WorldIntimate photo wins top awardOther winning photographs highlighted animal cruelty in China and the Ebola crisis in west Africa.13 Feb 02:30 AM
EntertainmentTheatre review: Shakespeare's RebelsAs a setting for Shakespeare it would be hard to beat the café balcony of the historic Pah Homestead.10 Feb 04:00 PM
OpinionHeather Shotter: Let's keep the creative party goingWith the ongoing diet of gallery exhibitions, theatre and comedy, Auckland's creative offering rivals any of the world's great international cities, writes Heather Shotter.09 Feb 04:00 PM
EntertainmentTheatre review: Girl on a Corner, The BasementLocal playwright Victor Rodger has followed up last year's revival (Sons) and premiere (At the Wake) with a new play that brings a light touch to tragedy.09 Feb 03:00 PM
EntertainmentPatricia Greig: Music with a conscience takes us all on a journeyHigh above the K Rd kingdom, opposite St Kevins Arcade, is Kfm, a station that aims to provide a soundtrack to the heart of Auckland's music-centric community.06 Feb 11:37 PM
New ZealandTeen painter receives world's best marksA NZ student who took only two years of art classes has received the best subject marks in the world in the Cambridge International Examinations.06 Feb 04:00 PM
EntertainmentClassic CD review: Summer in February, Anonymous 4 1865, Simon Keenlyside06 Feb 03:00 PM
OpinionPaul ThomasPaul Thomas: Hysterical 'intellectuals' fail the Hitchens testSections of the left-wing intelligentsia appear to believe the Eleanor Catton brouhaha says something disturbing about New Zealand.06 Feb 04:40 AM
New ZealandPhallic art stuns residents'Oh my God, it's a cock and balls.' A $200,000 public sculpture being installed in Auckland is causing a stir with locals, who say it resembles a penis.05 Feb 04:00 PM
EntertainmentLegend given flesh and humanityHow to bring a legend to life? That was the challenge for film-maker Ava DuVernay when she was given the opportunity to direct - what is remarkably - the first major motion picture about Martin Luther King.03 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandCatton 'has no great political insights'Prime Minister John Key says author's views shouldn’t be given any more credence than those of the Mad Butcher or Richie McCaw.01 Feb 10:30 PM
OpinionPaul LittlePaul Little: Key and Plunket prove Catton's pointIs Eleanor Catton a traitor? Does Sean Plunket have a brain? Has the Prime Minister read The Luminaries? Who would have thought an obscure Indian literary festival could cause such agitated ripples.31 Jan 09:22 PM
EntertainmentEnergetic observer nears end of house projectArt causes lurching emotions. "From hateful boredom to supreme enlightenment," as John Radford puts it, raving about regular avant-garde concert series, <i>Vitamin S.</i>31 Jan 02:00 AM
New ZealandI'll discuss backlash with foreign pressAuthor says she'll discuss “inflammatory, vicious and patronising things that have been broadcast and published in NZ this week” in future interviews with foreign media.30 Jan 05:30 PM
EntertainmentClassic CD: Bach: The Art of FugueFeisty Bette Davis was memorably photographed by Roddy McDowall in 1981, holding a cushion inscribed, "Old Age Ain't No Place for Sissies".30 Jan 04:00 PM
EntertainmentThe return of the modern ShakespeareAntony Sher compares him to the Bard, and he has been dubbed the greatest living playwright. John Nathan on Tom Stoppard's long-awaited comeback.30 Jan 04:00 PM
New Zealand'Kiwis have been generous to author'The Taxpayers’ Union says Kiwis have done more than enough to support under-fire author Eleanor Catton, who received upward of $50k in funding over the last few years.30 Jan 05:00 AM
EntertainmentScary Sheen portrait 'captures essence of addiction'Charlie Sheen says this is the true face of addiction.29 Jan 07:10 PM
New ZealandArt deco building to be a facadeThe historic former headquarters of lingerie company Berlei, standing in the way of the $500 million-plus SkyCity International Convention Centre, will be gutted and only its facade will remain.28 Jan 04:00 PM
LifestyleWinning artwork smashedThe winning sculpture at a New Zealand outdoor art exhibition is among a number of works vandalised in the opening weekend of the free public event.26 Jan 04:00 PM
LifestylePhotos: Zodiac signs as monstersThis is your star sign as you've never seen it before. Artist and illustrator Damon Hellandbrand has reimagined every sign of the zodiac as a monster.25 Jan 09:00 PM
EntertainmentChris Abrahams, Te Uru WaitakereThe first evening concert of Te Uru Waitakere's Black Rainbow festival augured well for the gallery's enterprising cultural mix.25 Jan 04:00 PM
EntertainmentAuckland Arts Festival: Revenge of the pencil sharpenerSee what happens when the boss turns his back in the fantasy world of BLAM! says Dionne Christian.24 Jan 02:07 AM
EntertainmentPatricia Greig: Dazzling light show like attracting moths to a flameSince I was small, art galleries have been a place of Zen for me. I relish the chance to explore, analyse and relate to the infinite ways in which human beings can express artistic creativity.23 Jan 04:00 PM
EntertainmentPhotos: Sculpture on the GulfThe Sculpture on the Gulf art walk returns to Waiheke Island tomorrow for its seventh season.23 Jan 12:55 AM
