EntertainmentLiterary world heads to NZBooker and Pulitzer Prize-winning authors and standout New Zealand writers are lined up for the Auckland Writers Festival.16 Mar 04:00 PM
EntertainmentTheatre review: Masterclass, Loft TheatreThis excellent one-man show is not chatty or casual. Tight, dramatic spotlights focus sharply on the orator in the dark.16 Mar 04:00 PM
EntertainmentTommy fuses rock and theatreThe Great Downhill is about a boy who leaves his single mother to see the sea, riding downhill on his bike and encountering rag-tag characters.14 Mar 04:00 PM
EntertainmentKorean Oedipus jumps to chorusIf one of the roles of an arts festival is to present genre-blurring work, then the Auckland festival is doing its job with a show that opens this week.13 Mar 04:00 PM
EntertainmentAPO's Ruaumoko captures multicultural diversity of cityA good part of the excitement at Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's latest dance project was experiencing our city's favourite orchestra in the faux-Egyptian temple of The Civic.13 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionPeter Bromhead: Pop-up Globe's Henry V far from OlivierOverall, I enjoyed the production but, on reflection, would probably only give the performance six out of 10, writes Peter Bromhead.10 Mar 08:32 PM
EntertainmentTheatre Review: WavesAmong the razzle-dazzle of the big shows, the Auckland Arts Festival always throws up some hidden gems like <i>Waves</i>.10 Mar 04:00 PM
LifestyleArts Festival review: Meow Meow's Little Mermaid, SpeigeltentFunny, sexy and feminist all at the same time, Australian cabaret star Meow Meow (Melissa Madden Gray) delivers wonderful frivolity.09 Mar 04:00 PM
EntertainmentInside the private world of Stephie KeyThe PM's daughter is known for Big Mac bras and provocative art but she says she's quite shy in real life.08 Mar 09:40 PM
EntertainmentMusical future set out at an early ageEmily King music is described as existing "where the cafe meets the dancefloor" - understated pop and soul.08 Mar 04:00 PM
BusinessArtist launches Fonterra fish rescue bidAn artist wants to get her fish sculpture out of Fonterra's soon-to-be vacated Auckland head office.07 Mar 10:40 PM
EntertainmentReview: Duck, Death and the TulipThe makers of this show have given themselves a challenge: they've attempted to adapt what is primarily adult literature for 4-8-year-olds.07 Mar 04:00 PM
EntertainmentReview: The James PlaysThe National Theatre of Scotland offers both history lessons and captivating drama in its trilogy of plays about the country's early kings being staged at the Auckland Arts Festival.06 Mar 08:02 PM
EntertainmentWho will play Billy Elliot?New Zealand's brightest acting and dancing talents have been pirouetting and singing their way around the stage in Auckland today.05 Mar 04:30 PM
LifestyleIn the art of the cityIf you stand on the edge of Danica Pond and start digging a tunnel straight through to the other side of the globe, you'll be in Spain.04 Mar 08:30 PM
LifestyleThe cat's meow meowA post-postmodern diva is about to take over the Auckland Arts Festival's Spiegeltent with her take on a Hans Christian Andersen folk tale.04 Mar 07:30 PM
EntertainmentAuckland Arts Festival: Clever, funny one-woman show tackles racismThe focus is on people's casual attitudes and everyday interactions, and Burch re-enacts several of her own experiences with angry humour and audience help.03 Mar 11:31 PM
EntertainmentAuckland Arts Festival: High heels for Shorty boysTwo Shortland Street starts will don wigs, make-up and bespangled evening wear to join Dragon's Diva Den as special guest female impersonators.03 Mar 04:00 PM
EntertainmentAuckland Arts Festival: Beautiful, evocative and atmospheric but ...The five featured women dance, create pretty moving tableaux and briefly sing songs. From the Solomon Islands, Kiribati, Fiji, Samoa, and Aotearoa, they're great, well-rehearsed performers.03 Mar 06:00 AM
EntertainmentAuckland Arts Festival: Clowning around reminds of Basil and ManuelOld-world charm, juggling and a virtuoso display of clowning makes this big top performance a must-see.03 Mar 04:24 AM
EntertainmentAuckland Arts Festival: Dance programme doesn't miss a beatThe centrepiece of new artistic director Francesco Ventriglia's first mixed bill programme for the RNZB is said to have changed ballet forever.03 Mar 03:49 AM
EntertainmentAuckland Arts Festival: Dust to Dusky hits high notesFour powerful local vocalists and a red-hot band take us on a journey through Dusty Springfield's remarkable life.03 Mar 03:30 AM
EntertainmentServing unexpected offeringsNo one gets beheaded; some readers are displeased.02 Mar 05:00 PM
EntertainmentFestival ticket sales igniteMore than 10,000 tickets have been sold to the opening night of one of the hottest events on the Auckland Arts Festival calendar.01 Mar 04:00 PM
BDBDBanking and financeNZ Post art collection for saleNew Zealand Post, struggling with falling mail volumes, has put its art collection up for sale.01 Mar 12:50 AM
OpinionArts Festival brings world to NZ and shows us to the worldAuckland Arts Festival is a celebration, a time to come together each year as a community to share in the spirit and creativity of artists, and to celebrate our place in the world.29 Feb 09:12 PM
EntertainmentVisceral tale a rousing wake up for humanityIt's a dog-eat-dog world in this uncompromising reworking of John Gay's 1728 <i>The Beggar's Opera.</i>28 Feb 04:00 PM
EditorialAucklanders spoiled for arts choicesClearly, those who enjoy what Auckland has to offer in the arts - and 91 per cent of Aucklanders say they attend at least one event a year - are spoiled for choice.25 Feb 07:34 PM
EntertainmentTechnology bridges gulf between science and artsYou couldn't get further away from an artist's studio or concert auditorium than the Laboratory for Animate Technologies at the University of Auckland's Bioengineering Institute.25 Feb 04:00 PM
OpinionAlan DuffAlan Duff: Pride just as foolish in any eraMy grandfather's book of <i>Sundowner</i> columns in selected form is kind of my Bible. I still have dreams he is alive, if missing a few marbles, writes Alan Duff.23 Feb 01:03 AM
