Lifestyle5 things you have to see at Auckland ArtweekWith Auckland Artweek beginning on Friday, we pinned down programme facilitator Marlaina Key and forced her to reveal her favourites from the 10-day festival.09 Oct 12:30 AM
EntertainmentWork of art includes mystery cab ride$50,000 winner cuts through exhibition system like a knife, says judge.27 Sep 11:31 PM
New Zealand$10m wanted for 250kg Last SupperTauranga artist has put her cement "Last Supper" sculpture on Trade Me for $10 million. It's just "waiting for the right place to stand for all to see!"26 Sep 03:49 AM
WorldMantel's Thatcher assassination fantasyBooker-prize-winning author admits she thought about killing the British PM when she found herself within shooting range of her in 1983.20 Sep 01:38 AM
EntertainmentEarth, wind, fire and steamBy the end of his career, Turner exhibited less frequently, received fewer commissions, and retreated into his work.19 Sep 10:56 PM
EntertainmentCelebrating 80 years of Leonard CohenLeonard Cohen celebrates his 80th birthday on Sunday and releases a new album next week. He talks to Neil McCormick about what keeps him going.19 Sep 01:35 AM
New ZealandMaori art sets $2.3m recordA world record has been set at auction for a piece of Maori art, which fetched more than $2 million.18 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandHundertwasser makes an entranceThe roof of a school's library entrance will be only the second public structure designed by Friedensreich Hundertwasser in the Southern Hemisphere.17 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandPalm tree v art collectionPhoenix palm is threatening the financial viability of the Pah Homestead in Auckland, the permanent home of Sir James Wallace art collection.17 Sep 12:08 AM
New ZealandStrong dollar hits value of gallery's artTake international works by masters Renoir, Michelangelo, Tissot, Picasso and Millais, as well as a cache of highly prized New Zealand works by Colin McCahon and Charles F. Goldie.16 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandCloud over Black Widow portraitA controversial artist's portrait of a convicted murderer could be destroyed if allegations of copyright infringement are pursued through the courts.13 Sep 01:20 AM
New ZealandWhen the money man comes homeThere's a term used in New York to describe a certain type of businessman: the $50 million man.05 Sep 11:40 PM
EntertainmentNZ Opera's seductive Don GiovanniAuckland opera audiences have become accustomed to having Verdi and Puccini presented through the eyes of female directors from across the Tasman.05 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandResist temptation to go straight upGo play with the 12m of white Lego in the Auckland Art Gallery main atrium - it's great fun, it's free and it's there for six months.05 Sep 05:00 PM
EntertainmentTJ McNamara on art: Threads of rich emotionThe dexterity of an artist's technique means the viewer can often be involved in the action of the moving hand as well as the unspoken thoughts that might underlie a painting.05 Sep 05:00 PM
EntertainmentClassical review: Psathas piece retains allureDespite the temptation to stay home and catch Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's Glennie at Olympus concert streamed live, there was almost a capacity turnout at the Town Hall.05 Sep 05:00 PM
EntertainmentDon Giovanni: A villain admired and vilifiedGoethe was outraged by the suggestion that Mozart merely composed Don Giovanni "as if it were a piece of cake or biscuits stirred together out of eggs, flour and sugar!"05 Sep 05:00 PM
EntertainmentDemons and dragons clinch art awardA painting of the coastline around Otago Harbour populated by macabre medieval demons and dragons has won the Paramount Award in last night's annual Wallace Art Awards.02 Sep 03:20 AM
EntertainmentSexy circus heads to NZA new circus with characters including the 'Half Naked Asian Dude Wearing Pigtails from Japan' will begin touring New Zealand for the first time later this year.01 Sep 07:22 PM
