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Can the slate be wiped clean for gay men?

A play at the Fringe Festival questions the pardons being given to gay men

Playwright remains in light

From comedy to science fiction, there are few topics acclaimed New Zealand playwright Stephen Sinclair hasn't brought to the stage.

Auction for purported works of famed art forger

Carl Goldie, born Kim Sim, was the first New Zealander to be convicted for art forgery.

Theatre review: Enter the New World

Theatre reviewer Janet McAllister takes a theatrical trip to the supermarket.

Dance review: Rushes

This is a dance show worth rushing to be part of, writes Raewyn Whyte.

How no money made Fringe Fest even better

Fringe Festival director Lydia Zanetti on how she pulled together a festival without much funding.

Time magazine's incredible Trump cover - how'd they do it?

Tim O'Brien had just days to turn around an illustration involving "Trump in a hurricane". The hair, he says, was the hardest part.

Fanfare starts the season

Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra launched its main New Zealand Herald Premier series with John Rimmer's Vulcan, a fanfare it commissioned 18 years ago.

Funny feminist word-plays on stage

Provocative play prompts us to think before we speak.

Arts Festival: Interview with Michael Parmenter

Michael Parmenter started dancing when he was 22 but was moving long before then, hasn't made a new full length contemporary dance work for a decade.

Our words have power

Silo Theatre's latest play takes the words out of our mouths and considers how powerful they really are.

Real Mr Darcy not a patch on Colin Firth

Literature's most eligible bachelor is likely to have sported powdered hair, a long nose and pointed chin.

Peer review

Eli Kent has put his spin on Ibsen's Peer Gynt.

By George, Henare's a star

Actor George Henare talks about life in a Broadway-style blockbuster musical.

CD review: Andras Schiff, Encores after Beethoven

William Dart reviews the latest classical music CDs.

Photographer captures life at Gloriavale

When photographer Cameron McLaren spent two days at the reclusive Christian community of Gloriavale, he was surprised to be left to wander unescorted.

Watch NZH Local Focus: Buddhist mandala being constructed in Tauranga

A traditional Buddhist sand mandala is being constructed by two Tibetan-born monks in Tauranga Art Gallery. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Watch NZH Local Focus: Banksy or Pranksy? Tauranga's street art mystery deepens

As a Tauranga art festival looms, the mystery surrounding the Banksy-like stencil art found in the CBD deepens. Made with funding from NZ On Air.