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My Secret Auckland: Actor Cassandra Woodhouse shares her favourite spots in the city
Every week we ask a well-known Aucklander to reveal their top places to go.

As a new mum, Ella Becroft was primed to love her kids - nothing prepared her for what happened next
A 'body horror' theatre show on the mundanity and monstrosity of early motherhood.

Sir Roger Hall at 86: Can the man with the Midas touch still spin box-office gold?
A love letter to Auckland, End of Summer Time brings Dickie Hart back to the stage.

How surviving breast cancer taught me what’s important in life - Jo Prendergast
Opinion: Jo Prendergast turned to writing during her cancer treatment in 2021.

On The Up: 'Astonishment' - What Rocky Horror creator thinks of stamp homage
NZ Post has released a set of four stamps honouring Richard O'Brien's creation.

The newspaper written by youth that writes only happy stories
Writer and podcaster Mia Sutherland, 17, has been getting valuable experience.

Review: Should you get on board Auckland's new Agatha Christie adaptation?
Murder on the Orient Express has been adapted for film, TV - and now, the stage.

Rebecca Gibney on embracing new challenges: 'I just don’t wanna stagnate'
The beloved actress is currently on TV screens in Three's comedy Happiness.

Why Bluey's Big Play is a masterclass in kids' entertainment
Kiwi Bluey fans have been eagerly awaiting the show's arrival, so was it worth the wait?

From pop stars to Bluey on tour: What's on in Auckland this weekend
Everyone's favourite Australian cartoon dog is coming to town.

On The Up: Whangārei teen wins prestigious $750k scholarship to elite US uni
Morris is the first Māori and second New Zealander to win the coveted Karsh Scholarship.

Meet the women suspected of murder in Agatha Christie's most famous whodunnit
Behind the scenes at one of the fastest-selling theatre shows in Auckland's history.

Succession star Harriet Walter on playing ‘abominable mothers’ and where Shakespeare went wrong
'I feel rather a traitor because my own mother was so wonderful.'

Getting away with murder: Hercule Poirot is back on the case in a new Auckland production
Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express is already one of the fastest-selling local theatre shows on record. Video / Auckland Theatre Company

Bad taste: Naked Samoans address backlash over controversial Last Supper poster
Oscar Kightley says the comedy troupe 'should have known better'.

Actor and theatre director Raymond Hawthorne dies aged 88
He founded Auckland’s Theatre Corporate in 1974.

On The Up: ‘People doing amazing things’ – Toni Street on why we need more feel-good stories
Opinion: Aotearoa is still rebuilding, and now more than ever we need the feel-good vibes.

William Dart review: Dance and music unite in Taupō Hau Rau at Q Theatre
Chamber Music New Zealand’s 2025 season opener is anything but traditional.

International show The Gruffalo Live on Stage coming
What's a Gruffalo? Why, didn't you know?

Actor and ‘Thorn Birds’ star Richard Chamberlain dies at 90
He won three Golden Globes for ‘The Thorn Birds,’ ‘Shogun,’ and ‘Dr. Kildare’.

Wellington performer Jo Randerson on the exhilarating chaos of life with ADHD
The ‘neuro-spicy’ multimedia artist gets personal in a new solo how.