New ZealandLife-changing op saves 'happy boy'There's a good chance Leighton Leevard wouldn't be the healthy and happy boy he is today if not for the staff at Starship.07 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandNurses' dress-up helped cure fearsStarship nurses dressed up as cats and a doctor wrapped himself in green bandages to look like a leprechaun in their efforts to settle a young leukaemia patient.06 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandHelp Our Kids: Music love conquers allJenna Searle has never let the loss of most of her left lung at birth hold her back from her love of singing.05 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandEvery day a chance for young poetsBeing young can often mean a lot of people will disregard what you have to say.28 Sep 04:00 PM
LifestyleWorld of WearableArt 2014The World of WearbleArt is underway in Wellington. The gallery features a selection of images from this years event.26 Sep 11:57 AM
EntertainmentTheatre review: Don GiovanniFrom the start, New Zealand Opera's Don Giovanni presented the mix of tragedy and comedy stipulated in the opera's description as "dramma giocoso" (playful drama).19 Sep 05:00 PM
Entertainment12 Questions: Michael HurstMichael Hurst, ONZM — actor, director, stage and screen veteran — is starring in Trees Beneath the Lake at Auckland’s Maidment Theatre.15 Sep 05:00 PM
EntertainmentDon Giovanni: A villain admired and vilifiedGoethe was outraged by the suggestion that Mozart merely composed Don Giovanni "as if it were a piece of cake or biscuits stirred together out of eggs, flour and sugar!"05 Sep 05:00 PM
EntertainmentNZ Opera's seductive Don GiovanniAuckland opera audiences have become accustomed to having Verdi and Puccini presented through the eyes of female directors from across the Tasman.05 Sep 05:00 PM
EntertainmentSpectacular tour de forceThousands of Kiwis will witness the dazzling performers in Cirque du Soleil's Totem in its five-week Auckland season.23 Aug 05:00 PM
EntertainmentClassical review: Swirling mood changes captured wellAfter the disappointment of the NZ Symphony Orchestra's last visit, its Friday concert was a welcome return to form, writes William Dart.17 Aug 05:00 PM
EntertainmentKiwi vocal coach honoured in tribute concertStars of stage and screen will fly in to pay tribute to the modest Kiwi vocal coach and mentor who helped put them on the map.10 Aug 03:10 AM
EntertainmentDigital Winds blow fierce but too longWith a cast of 25, a live band, dancers and video projections, The Tautai of Digital Winds presents a truly epic piece of community-based theatre.06 Aug 04:45 PM
EntertainmentBallet review: High five to fantastic flights of fancyJohan Kobborg's Les Lutins, still in classical mode, cavorts and struts its sweetly saucy stuff to the live virtuoso violin of Benjamin Baker and Michael Pansters on piano.31 Jul 05:00 PM
EntertainmentYoung Kiwi piano star heads to Big AppleRising Kiwi piano star Sylvia Jiang will soon be the toast of New York - but not before she wows Kerikeri.28 Jun 05:00 PM
EntertainmentAnnie comes to the CivicClaire McCall talks to an Auckland teen about her starring role as orphan Annie.07 Jun 08:00 PM
EntertainmentLove story with a differenceDozens of dancers, music and a couple of young lovers - the ballet's come to town.25 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandCan this logo help save city's arts hub?First it was the Aotea Centre, then The Edge. Now the organisation is changing again. But can a new name and logo bring more big entertainment acts to Auckland?15 May 05:00 PM
