EntertainmentSouthside Arts FestThe Southside Arts Festival premiere event Southside Gig is taking place at the TelstraClear Events Centre today. Hip-hop, B-boy breakdance and graffiti-art competitions are being held throughout the 12-hour event, which concludes at 9pm tonight. 13 Oct 05:25 AM
EntertainmentThe importance of being modestHe may be one of New Zealand’s best-known and honoured actors on stage and screen but Alan Perrott discovers George Henare is also one of the most modest.24 Sep 07:00 PM
LifestyleBallet meets Valentino On the same plaza where models had strutted the runways just days earlier, it seemed like New York Fashion Week had been a mere prelude to NYCB's glittery fall gala. The evening's star was legendary designer Valentino, and the focus was on clothes, onstage and off.21 Sep 08:41 PM
EntertainmentTheatre review: The GiftEngaging but puzzling drama explores morality and the consequences as opposites attract.16 Sep 05:30 PM
EntertainmentPrivate Lives: Degrees of separationSilo Theatre's staging of Noel Coward's Private Lives brings the withering satire of love, marriage and divorce into the modern age. Dionne Christian reports.31 Aug 06:00 PM
New ZealandOrchestra funding strikes the wrong noteThe battle over public funding for our major orchestras has all the ingredients of comic opera, if not farce.03 Aug 05:30 PM
EntertainmentPop art: San Francisco's Amazing Bubble ManThe Amazing Bubble Man tells Lydia Jenkin a few trade secrets about his super-sized bubbles.06 Jul 07:00 PM
EntertainmentTheatre success playing away from homeTwo theatre companies return from overseas with a deeper understanding of the world they inhabit, writes Dionne Christian.06 Jul 05:30 PM
EntertainmentMary Poppins: Singing it from the rooftops<p><b>Mega-musical Mary Poppins is finally coming to town. Lydia Jenkin went behind the scenes of the show in Perth</b></p>15 Jun 05:30 PM
