EntertainmentConcert Review: NZSO with Simon TrpceskiWhen Simon Trpceski made his debut with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra three years ago, he gave us Rachmaninov's <i>Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini</i> with the impetuosity and zeal of a youthful athlete.08 Jul 09:58 PM
KahuBathed in ancestral lightA new book and exhibition by photographer Fiona Pardington examines the historic - and now derided - practice of taking casts of people's heads to study their brains. Some were her ancestors.08 Jul 09:37 PM
EntertainmentNot-so lucky immigrantsAussie actor David Wenham delves into a dark side of his country's past.08 Jul 05:30 PM
OpinionPaul ThomasPaul Thomas: I'll take boring over US loony extremesBiggest economy wouldn't default over politics, would it?08 Jul 05:30 PM
OpinionPaul Holmes: No place here for burqaCulturalism, schmulteralism: Mask wearers want no part of the West except our privileges, according to Paul Holmes.08 Jul 05:30 PM
OpinionFiction Addiction: The Larnachs - fact or fiction?The historical novel is history-lite, the easiest of entrées into another time and place.08 Jul 02:00 AM
OpinionJim Hopkins: We'll take the medicine, Mr C -- just give it to us nowIt's not the change to history that makes us nervous, it's having to wait to see what it is.07 Jul 05:30 PM
OpinionTracey Barnett: Repeat after me - being gay is okayStir caused by opera character's sexual identity shows society still mired in paranoia.07 Jul 05:30 PM
BusinessSmall hits just as good as big onesStart-up tech firms need to repeat modest successes, says US Icehouse visitor.07 Jul 05:30 PM
