EntertainmentCapturing the NDT spiritLightfoot, who's been with NDT since 1985, is funny, self-deprecating and so completely dedicated that he sweeps you along on a wave of charm and enthusiasm.25 Jun 01:00 AM
TravelA love letter to: FeildingIt was obvious that I would travel, I am told, even as a toddler.24 Jun 09:15 PM
EntertainmentComing home to make their markVirtual environments: intriguing territories to explore or dangerous lands to stay away from?24 Jun 09:04 PM
EntertainmentFlash win for Kiwi storytellerChristchurch-based writer Heather McQuillan is the winner of this year's National Flash Fiction Day competition.24 Jun 06:00 PM
EntertainmentCKS share platesKarl Stead is like a grand old sideboard in the dining room of New Zealand literature.24 Jun 06:00 PM
EntertainmentBook review: The Last Painting of Sara de VosNovels about painters and paintings have been in vogue recently.24 Jun 06:00 PM
EntertainmentNovel digs into dark world of home invasionsJennifer Dann meets an author whose book is inspired by violence but defined by humanity.24 Jun 06:00 PM
EntertainmentAuthor is embracing the newJulian Fellowes mines the past but is not constrained by it, writes Stephen Jewell.24 Jun 06:00 PM
Entertainment'No, actually this is not us, we want do it like this'Kiwi duo Broods have grown up in LA, discovers Siena Yates.21 Jun 02:10 AM
EntertainmentPoi E doco to open NZ film festivalThis year's NZ International Film Festival comes out swinging with a doco about Kiwi pop hit Poi E.19 Jun 11:10 PM
TravelA love letter to Matariki"I didn't grow up in Auckland but as a child I dreamed of living here."17 Jun 11:00 PM
EntertainmentGallery of sound and poetryThe music of Eve de Castro-Robinson is well represented on CD, with three fine albums on the Atoll label.17 Jun 08:30 PM
EntertainmentViolinist to undertake recital tourTown Hall to host Michael Hill International Violin Competition star.17 Jun 08:00 PM
EntertainmentEmilia Clarke: All loved upEmilia Clarke shows a different side of herself to Leena Tailor.17 Jun 07:00 PM
EntertainmentBookShots a reading revolutionThey're calling it a revolution in the way we read - and it's not some new piece of technology.17 Jun 05:00 PM
EntertainmentBook review: The Blackbird Sings At DuskElizabeth is a husk of a woman. She feels nothing. Why she continues to live baffles her.17 Jun 05:00 PM
EntertainmentT.J. McNamara: Beauty and the beastsThe superb retrospective show of photographer Fiona Pardington at Auckland Art Gallery, which finishes this weekend, is a series of essays.17 Jun 05:00 PM
EntertainmentConcert: New Zealand String Quartet, Pah HomesteadUnfortunately, the performance needed more polish if one was to overlook the conservatism of the programming.17 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandStars come out for MatarikiModern theatre frequently brings together disparate cultures to create vivid and dramatic storytelling and it's certainly true with Auckland's Matariki Festival programme.17 Jun 05:00 PM
EntertainmentBook review: The Forgetting TimeNoah is a 4-year-old boy who often wakes screaming from nightmares in which he plays with guns and is held underwater until he blacks out.17 Jun 05:00 PM
EntertainmentFour new books for foodiesFoodies and home cooks will love these four new reads.17 Jun 05:00 PM
KahuPerformance: Purapurawhetu, Te Pou TheatreRawiri Paratene reckons he could be the most well-travelled New Zealander in the world - and even if he's not, his travels have still made history.17 Jun 05:00 PM
EntertainmentWestside stars flashback to the 80sThe second series of Westside launches tomorrow, set in 1981. Sarah Daniell asked key players to shoulder-pad up, and look back on the 80s .10 Jun 10:00 PM
EntertainmentWhat Spaghetti Junction would look like without carsAuckland has played a starring role in TV and films for decades. This week we launch a new series, revisiting places in and around the city made famous on the big and small screen.10 Jun 09:00 PM
EntertainmentWilderpeople star's new projectActor, writer, director and coach -- is there no end to Rachel House's talents, asks Dionne Christian.10 Jun 07:00 PM
OpinionDuncan GreiveDuncan Grieve: Serial racistsI spent my family holiday immersed in child murder.10 Jun 05:00 PM
EntertainmentMarguerite - Singing to her own tuneAll due respect to Meryl Streep, but some stories are simply better suited to a French approach.10 Jun 05:00 PM
EntertainmentNikon Auckland Photo Day competition: Portrait of a cityFrom sunrise to sunset, these are the photos that have captured the mood of a city - in various years - for a day in its life.10 Jun 05:00 PM
TravelA love letter to Aotearoa: 'NZ is my home now'Abann Yor writes a love letter to Aotearoa.10 Jun 05:00 PM
EntertainmentPacific dance moves to contemporaryAs the world's largest Polynesian city, Auckland is no stranger to Pacific dance.10 Jun 05:00 PM
