EntertainmentBook Review: <i>Quinine</i>In her new book, award-winning novelist Kelly Ana Morey has created a world out of research, imagination and a touch of personal experience that captivates and disturbs.12 Nov 04:30 PM
EntertainmentCelebration of Unitec's contemporary danceA rare treat is on offer for dance aficionados this week.12 Nov 04:30 PM
EntertainmentFrom chasing the market to living his fantasyFantasy writer Brandon Sanderson tells David Larsen how a dragon on a book cover lured him back to reading and changed the path of his life.12 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandEden Park statue fails to score with rugby greatsSporting legends have their doubts about the statue of Michael Jones commissioned for Eden Park.11 Nov 04:30 PM
EntertainmentSharp entertainerFrom the Sharpe books to Arthurian sagas, the prolific output of Bernard Cornwell has topped best-seller lists around the world. The secret is in the plot, he tells Robert McCrum.11 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandShrinking deadline for rugby sculptureThe famous 1987 image of Michael Jones is being immortalised in bronze by the daughter of the photographer who captured the original.10 Nov 04:30 PM
EntertainmentInaugural scriptwriter awards handed outEstablished names have lost out to new blood in some categories at the first ever New Zealand Scriptwriters Awards.10 Nov 10:00 AM
EntertainmentTV, film and theatre scriptwriters honouredScriptwriters from television, film and theatre will be honoured this Wednesday at the New Zealand Scriptwriters Awards.08 Nov 02:15 AM
EntertainmentWhole lotta loveA new book paying homage to five decades of live music in New Zealand is proof, says one contributor, <i>Herald</i> entertainment editor Russell Baillie, that every generation has gigs to remember.31 Oct 05:00 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: <i>The Weekend</i>I suppose expecting a writer to match the impact of The Reader, Bernhard Schlink's extraordinary novel of a few years ago, is asking too much of him.31 Oct 04:30 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: <i>Hand Me Down World</i>Lloyd Jones' new novel will unavoidably face the towering legacy of Mister Pip: international acclaim, a Man Booker short-list placing, awards, local admiration, sales and a degree of controversy.31 Oct 04:30 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: <i>Reading On The Farm</i>If reading is a pleasure and a refuge in this day and age, imagine what a joy it must have been to snatch a few hours alone with a good book for pioneering New Zealanders.30 Oct 04:30 PM
