EntertainmentJazzing along at the Waiheke Jazz FestivalWe're all about Waiheke this weekend. We talk to some of the musicians who'll be at Easter's Waiheke Jazz Festival.18 Mar 10:30 PM
EntertainmentWatch: La Cucina dell'Arte at Auckland Arts FestivalLa Cucina dell’Arte beckons us to peep through a keyhole into the world’s worst restaurant and open the doors to a topsy-turvy, pizza-flipped joint where servants become masters, candles and crockery take on lives of their own and spoons play a tarantella on wine bottles.Watch14 Mar 08:28 PM
OpinionPeter Bromhead: Pop-up Globe's Henry V far from OlivierOverall, I enjoyed the production but, on reflection, would probably only give the performance six out of 10, writes Peter Bromhead.10 Mar 08:32 PM
LifestyleArts Festival review: Meow Meow's Little Mermaid, SpeigeltentFunny, sexy and feminist all at the same time, Australian cabaret star Meow Meow (Melissa Madden Gray) delivers wonderful frivolity.09 Mar 04:00 PM
BusinessArtist launches Fonterra fish rescue bidAn artist wants to get her fish sculpture out of Fonterra's soon-to-be vacated Auckland head office.07 Mar 10:40 PM
EntertainmentReview: Duck, Death and the TulipThe makers of this show have given themselves a challenge: they've attempted to adapt what is primarily adult literature for 4-8-year-olds.07 Mar 04:00 PM
TravelSydney: Going walkaboutYou don't have to travel to remote parts of Australia to experience its indigenous culture. There's plenty on offer right on Sydney's doorstep.06 Mar 08:00 PM
LifestyleIn the art of the cityIf you stand on the edge of Danica Pond and start digging a tunnel straight through to the other side of the globe, you'll be in Spain.04 Mar 08:30 PM
LifestyleThe cat's meow meowA post-postmodern diva is about to take over the Auckland Arts Festival's Spiegeltent with her take on a Hans Christian Andersen folk tale.04 Mar 07:30 PM
EntertainmentCosplay: What is it and why do it?Ahead of this weekend's Armageddon Expo in Auckland, Ethan Sills takes a look at the rise and rise of cosplay.04 Mar 01:00 AM
EntertainmentAuckland Arts Festival: High heels for Shorty boysTwo Shortland Street starts will don wigs, make-up and bespangled evening wear to join Dragon's Diva Den as special guest female impersonators.03 Mar 04:00 PM
EntertainmentWatch: Auckland Arts Festival - MaramaEncounter the sacred beauty of the forests of Fiji, the Solomons, Samoa and Aotearoa at Marama.Watch02 Mar 04:00 PM
EntertainmentFestival ticket sales igniteMore than 10,000 tickets have been sold to the opening night of one of the hottest events on the Auckland Arts Festival calendar.01 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandGoldie's last treasure expected to top $1mThe last major painting by New Zealand artist Charles Frederick Goldie described as a "rare national treasure" is expected to sell for more than $1 million.01 Mar 07:36 AM
BDBDBanking and financeNZ Post art collection for saleNew Zealand Post, struggling with falling mail volumes, has put its art collection up for sale.01 Mar 12:50 AM
OpinionArts Festival brings world to NZ and shows us to the worldAuckland Arts Festival is a celebration, a time to come together each year as a community to share in the spirit and creativity of artists, and to celebrate our place in the world.29 Feb 09:12 PM
BusinessDoors shut to Fletcher's secret art tunnelOne of the more unusual subterranean features of corporate Auckland life is no longer accessible.29 Feb 12:20 AM
EntertainmentTechnology bridges gulf between science and artsYou couldn't get further away from an artist's studio or concert auditorium than the Laboratory for Animate Technologies at the University of Auckland's Bioengineering Institute.25 Feb 04:00 PM
EntertainmentCreative subjects battling for manaAre we in danger of kicking creativity out of the classroom? Dionne Christian looks at what the arts can teach our children.24 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandWatch: Rangatahi Philharmonia o Tara youth orchestraSistema Aotearoa’s flagship orchestra, Rangatahi Philharmonia o Tara perform ‘Kafisi Niue’, a traditional Niuean song.Watch24 Feb 01:24 PM
EntertainmentMaori culture our 'standout feature'In part 3 of our Arts in Auckland coverage, Dionne Christian looks at how you try to include everyone.23 Feb 04:00 PM
EntertainmentCreativity thriving on city's edgeWith high-profile regional facilities in central Auckland - not to mention the lion's share of festivals - is there arts and cultural life in the 'burbs?22 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandAuckland and the arts: Sosaia FataniWhat does it mean to have a community art centre in your neighbourhood? Can it really change lives? Sosaia Fatani, a 15-year-old Tamaki College pupil from Glen Innes, is proof it means a lot.Watch22 Feb 06:01 AM
EntertainmentDaring plan to make Auckland a city of artIs Auckland now the city of arts? Dionne Christian investigates in a five part series that starts today by looking at arts & the economy.21 Feb 04:00 PM
LifestyleGrowing up gay - then and nowAhead of a new exhibition marking the 30th anniversary of the Homosexual Law Reform Act, David Herkt reveals what it was like to grow up gay in the 1970s, while Sam Brooks explains what it's like today.18 Feb 06:00 PM
World7000 sit exam for art school placeNearly 7000 aspiring artists packed into a convention centre to fight for a place at a Chinese art university.17 Feb 09:54 PM
New ZealandColin McCahon painting expected to fetch over $300,000A Wellington auction house is preparing to put some of the country's best paintings up for sale, including a Colin McCahon expected to reach more than $300,000.17 Feb 03:45 AM
KahuBroadcaster selling rare Maori photosRare pictures taken by possibly New Zealand's first female photographer are being put up for sale.16 Feb 03:44 AM
EntertainmentReview: Phantom of the Opera a lavishly romantic spectacleFine lead performances in revival of clasic Lloyd Webber musical help make local production a huge achievement.12 Feb 12:00 AM
EntertainmentBanksy gives tear gas use a sprayKnown for being a political activist, artist Banksy has painted a controversial piece opposite the French Embassy in London.06 Feb 02:15 AM
EntertainmentPortrait of the Treaty artistA new book uncovers the story of New Zealand's best-known Treaty painting and the man behind it. Peter Alsop reveals a tale that's been 78 years in the making.05 Feb 04:00 PM
