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>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>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>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
KahuKiri's Goldie painting may set sale recordDame Kiri Te Kanawa is putting her Goldie painting 'Forty Winks' up for auction. A record-breaking sale price of $500,000 is anticipated.29 Oct 05:49 AM
EntertainmentBook Review: <i>Frank Sargeson's Stories</i>When Frank Sargeson was 78 years old, not long before he died, I interviewed him for a half-hour television documentary.28 Oct 04:30 PM
EntertainmentTim Wilson: made in ManhattanTV One's New York correspondent Tim Wilson might have spent much of the last decade reporting some of the world's biggest stories but somehow he's found time to write his first novel, too. Stephen Jewell spoke to him in New York.28 Oct 04:30 PM
