EntertainmentA visual and musical joyThe promise of New Zealand Opera's <i>Madame Butterfly</i> has been with us for weeks, with striking images of the heroine on posters around town.19 Apr 05:30 PM
EntertainmentTheatre review: Midnight in MoscowIn the hands of playwright Dean Parker the intrigues swirling around New Zealand's Moscow Embassy in 1947 provide the raw material for a sophisticated, entertaining and intelligent piece of theatre.18 Apr 05:30 PM
EntertainmentDame Susan cursed in verseDame Susan Devoy is now an unwitting muse for the nation's creativity, inspiring not fanfares but raspberries.12 Apr 08:43 PM
New ZealandNZ art auction draws $2mAn art auction of "unprecedented quality and calibre" and boasting some of the biggest names in contemporary New Zealand art pulled in around $2 million when the works went under the hammer in Auckland last night.11 Apr 05:30 PM
EntertainmentKiwi photographer clinches international awardWaihi Beach photographer Cathy Franzoi has been placed third in the 2013 Sony World Photography Awards and will have her image - of her three sons on an old sofa - on digital display at Somerset House in London.11 Apr 04:36 AM
EntertainmentLaga'aia hitting the stageAussie-based showbiz star Jay Laga'aia is returning to New Zealand for his first major home-turf role in a decade.06 Apr 05:30 PM
New ZealandPhilanthropic public artArts supporters are getting used to having to fund new public works themselves, so far over $600,000 of donated money has been put into public artwork in Hamilton.06 Apr 03:17 AM
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
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
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
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
