LifestyleBook Review: The Big New Yorker Book Of DogsThe Big New Yorker Book Of Dogs is big all right: 21cm x 28cm and 395 pages, with a generous smattering of those gloriously sly and sardonic New Yorker cartoons. The content is generally serious in tone.14 Dec 09:30 PM
LifestyleBook Review: The Elephant Keepers' ChildrenPeter, the 14-year-old narrator, plus elder brother Hans, the handsome horse-tickler, and sister Tilte, the obsessive reader of other people's diaries, realise their parents have vanished. Ostensibly, Mum and Dad are on holiday in the Canaries.14 Dec 09:00 PM
EntertainmentClassical review: Dreaming of a German ChristmasBasing its final concert for the year on Sunday around the theme of a German Christmas was a shrewd move for Bach Musica.10 Dec 04:30 PM
EntertainmentClassical review: Cheetah on the keyboard gives Gershwin a feline graceThe New Zealand Symphony Orchestra came to town with an early Christmas present: a Gershwin cocktail that capitalised on Freddy Kempf's recent CD.09 Dec 04:30 PM
LifestyleBest books - an epic Christmas listBooks editor Linda Herrick and her reviewers select the best for all ages and interests05 Dec 11:35 PM
KahuClose-up view of NZ history up for saleA colonial scrapbook and journal assembled by an officer who was at critical battles in New Zealand's early history go under the hammer next week.30 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandNZ literature: Gaps in the storyAt 2kg, the Anthology of New Zealand Literature is a contender for the heavyweight publication of the year.30 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandHighway threatens poet's graveThe grave of a leading New Zealand poet is at risk from a highway.26 Nov 04:30 PM
EntertainmentSurprise yoga shocks touristsA Kiwi performance artist is perplexing tourists by holding yoga poses in front of well known European monuments.26 Nov 02:30 AM
World$413m art to tower over dunesHe is an artist best known for wrapping the Reichstag in Berlin and for siting thousands of coloured umbrellas across valleys in Japan and America.25 Nov 04:30 PM
LifestyleFacts with a side of fantasyA wistful biography of Escoffier leaves Nicky Pellegrino hungry and sad.25 Nov 04:00 PM
EntertainmentRoyal NZ Ballet's leap of faithThe Royal NZ Ballet's season of Giselle is wowing audiences with its revitalised version of the classic story of love, betrayal and revenge. Raewyn Whyte reports.23 Nov 05:00 PM
EntertainmentArt gallery listings: November 23Current and upcoming listings from galleries in the Auckland area.22 Nov 11:55 PM
LifestyleSaving the planet, one ingredient at a timeKiwi-born Melbourne-based chef Ben Shewry, author of a new cookbook, impresses with his food philosophy.22 Nov 10:00 PM
