New ZealandLocal Focus: First live art auction this weekendHeritage Art Auctions, auctioning the old fashioned way.07 Oct 02:00 AM
PremiumPremiumLifestyleTaonga: Artist Sarah Smuts-Kennedy's baptism by fire"There's nothing like fire to initiate you into listening to the energies of the land."01 Oct 06:00 PM
TravelTake the Money and Run: Danish artist steals cash sculpture worth $120kWas it art imitating robbery or just plain robbery?30 Sep 09:38 PM
EntertainmentArt gallery Objectspace lands new sponsorGrey Lynn gallery Objectspace has landed a new sponsor in the middle of lockdown.10 Sep 02:30 AM
TravelDrone Awards 2021: The world's best drone photographsPhotographers take to the sky for the 2021 Drone Awards.09 Sep 06:26 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandSteve Braunias: The strange, sad tale of Billy Apple's Golden AppleIt was "an extraordinary symbol of the '80s" - and, like the '80s, came to an ignoble end.06 Sep 05:00 PM
EntertainmentHalf-shredded Banksy could fetch millions at auctionBanksy's "Love is in the Bin" was "Girl With Balloon" that sensationally self-shredded.04 Sep 10:46 PM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'Incredibly private' Auckland art collection set to smash auction sales recordsWill the buoyant art market stretch to making a $10m sales record?03 Sep 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandWhy is an $87k Colin McCahon art sale on hold?When it comes to paintings, provenance can count more than an artist's signature.27 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandRobertson claims 'positioning of artwork' is top issue for NationalDeputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson claims that the greatest issue facing the National Party is “positioning of artwork” following leader Judith Collins’ complaint after the removal of a portrait of Sir Winston Churchill. Video / Parliament TV Watch11 Aug 04:40 AM
World800-year-old X-rated hidden carving exposed in church ceilingCarving of man, nicknamed "Seamus O'Toole", believed to have been created in 15th century.06 Aug 08:13 PM
PremiumPremiumBusinessPremium: Webb's Auctioneer Charles Ninow reveals how he got into the booming art and collectible tradeHow Auctioneer Charles Ninow went from selling used mattresses to multi-million dollar auctions at Webb's. Video / Brett PhibbsWatch23 Jul 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOfficial Cash RateReserve Bank pays nearly $400k for art work labelled by Act leader as an 'over-priced monstrosity'Reserve Bank's lobby redesign includes nearly $400,000 for Māori art work and design.12 Jul 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionElisabeth EastherMelanie Rands: 'We're both driven by our values [and] share an appetite for risk'Artist and poet Melanie Rands on her life and work.12 Jul 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumKahuShooting for the stars: Reuben Paterson's dazzling crystal waka is finally unveiledThe Auckland artist on omens, Aussies and navigating a pathway to the future.09 Jul 06:00 PM
LifestyleShooting for the stars: Reuben Paterson's crystal waka dazzles at Auckland Art GalleryMade from hundreds of iridescent chandelier crystals, "Guide Kaiārahi" emerges from the pool on the gallery's forecourt. Photos / Hamish Melville09 Jul 05:00 PM
KahuWaikato artists urged to unite through creativity and fight racismPieces will become part of a collection that serves to build a sense of whanaungatanga.02 Jul 07:06 PM
WorldPicasso painting recovered nine years after elaborate heistThieves set off the alarms so many times that security disabled the system.30 Jun 03:23 AM
New ZealandFirst-of-its-kind art piece uses car lights as 'paintbrush'A prominent New Zealand artist and an award-winning race car driver have teamed up.21 Jun 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumLifestylePlastic fantastic: artist Judy Darragh's riotous new show"I'm going to decorate the bejesus out of something!"11 Jun 06:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandMickey Mouse v Ralph Hotere? Why Dick Frizzell didn't mean to start an art fightRalph Hotere art lovers have taken a social media swipe at Dick Frizzell.11 Jun 05:00 PM
KahuAKL Art Gallery: Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei leader appointed as deputy directorAuckland Art Gallery Director says she is excited by the potential achievements.08 Jun 12:36 AM
New ZealandHot property: What investors are spending their money on - and it's not housesInvestors look at New Zealand art as an affordable alternative to buying property.04 Jun 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumKahuExclusive: The battle to bring Ralph Hotere's art into the lightWhy was there no book to mark the first major Hotere exhibition in more than 20 years?04 Jun 05:00 PM
EntertainmentTe Papa's Surrealist Art exhibition 'uncanny, magical'Surrealist Art: Masterpieces from Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen begins on June 12.28 May 05:00 PM
KahuWhānau and whakapapa honoured in first Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture award'Whānau isn't just names on a paper, it's people, it's stories, it's smirks in a photo.'27 May 03:00 AM
New ZealandLocal Focus: Ceramics dangers brings studio safety cautionHealth and safety is important to potters too. Made with funding from NZ On Air.25 May 12:17 AM
TravelTourism in bloom: Monet's gardens reopening in GivernyAfter being closed for 6 months due to Covid, the world-famous gardens are set to reopen.18 May 08:17 PM
PremiumPremiumLifestyleThe view from my window: artist Hannah Fox on Melbourne by moonlightMarvellous nights for a moon dance at Melbourne's coolest new arts festival.14 May 10:00 PM
KahuContemporary Māori art show holds record for largest art exhibition since 1989It was the largest exhibition in Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki's 132-year history.10 May 03:12 AM
VideoGiant gold cupola to top Hundertwasser Art Centre in WhangāreiSign-writers Vern Newlove and John Ferguson craft the giant gold cupola to top the Hundertwasser Art Centre in Whangārei. Video / Tania Whyte Watch06 May 05:00 PM
KahuWhangārei exhibition to showcase best of young Ngāpuhi artistsNgāpuhi youth are set to have their work exhibited at the Hihiaua Cultural Centre.29 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandProposed restructure at Wellington's City Gallery 'ruinous'Confidential restructure proposal being consulted on with 147 staff across arts sector.29 Apr 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumVideoPremium: Artists go head to head in 20 minute Art ClashNine artists had 20 minutes to paint a picture in Studio on The Square's first Art Clash. The winner was Frank Callear. Video / Judith LacyWatch27 Apr 05:00 PM