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Pacific renaissance man
Printmaker Rodney Fumpston has the best of both worlds with a home in Auckland and the beloved place of his birth, Fiji.

Sexist Hollywood under fire
Hollywood, aromatic with the scent of gorgeous and available young women, still remains a sexualised and sexist ecosystem.

The paintings Hitler couldn't steal
A treasure trove of Modernist art, lost in the Nazi invasion, is to be auctioned in the UK.

<i>Review:</i> NZSO at Auckland Town Hall
A "FULL HOUSE" sign outside the town hall last Friday was hardly surprising, with Hilary Hahn playing Sibelius with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.

Tchaikovsky - Piano Concertos
Hyperion's Romantic Piano Concerto series has made its reputation tending to such forgotten masters as Bortkiewicz, Goedicke and Melcer-Szczawinski.

Cracking the ice queen
A new biography about talk show host Oprah Winfrey reveals more through what it cannot say.

<i>Review:</i> 175 East at Herald Theatre
Gretchen La Roche and Andrew Uren fashioned a graceful weave, in scurrying toccata at times and elsewhere exploring the beat of blurred dissonance.

Settler's saga
Natasha Solomons skilfully weaves refugee tales into a novel about adjusting to life in a new land.

<i>Review:</i> NZ Music for Woodwind at University Music Theatre
Bassoonist Ben Hoadley is a man with a mission - to explore and add to the catalogue of woodwind music written by New Zealand composers.

<i>Review:</i> Ashley Brown and Michael Houstoun at Raye Freedman Arts Centre
Ashley Brown and pianist Michael Houstoun have few equals as a team.

<i>Review:</i> Carole King and James Taylor at Vector Arena
For a woman knocking on 70, King lights up damn bright and her voice was denser and richer than its younger counterpart.

<i>Review:</i> Dream of Red Chamber at Aotea Centre
A tragic Romeo and Juliet-ish love story unfolds against the backdrop of a prosperous feudal family.

Long friendship leaves its mark
A book about Samoan tattooing - tatau - records a story that has been 30 years in the making.

Fashion plate: Isobel Dryburgh
Isobel Dryburgh on the clothes that get her creative juices flowing.

High price expected for 140-year-old desk
The auction of 'the most elegant piece of furniture ever seen in Auckland' is a unique event.