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Behind The Screens: Rolling Out Berlin's Red Carpet

One of the biggest film festivals in the world started with a red carpet première of US blockbuster <i>True Grit</i> on Thursday in Berlin. Celebrities, star-crazed fans and journalists with silly questions, packed the German capital.

Don't miss: Tulip Festival

At the end of the 19th century, Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild built Waddeson Manor in the style of a 16th century French chateau.

Global warming

World music worked hard for its place in the sun, says pioneer Simon Emerson. By Paula Yeoman.

Primal sounds with a modern message

A man with a beard is a man without secrets

SkyCity's Chinese staff angry at festival time-off ban

Laneway Festival 2011

All the action from the bands and the crowds at the 2011 Laneway Festival at Aotea Square on Auckland Anniversary Day.

One for the birds

Live At the Islands draws some big music names to support conservation work.

Improved crowd control promised at music fest

Crowd control at Gisborne's Rhythm and Vines festival is being improved after boisterous partygoers forced organisers to shut down bus services last night.

Fat Freddy's global profile grows

Kiwi collective Fat Freddy's Drop has won a spot at one of the biggest music festivals in the United States.

Putting New Zealand music on the map

Taking New Zealand's rich and diverse music scene to the world is the aim of Womad's Emere Wano, who has launched the music expo Sounds Aotearoa to provide an opportunity for NZ artists to be heard overseas.

Jolly good shows

Paula Yeoman looks at the hottest music festivals on offer over the next few months and talks to an expert on the subject of sweet summer vibes, Tiki Taane.

Dunedin: Buckets of cool charm

Like your frocks fabulous and your produce pesticide-free? Dunedin's for you, writes Rachel Grunwell.

Don't miss: London International Mime Festival

This fabulous annual festival of wordless performance spans the full mime spectrum, including live art, physical theatre, circus and puppetry.

The art of optimism

In 2009, a recession-generated ‘perfect storm’ saw poor ticket sales and losses for the biennial Auckland Arts Festival. Yet, as Alan Perrott finds, its director David Malacari is upbeat for 2011.

Don't miss: The Falls Festival

This annual music and arts festival is held on a farm surrounded by the beautiful Otway rainforest above Victoria's stunning Great Ocean Rd.