LifestyleBody Art Showcase 2013The NZ Body Art Showcase, an extreme make-up extravaganza, offers the audience contemporary and indigenous styles of body painting and special effects make-up for film and television. Check out the images from this year's showcase.22 Sep 10:44 PM
New ZealandAuld Mug vandal hawks tale to mediaThe man who took a sledgehammer to the Auld Mug 17 years ago is looking to sell his story for almost $6500 to media organisations.17 Sep 05:30 PM
EntertainmentReview: APO jives to HaydnThe Mozart Requiem may have made for an almost full house on Thursday night as Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's 2013 Choral Masterpiece, but the concert's inclusion of two Haydn works was very much appreciated.13 Sep 01:54 AM
OpinionBrian RudmanAbout time Te Papa is shaken upChristchurch September 2010 quake moved the earth 3m upwards. It also jolted the custodians of Te Papa into considering the safety of its treasures, writes Brian Rudman.10 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandAuckland branch for Te Papa museumA major announcement has been made about a new Auckland branch for the national museum Te Papa, currently based in Wellington.07 Sep 02:10 AM
OpinionJanet McAllisterJanet McAllister: Quiz a chance to 'make a spectacle' of oneself06 Sep 10:05 PM
New ZealandTe Papa museum to bring its treasures to ManukauSouth Auckland is set to gain a rich cultural and economic boost as a northern outreach of Te Papa, the national museum.06 Sep 05:30 PM
LifestyleKate Moss photo auctionShe's inspired everything from books to phone covers, and now a collection of paintings, photos and sculptures made with Kate Moss in mind is to be auctioned at Christie's.04 Sep 10:10 PM
New ZealandWriter, businessman and former cop honouredAlbert Wendt says he is "really chuffed" to have received the Order of New Zealand insignia that formerly belonged to fellow writer the late Margaret Mahy.04 Sep 05:30 PM
WorldOnly experts can tell 3D Van Gogh copies from originalsA poster of one of Van Gogh's sunflowers is one of the traditional adornments to a student bedroom.25 Aug 05:30 PM
World'Artful dodger' in the frameA struggling Chinese artist faked dozens of paintings as part of an elaborate US$80 million ($98.7 million) New York art fraud, prosecutors have alleged.19 Aug 05:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: Need growing acute for St James rebuildEditorial: Two events have conspired to cloud the St James' future - but any move to save and restore it should be widely supported.18 Aug 05:30 PM
New Zealand'Ordinary' image wins prizeA giant photograph of state houses described as "strikingly ordinary" has won the National Contemporary Art Award, and a faded old curtain was also recognised.16 Aug 08:29 PM
OpinionCatherine Field: Banksy manages to get last laughHe began his graffiti around 20 years ago, spraying city trains, buses and walls and making himself the bane of Bristol's transport police and the curse of conservative councillors.16 Aug 05:30 PM
