New ZealandSeason for Anzac talesAnother Anzac Day remembered (this is the 95th anniversary) and another clutch of books with military themes have appeared...23 Apr 04:00 PM
Entertainment<i>Review:</i> <i>Rent</i> at the Civic TheatreIt was when the drag queen in the Santa coat started banging her drumsticks on the scaffolding, singing about sending a barking annoyance to "doggie hell" that <i>Rent</i> came to life.23 Apr 04:00 PM
WorldThe paintings Hitler couldn't stealA treasure trove of Modernist art, lost in the Nazi invasion, is to be auctioned in the UK.23 Apr 04:00 PM
EntertainmentZombies and flesh-eatersAfter making a name for himself in the children's book market as an action writer with the <i>Young Bond</i> series, Charlie Higson has moved on to futuristic horror. He talks to Stephen Jewell about the undead.22 Apr 03:00 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: <i>Americans in Paris</i>For historic and emotional reasons many Americans have always had a love affair with France.21 Apr 02:00 PM
New ZealandFamous names join fight to restore historic theatreEnglish theatre luminaries Sir Ian McKellen and Dame Judi Dench are on a heavyweight list of artists and historians calling for the reopening of Auckland's St James Theatre.20 Apr 04:00 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: <i>Psycho Too</i>Self is a profoundly anti-romantic writer, which is to say that he's a romantic with his back turned and his buttocks bared, so naturally he begs to differ.20 Apr 02:00 PM
EntertainmentReview: This is Where I Leave YouFew books make me laugh out loud but there was a point where I laughed so hard while reading this one I had to put it down.19 Apr 04:00 PM
EntertainmentLaughing on the outsideYou might think anyone wanting to stand up in front of a room of strangers and try to make them laugh is mad.18 Apr 04:00 PM
Entertainment<i>Review:</i> NZSO at Auckland Town HallA "FULL HOUSE" sign outside the town hall last Friday was hardly surprising, with Hilary Hahn playing Sibelius with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.18 Apr 04:00 PM
Entertainment<i>Review:</i> Mind Over Patter at ClassicAnd what do you for a job? asked Chris Cox of one of the six whom he had dragged up on stage for the grand finale.18 Apr 05:58 AM
EntertainmentCracking the ice queenA new biography about talk show host Oprah Winfrey reveals more through what it cannot say.16 Apr 04:00 PM
EntertainmentBritain's National Gallery to show its forgeriesA collection of paintings that have caused art aficionados to turn a deep shade of purple are to go on show.16 Apr 02:11 AM
EntertainmentSecret Jackie Kennedy interviews revealedA new book covers the former First Lady's marriage and years in the White House, as well as the 1960 campaign and JFK's thoughts on a second term.13 Apr 10:14 PM
EntertainmentReview: <i>The Surrendered</i>Thirty years after the Korean War, an American veteran and an Asian woman are still confronting the conflict that briefly brought them together.13 Apr 04:00 PM
EntertainmentReview: <i>The Imperfectionists</i>This full and funny first novel, set around a Rome-based English-language newspaper, comes with faux reporters' room coffee stains on the cover.12 Apr 04:00 PM
Entertainment<i>Review:</i> 175 East at Herald TheatreGretchen La Roche and Andrew Uren fashioned a graceful weave, in scurrying toccata at times and elsewhere exploring the beat of blurred dissonance.12 Apr 04:00 PM
EntertainmentReview: <i>So Much For That</i>Readers will need both stamina and stomach to get through Lionel Shriver's 480-page <i>So Much for That</i>.12 Apr 04:00 PM
EntertainmentAlways looking for troubleNew author D.J. Connell talks to Stephen Jewell about her hilarious novel which has been optioned for a film.11 Apr 04:00 PM
EntertainmentSettler's sagaNatasha Solomons skilfully weaves refugee tales into a novel about adjusting to life in a new land.11 Apr 04:00 PM
Entertainment<i>Review:</i> NZ Music for Woodwind at University Music TheatreBassoonist Ben Hoadley is a man with a mission - to explore and add to the catalogue of woodwind music written by New Zealand composers.11 Apr 04:00 PM
Entertainment<i>Review:</i> Carole King and James Taylor at Vector ArenaFor a woman knocking on 70, King lights up damn bright and her voice was denser and richer than its younger counterpart.11 Apr 04:00 PM
Entertainment<i>Review:</i> Ashley Brown and Michael Houstoun at Raye Freedman Arts CentreAshley Brown and pianist Michael Houstoun have few equals as a team.11 Apr 04:00 PM
