EntertainmentMusic review: NZTrio, Q Theatre LoftNZTrio appears to have claimed the welcoming space of Q Theatre's Loft as its Auckland home.15 Jul 05:30 PM
OpinionColin Hogg: Retail therapy, nostalgic and tragicI was a little nervous about watching <i>Hoarding: Buried Alive</i>, a new reality series that launched last week.15 Jul 05:30 PM
EntertainmentMusic review: NZSO, Auckland Town HallDid the title, <i>Bold Worlds</i>, keep too many away from the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra's Saturday concert? A pity if so because this thrilling voyage around the Baltic deserved a full house.14 Jul 05:30 PM
EntertainmentEpic: Avatar on a planet not so far awayThe latest animated 3D offering from Blue Sky Studios, Epic, is about a magical world in which tiny inhabitants of the forest are threatened by an evil force.11 Jul 05:30 PM
EntertainmentTheatre review: Clowning classic feels a little tiredI first saw this clowning classic several years ago, and remembered it fondly enough to want to take the resident 8-year-old this time around.11 Jul 05:30 PM
EntertainmentTV picks of the week: Maids debunk stereotypeFive TV shows that will keep couch potatoes glued to their seats over the coming week.11 Jul 03:30 AM
EntertainmentMovie review: The Heat's chemistry is goodIt takes Melissa McCarthy and Sandra Bullock some time to warm to each other in this buddy-cop comedy but when they do, they give a hint of the comedy that made director Paul Feig's previous film, <i>Bridesmaids</i>, so hilarious.11 Jul 02:30 AM
EntertainmentMovie review: Pacific Rim a superior creature featureComparing <i>Pacific Rim</i> to <i>Transformers</i> because it also features giant metal things thumping about the planet is like comparing director Guillermo del Toro's <i>Hellboy</i> films to your standard superhero movie.10 Jul 10:30 PM
EntertainmentAlbum review: Jay-Z, Magna Carta ... Holy GrailChris Schulz reviews Jay-Z's new album.10 Jul 09:00 PM
EntertainmentAlbum review: Jonathan Bree, The Primrose PathJonathan Bree was at the helm of twee pop group the Brunettes for more than a decade, releasing four albums, but he's now embarking on a solo course.10 Jul 05:30 PM
EntertainmentGame review: Deadpool earns his R18 tagCult comic book figure's first video game foray earns his R18 tag.10 Jul 05:30 PM
EntertainmentAlbum review: Tom Odell, Long Way DownIn Britain, this critically favoured, chart-topping 22-year-old pianist/singer has made no secret of his admiration for Elton John.10 Jul 05:30 PM
EntertainmentAlbum review: Zomby, With LoveThe reclusive British beat renegade is back. With Love is, like his 2010 sophomore album <i>Dedication</i>, dub step but not as you know it.10 Jul 05:30 PM
EntertainmentPianists show who truly has talentThe grand final of the newly inaugurated Wallace National Piano Competition on Sunday offered three hours of memorable music-making.08 Jul 05:30 PM
EntertainmentMacdonald's pairing proves happy mix indeedOver time, Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra has shown a real nous for matching conductor and concert.07 Jul 05:30 PM
EntertainmentTV Preview: House RulesBen Crawford predicts doozy arguments and high stress in a new home reno show.06 Jul 05:30 PM
EntertainmentThe complexity of collage'I liberate photographic fragments from their original snap-and-capture setting and reposition them in the space of art," is Peter Madden's description of how he arrives at his fascinating collages at the Ivan Anthony Gallery.05 Jul 08:30 PM
EntertainmentBest albums of 2013 ... so farHas the year's best album already been released? Or is the best yet to come? At the halfway point of 2013, Chris Schulz asks the Herald's resident music experts to make their picks.04 Jul 10:00 PM
EntertainmentAlbum review: The Map Room, All You'll Ever FindThe Auckland duo of recording engineers/producers and sound mixers, Simon Gooding and Brendon Morrow (York St, television and film work, etc), craft the most unfashionable music.04 Jul 08:49 AM
EntertainmentMovie review: Before MidnightThere are few actors who keep your attention by just walking and talking their way through a film, but it comes easily to Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy - they have had plenty of practice, though.04 Jul 05:00 AM
EntertainmentMovie review: The Lone Ranger (+video)If the quirky, zany, bumbling charms of Johnny Depp's performances in most everything else he's been in for the past decade are wearing a bit thin, then here's some relief.03 Jul 11:00 PM
