TravelMelbourne: Oz indigenous history set with HairsprayThe message from Melbourne is racial tolerance, writes Megan Anderson.11 Oct 04:30 PM
Opinion<i>Editorial:</i> Art definitely in the eye of the beholderContemporary art is a puzzle to many people. It is, therefore, unsurprising that the winner of the Walters Prize has created controversy. 11 Oct 04:29 PM
EntertainmentAuckland artist wins $50,000 Walters prizeA jumbled collection of posters, a bashed old barbecue table and chairs, YouTube clips, lamps and a paranoid handwritten note has won the Walters Prize, the richest contemporary art prize in the country.08 Oct 08:00 AM
New ZealandOutdoors comes inside for patientsCancer survivor Lucy Bennett raised $10,000 for picture panels in Auckland Hospital's radiation department, making treatment a little more bearable.06 Oct 04:30 PM
EntertainmentBrave heartA mistake that almost cost Nicholas Evans his life helped him craft a novel rich in pathos, as Nicky Pellegrino explains.02 Oct 04:30 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: <i>Started Early, Took My Dog</i>Kate Atkinson began as a prize-winning literary novelist with <i>Behind the Scenes At The Museum</i> and has reinvented herself by using the tropes of detective fiction.02 Oct 04:30 PM
EntertainmentOff the computer and on the wallArtists@Work, a new book by writer Richard Wolfe and photographer Stephen Robinson, offers an insight into the creative processes of 24 painters and sculptors. In this edited extract, Auckland artist Richard Killeen talks about disliking p02 Oct 01:12 AM
EntertainmentConcert Review: Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, <i>Auckland Town Hall</i>01 Oct 04:30 PM
EntertainmentTheatre Review: Rise: Complexions Contemporary Ballet, <i>Aotea Centre</i>30 Sep 05:06 AM
LifestyleDesigners Institute of NZ: Best Design Awards 2010The Best Design Awards is a collection of creative excellence for designers and their clients. These are the four Purple Pin (Supreme Award) winners and this years Gold winners in Graphic, Product, Interactive and Spatial Design.30 Sep 01:58 AM
New ZealandTalk to us, Kiwi actors tell Hobbit film's producersA meeting of Kiwi actors has urged the producers of Sir Peter Jackson's film 'The Hobbit' to meet actors to discuss pay issues.28 Sep 04:30 PM