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World awaits kapa haka and orchestra's collaboration

It's been a five-year collaboration between composers and the philharmonia.

Barnaby Weir: Te reo has a depth and multi levels of meaning that English does not have

Black Seeds front man on Waiata Anthems 2

'I won’t be alive': James Wallace refused parole, continues to deny offending

The philanthropist was stripped of his knighthood last month.

Band translates 2018 song into te reo - and it won't be their last waiata

Lost Tribe Aotearoa releases their first ever te reo Māori waiata.

Shelly Bay development scrapped, land sold to Sir Peter Jackson

The famous filmmaker says they'll replant the area to return it to its natural state.

Waimarino Art Awards return after three years

Submissions for the awards close on September 15.

From prison inmate to gallery owner - How one man refused to let his past define his future

Mark Lang found his Māori and spiritual guidance in prison.

Review: APO's In the Elements at the Auckland Town Hall

William Dart reviews APO's In the Elements concert.

Kiwi island at ‘world's end’ invites international authors for retreat with a difference

600 inhabitants. Limitless inspiration. 800km from the closest distraction.

Steve Braunias: Making life more beautiful: A portrait of my father

OPINION: "I grew up in the shadow of my father's name, on a sign above the garage."

Visiting glass artist's ties to Whanganui run deep

Vicki Fanning has spent the residency creating new works of stained and blown glass.

Whanganui bookshop with around 60,000 books for sale

Included in the store's collection were first-edition publications of Winnie the Pooh.

Spellbinding Whangārei night light show sold out

This is the third year the Quarry Arts Centre has hosted the much-anticipated event.

Associates of disgraced rich-lister Sir James Wallace cut ties with the arts patron

We shouldn't be churlish about displaying Wallace's collection, says John Banks.

From Tūrangi to the big stage

"Highly respected" arts figure appointed leader of NZ Dance Company.

Microscopic bag sells for more than $100,000

Since its inception in 2016, MSCHF has continued to mock the luxury fashion industry.