Dancer Chloe Loftus calls Long Bay her office but public will benefit from her park life.

Intelligent, skilful and enjoyable NZ fiction gets the nod from our books editor.

Greg Fleming talks to celebrated spy novelist Mick Herron.

Waioweka creates incredible kapa haka kids. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

North Shore arts stalwart Genevieve Becroft is honoured by the theatre she helped save.

Forty books are on the list. Who made the cut?

After clunky start, musical's tempo keeps on rising.

William Dart reviews Auckland Chamber Orchestra's final concert of the year.

Goldie work fetches highest price ever paid for one of Kiwi artist's drawings.

Postering was once a rite of passage of being in a band. Russell Brown hits the streets.

Requiem for the Fallen, superb choral tribute to Kiwi sacrifices on European battlefields.

There's a new chapter in the story of Indian Ink and that's a reason to party.

The path to success flew in some untraditional ways for Jessica Pawley, writes Ethan Sills

Artist Sam Trubridge: "In the sea there's always a sense of something bigger than you."

Giant owls to swoop on Auckland early next year, but there's no cause for alarm.

Janet McAllister visits Blockhouse Bay and Avondale and finds a torrid library history.

Auckland show for Banksy, the unknown artist whose political street art rules the world.

Auckland-based chamber choir Viva Voce continues its fine form, writes William Dart

Theatre company tests out green initiatives which could be used by all NZ arts groups.

Selina Tusitala Marsh is stepping into her role as NZ's Poet Laureate her way.

Biography of Lou Reed, poetry of Allen Curnow and a poetic novel make for good reading.

Russian pianist makes an eccentric return to Deutsche Grammophon fold, says William Dart.

Keshia Tunks grew up singing in church; her next role brings her full circle - sort of.

A high-stakes game of life? Artist Simon Denny's latest exhibition tackles NZ politics.

Jeff Kinney, who created Diary of a Wimpy Kid, talks about the way books inspire him.

A New Zealander working on his first novel has won an Australian fiction prize.

For one night, Dust Palace and APO star in magical concert where classical meets cirque.

Siobhan Harvey reviews the latest New Zealand poetry collections.

Theatre engaging with pressing issues is impressive and epic, says Paul Simei-Barton.

World's hottest all-male burlesque cabaret returns to Auckland with a positive message.