EntertainmentWas the Dunedin sound a thing?The echoes of the Dunedin sound debate have faded with the decades but a new book hears them reverberating louder.19 Nov 03:30 AM
EntertainmentA Tribe Called Quest's triumphant finaleFeeling like you're missing out on who's who and what's what? Here's a wrap of some of the albums you may have missed lately.18 Nov 09:25 PM
New ZealandClassical CD review: William Dart on Dixit DominusOne Psalm inspires fascinating and individual responses from three composers.18 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandTJ McNamara: At the galleriesOutstanding sculpture show raises money from Women's Refuge.18 Nov 04:00 PM
EntertainmentHow does Fantastic Beasts compare to Potter?Fantastic Beasts feels like something darker, stranger and altogether much less of a theme park blueprint than the Potter movies.17 Nov 02:00 AM
EntertainmentThis movie is not worth watchingWar on Everyone is a film that is remarkably tone deaf and quite awful.16 Nov 11:00 PM
EntertainmentHouston, we have an amusing problem...Moon landing hoaxsters will undoubtedly be very happy with Operation Avalanche.16 Nov 11:00 PM
EntertainmentMovie review: JulietaIn his 20th film, Spanish director Pedro Almodovar drops the farcical approach of his last, I'm So Excited!, and the chilling tone 16 Nov 09:30 PM
EntertainmentA spoiler-free review of Gilmore Girls"It is exactly what you expect - which is both fulfilling and disappointing at the same time" - here's why.16 Nov 03:00 AM
EntertainmentEnsemble delivers classy performanceReviewing NZTrio's Flare concert, it's difficult to resist an easy pun, as this pairing of top-class ensemble with celebrated Kiwi heldentenor showed commendable flair.14 Nov 04:00 PM
EntertainmentFowke makes magic on museum's FazioliA good season for Auckland Museum's Fazioli International Piano Recital series saw all seats sold for Philip Fowke's closing concert 13 Nov 04:00 PM
EntertainmentChaos makes perfect senseAbsurdist comedy will confirm your wildest fears about the way the world is going.13 Nov 04:00 PM
EntertainmentReviewed: Tom Ford's Nocturnal AnimalsKeeping up with film releases can sometimes feel like the entertainment selection on a long-haul flight. Every movie starts to blur 13 Nov 03:07 AM
New ZealandClassical CD review: William Dart on the contenders for NZ's best classical album of the yearThree of the year's best classical albums vie for the Vodafone NZ Music awards vote.11 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandAt the galleries: TJ McNamara reviews the latest art gallery showsClay breaks new ground in ceramics show.11 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandConcert review: William Dart on the APO's Settling the ScoreAuckland Philharmonia Orchestra "settles the score".10 Nov 04:00 PM
EntertainmentMovie review: A bittersweet charmerFollowing 2014's acclaimed Love Is Strange, Little Men is another very New York story with real estate concerns from director-writer Ira Sachs.10 Nov 01:30 AM
EntertainmentThis is the movie you need to see this weekendArrival does have moments of story daftness, however, Adams' performance as Dr Louise Banks is terrific.09 Nov 08:00 PM
EntertainmentNZSO puts on a rousing finaleWhen Ronald Brautigam recorded Mozart's C minor Piano Concerto five years ago, he used a fortepiano; on Friday night, playing a modern 07 Nov 04:00 PM
EntertainmentMovie review: The Light Between OceansThe Light Between Oceans, directed by Ryan Gosling fanboy Derek Cianfrance (Place Beyond the Pines, Blue Valentine) is the latest 06 Nov 01:00 AM
EntertainmentReview: Shapeshifter sends Auckland Museum into spaceShapeshifter celebrated the release of their sixth studio album inside a cosmic cube atop of the Auckland Museum.05 Nov 01:05 AM
EntertainmentClassical CD review: William Dart on Schubert, Piano Trios (Harmonia Mundi, through Ode Records)Schubert's Piano Trios are exquisitely caught in the palette of their times.04 Nov 04:00 PM
EntertainmentAt the Galleries: TJ McNamara reviews the latest art gallery showsWild, rhetorical and witty painting - Dick Frizzell show proves why he's one of our best painters.04 Nov 04:00 PM
EntertainmentAll-in brawl at rapper's Auckland showIt's difficult to decide exactly when Schoolboy Q's Auckland show last night went from turnt to, well, a little terrifying.04 Nov 05:30 AM
New ZealandWilliam Darts reviews APO's Soul of the CelloYoung and dazzlingly talented APO Composer-in-Residence delivers.03 Nov 04:00 PM
EntertainmentDid Gibson succeed with his comeback movie?REVIEW: Mel Gibson will be hoping that Hacksaw Ridge can reset the bones of a broken career.03 Nov 12:30 AM
EntertainmentThe movie that created this Hollywood coupleThe predictability of an unhappy resolution headed the tears off - but the redemptive ending knocked me. I was still sobbing as I left the cinema.02 Nov 11:00 PM
EntertainmentBetter than Batman? The verdict on Ben Affleck's new superhero movieAffleck, autism and accounting combine for enjoyable if ropy action movie.02 Nov 08:30 PM
EntertainmentFeel the love - young dogs give it heapsDon Juan is an energetic, irrepressibly gleeful and good-natured evening out.30 Oct 04:00 PM
EntertainmentChoral offers beauty and dramaAuckland Choral came up with an eye-catching Caspar David Friedrich image for the programme booklet of Saturday night's Hymn of Praise concert.30 Oct 04:00 PM
EntertainmentMovie review: I, Daniel BlakeWelcome to New Zealand, Daniel Blake, you couldn't have come at a better time.29 Oct 06:00 PM
New ZealandBook review: Bright, Precious Days by Jay McInerneyAuthor Jay McInerney's old-fashioned belief that Love and Art can defy both time and money is to be applauded.28 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandT.J McNamara: At the galleriesSea calmly meets sky in Stanley Palmer's mature and masterly images.28 Oct 04:00 PM
EntertainmentClassical CD review: William Dart on Tchaikovsky, Piano Concerto No.2 & Concert FantasiaTchaikovsky, Piano Concerto No.2 & Concert Fantasia is a superb symphonic adventure from the New Zealand Symphony.28 Oct 04:00 PM