Theatre reviewer Janet McAllister has a mixed night out at the fringe festival.

For the first time, our 49-year-old book awards will get an international judge.

COMMENT: Gabriel Makhlouf, Secretary to the Treasury, says businesses benefits by hiring people of diverse backgrounds.

Reviewer Dione Joseph leaves Pop-up Globe's Henry V with a new favourite play.

Andrew Gunn's first play was an award-winner; expectations are high for his next.

A leading world critic of Muslim extremism says New Zealand should establish "assimilation centres" for migrants and refugees from

A couple in Auckland is considering legal action against The Original Gypsy Fair for allegedly exploiting the gypsy culture for commercial gain.

Art lover Warwick Brown joins the art collectors auctioning modern NZ masterpieces.

How a simple grain defines us.

Can a performance make us genuinely care about the dying? Dione Joseph thinks so.

Auckland could get its biggest laser light show for the opening ceremony of the World Masters Games

Dance show Castles shows maybe life's mosaic of experiences are difficult to fathom.

A poet from Te Kuiti thought her win was a hoax at first.

Theatre review: Paul Simei-Barton takes a look at the Pop-up Globe's latest production.

Who says you need to be on land to see a show in the Auckland Fringe Festival?

Disappointment with one CD turns to delight for William Dart who is alerted to a composer most of us should get to hear.

Auckland Arts Festival is producing five community-based projects where participation is the focus

APO TO give first performance of composer Christopher Rouse's 2005 Oboe Concerto outside the United States.

Dionne Christian talks to the artist behind a giant installation at Te Tuhi gallery

US author Laurie Frankel tells Jennifer Dann how she didn't have to look far for the idea behind her latest novel

Confronting footage shows the moment a stranger unleashed on a Muslim woman at an Australian mall.

From comedy to science fiction, there are few topics acclaimed New Zealand playwright Stephen Sinclair hasn't brought to the stage.

Theatre reviewer Janet McAllister takes a theatrical trip to the supermarket.

This is a dance show worth rushing to be part of, writes Raewyn Whyte.

Fringe Festival director Lydia Zanetti on how she pulled together a festival without much funding.

Violinist Chloe Hanslip will play Mozart her own way on her beloved 1737 Guarneri del Gesu instrument.

It's a dance show where the audience gets to move, too.

The stage show fans of horror films must see.

Look closely at Lianne Edwards' art and you'll recognise everyday objects transformed into art with a conscience.

Summer Shakespeare As You Like It is a good time, but a long one.