LifestyleA fellowship of the penAspiring, novelists, poets and playwrights were paid to write by the Sargeson Fellowship, a scheme now at risk, writes Graeme Lay.05 Apr 09:00 PM
EntertainmentReview: APO's full house well-deservedAuckland Philharmonia Orchestra can be justly proud of being just two seats short of a full house on Thursday for the first concert in its Bayleys Great Classics Series.05 Apr 04:30 PM
New ZealandObituary: Latecomer wrote with 'wit, vivacity'When I first heard that Barbara Anderson had died I toured our bookshelves looking for the book that had me fall in love with her.29 Mar 04:30 PM
EntertainmentOn the shelfOpen a cupboard at the new Artstation show, <i>Cupboards</i>, and you'll find shelves loaded with nostalgia.29 Mar 04:30 PM
EntertainmentA comic trip down memory laneJanet McAllister reviews Coronation Street On Stage and finds it a thin and airy skit show with the production values of a smash hit musical.29 Mar 04:30 PM
KahuRare NZ paintings auction expected to top $2mThe take from an auction of rare New Zealand paintings is expected to top $2 million.27 Mar 07:20 PM
EntertainmentMoonrise Kingdom star sleeps in a glass boxTilda Swinton is sleeping in a glass box in the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City.24 Mar 09:35 PM
EntertainmentBiblical tale inspiration for dance masterpieceChoreographers Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and Damien Jalet take the biblical story of the Tower of Babel with its smiting of the human race into painful divisions of nationality and language.22 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionGarrick Cooper and Danielle Davis: Racism in Godzone a hidden evilThe renowned poet Hone Tuwhare wrote a poem entitled, A Pakeha Friend Tells a Maori Joke.18 Mar 04:30 PM
LifestyleBook Review: Gone GirlBook clubs, commuters and celebrities have gone wild for <i>Gone Girl</i>, the smash-hit thriller that has Hollywood in a spin. Tim Walker talks to author Gillian Flynn about being this year’s literary sensation15 Mar 05:00 PM
EntertainmentHeadliner mixes wit with superb comedyThe Auckland Arts Festival's centrepiece demonstrates what happens when the sophisticated elegance of commedia dell'arte collides with the eccentric weirdness of classic British comedy.15 Mar 04:30 PM
EntertainmentThe battle of BrittenAuckland Arts Festival celebrates Benjamin Britten's centenary not once, but twice next week.15 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionTJ McNamara: A journey through historyExhibitions that run during the Auckland Arts Festival should have some special factor that lifts them above the run of the mill.15 Mar 04:30 PM
EntertainmentReview: Ferdinand Ries: Piano Concertos Vol 5To some, Ferdinand Ries is best known as a minor planet spinning around the sun that was Beethoven.15 Mar 04:30 PM
EntertainmentIt's all white on the nightDozens of events all over Auckland will be shining brightly and busily tonight for Auckland Arts Festival's White Night, which stretches from the CBD to all corners of the city.15 Mar 04:30 PM
EntertainmentTheatre comes to Dominion RdOne of Auckland's best-known streets, Dominion Rd, will be sharing some of its history in a unique way this weekend.14 Mar 04:30 PM
