Klimt masterpiece fetches $236.4m at Sotheby’s salePainted between 1914 and 1916, the portrait depicts Elisabeth Lederer.19 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandWhy Google and Apple have blurred the Dominion Road Boy's face Ronnie van Hout’s sculpture has stood in Potters Park since 2019.18 Nov 07:16 AM
New ZealandRare historic bowl by master carver could fetch $300k at Auckland auctionThe kumete whakairo was carved as a peace gift to politician Robert Graham in 1878.16 Nov 02:00 AM
