Entertainment$3 million art auction in Auckland tonightThe biggest art auction of the year will be held in Auckland tonight with artworks totalling $3 million going under the hammer.27 Nov 07:15 PM
OpinionComedy review: Michael McIntyre, Vector ArenaThe words stand-up comedian and sold-out stadium hardly ever appear in that same sentence in this country, but comedy mega-star Michael McIntyre regularly fills Britain's largest venues and he had no trouble packing out the Vector Arena.25 Nov 09:00 PM
WorldRecluse wants his 'friends' - Nazi-era artworks - backThe German pensioner accused of hiding a vast Nazi-era collection of artwork in his Munich flat has publicly insisted that the paintings are his "private property".18 Nov 04:30 PM
WorldNobel prize winner was ahead of her timeAlready in the hours since the death of Doris Lessing was announced, many people will have watched a widely circulated video, filmed on her doorstep in 2007.18 Nov 04:30 PM
WorldAuthor Doris Lessing diesDoris Lessing, the Nobel prize-winning, free-thinking, world-traveling and often-polarising author has died at the age of 94.17 Nov 05:07 PM
WorldThe friendship that spawned a masterpieceWhen a mutual friend introduced Lucian Freud to Francis Bacon it seeded a competitive friendship between the two titans of 20th century figurative art, who made each other a favoured subject.15 Nov 04:30 PM
WorldClaims on German art trove face legal hurdlesWhen German tax authorities entered the home of a recluse collector and found a trove of art that could include works stolen by the Nazis, they stepped into a legal quagmire - one that may end up being resolved by politics as much as the law.14 Nov 07:36 PM
WorldGerman stolen art website crashes due to demandA website featuring artworks from among a massive trove discovered in a Munich apartment crashed because of heavy traffic, officials said, as a handful of potential heirs came forward to claim art possibly looted by the Nazis.12 Nov 09:02 PM
WorldArt hoard held unknown Chagall, MatisseIt started with a routine check by German tax inspectors - and resulted in the discovery of an art hoard so vast and spectacular that no one yet knows how the story truly ends.06 Nov 12:40 AM
EntertainmentTuning in to digital realityPlay embraces the digital age, writes Barney McDonald.02 Nov 04:30 PM
EntertainmentActress pens homage to mumsJulianne Moore, star of stage and screen, mother of two and successful children's writer, remains the most unaffected of actresses despite her illustrious career.29 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandArt tribute to wharf 'thugs' to be removed todayA controversial image of a strike-breaker will be removed from a waterfront history panel and replaced with a wharfie.29 Oct 04:18 AM
New ZealandArt tribute to wharf 'thugs' covered upAn artwork depicting controversial strikes on Auckland's waterfront 100 years ago has been covered up ahead of its removal this morning.28 Oct 08:27 PM
EntertainmentTwelve Questions: Michele LeggottShe was New Zealand's first Poet Laureate and now Michele Leggott has won the PM's award for literature, which she'll receive in Wellington tonight.28 Oct 04:30 PM
Small BusinessSmall business: Virtual gallery zooms in on artOnline portal open all hours puts buyers close-up in front of works throughout the Asia-Pacific region.27 Oct 04:30 PM
