EntertainmentCoronavirus: Auckland Writers Festival cancelledThe festival has been cancelled due to the coronavirus.16 Mar 07:01 PM
EntertainmentCoronavirus: Entertainment options dwindling for Kiwis amid pandemicLive entertainment options for Kiwis continue to dwindle amid concerns over the virus.16 Mar 01:00 AM
EntertainmentCoronavirus: Four Auckland Arts Festival shows cancelledThe performers were due to arrive after border control measures took effect.15 Mar 10:03 PM
New ZealandLocal Focus: Tattoo show goes ahead without international starsJust 48 hours to get home to Greenland. Made with funding from NZ On Air.14 Mar 06:20 AM
New ZealandRead all about it: Unity Books scoops top award at London Book FairCentral city bookshop was awarded for "their wonderful and 'dangerously tempting' store".12 Mar 10:03 PM
WorldTate's $30m Gauguin may be fakeThe origins of Tahitians, by the celebrated post-Impressionist artist, are deeply dubious.07 Mar 11:55 PM
New ZealandUpu invokes rich Pasefika storiesGrace Iwashita-Taylor explains how Pasefika poetry has been brought to the Auckland stage.06 Mar 06:00 PM
EntertainmentTop museum shines light on British Empire's troubled historyMuseum makes its collection "relevant to a contemporary audience".01 Mar 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSimon WilsonSimon Wilson: Are arts festivals too much of a good thing?It's arts festival season, and Simon Wilson has some questions.28 Feb 04:00 PM
EntertainmentAuckland Arts Festival: Two-for-one ticket deals announcedThe Auckland Arts Festival just got a whole lot cheaper.28 Feb 01:12 AM
LifestyleKiwi kids' confessions: Poems reveal their naughtiest deedsHilarious poems reveal a catalogue of petty theft, minor violence and sibling rivalry.27 Feb 12:48 AM
EntertainmentBullseye! Award-winning Kiwi book to become filmDirector eyes Russell Crowe and Karl Urban for roles.27 Feb 12:00 AM
New ZealandHutt artist's unusual self portrait clinches $20,000 prizeSacha Lees said she often felt like an outline, and time in her studio coloured her in.26 Feb 05:30 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: $150,000 splurge on cultural consultant like a two-fingered salute to Goff and ratepayersBrian Rudman: $150,000 on cultural consultant sends wrong message to Goff, ratepayers25 Feb 04:00 PM
KahuLocal Focus: Māori art and augmented realityPaintings break into song. Made with funding from NZ On Air.19 Feb 06:25 PM
PremiumPremiumEntertainmentBanksy is a control freak. But he can't control his legacyNew York Times: Will Banksy be remembered as a significant artist?15 Feb 06:06 AM
EntertainmentBoosted: Arts crowdfunding site rejuvenated and relaunchedWant to support NZ art and literature? It's about to get easier to donate.08 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandOpposition grows to move to gut Radio New Zealand Concert16,000 petition RNZ to drop plan that will gut its concert programme.08 Feb 03:09 AM
EntertainmentThe story behind Emma, Eleanor Catton's debut movieThe award-winning Kiwi author lined up heavyweight talent for her big screen debut.06 Feb 06:00 AM
PremiumPremiumEntertainment'The more I got to know Warhol, the sorrier I felt for him'Times: Andy Warhol's confidant offers a glimpse into the private life of the artist.29 Jan 06:00 AM
PremiumPremiumEntertainmentThe surprising things that fell into a Te Papa artworkNational museum staff turn ninja to protect artwork from clumsy public.25 Jan 04:00 PM
WorldLowry painting sells for more than NZ$5 millionThe art world was unaware of the painting's existence until the death of previous owner22 Jan 02:41 AM
EntertainmentThe wild child who finally found peaceElizabeth Wurtzel, who has died, had traded her unruly life for a far more serene one.13 Jan 12:03 AM
EnvironmentBest of 2019: Local Focus: Murals makeover Whanganui wallsArt on show in Whanganui - permanent or temporary? Made with funding from NZ On Air.11 Jan 12:00 AM
New ZealandPetrolheads worst offenders at failing to return Auckland Library booksFour of the top 10 longest overdue books over the past five years were vehicle-related.09 Jan 04:00 PM
KahuKiwi literary giant Dick Scott diesImportant New Zealand historian Dick Scott who cast light on the history of Parihaka dies.07 Jan 01:20 AM
EntertainmentVisionary publisher Sonny Mehta dies at 77Publisher had a keen eye for best-sellers and works of literature.01 Jan 01:50 AM
New ZealandArtist outraged over work featured in Whitcoulls calendar without permissionXoe Hall is outraged photos of her work have appeared in a calendar without permission.30 Dec 04:35 AM
KahuNorthland man's unusual gift for PM inspires art showOwen Kingi's gift included six sheep carcasses, corn, watermelons and sacks of potatoes.25 Dec 10:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEntertainment12 questions: Author Lynley Dodd on her childhood ChristmasesHairy Maclary author Lynley Dodd shares stories from her childhood Christmases.23 Dec 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEntertainmentExuberant Romeo and Juliet strikes a fine balance between humour and pathosThe Pop-up Globe's farewell to Auckland is a love letter to the free spirit of theatre.15 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandLocal Focus: New business for oldest buildingKatie Brown - inspired to make a living from art. Made with funding from NZ On Air.15 Dec 02:04 AM
EntertainmentOne out of the hat: Taika Waititi is our entertainment heroHe made us laugh - and think about hard things.11 Dec 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'It was like coming home': First door opens to public at Hawke's Bay Opera HousePeople can now visit the box office, the first time a door's been open since 2014.11 Dec 01:45 AM
