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Unknown sexist rebuttal by DH Lawrence discovered

TJ McNamara: Movement in colour

Janet McAllister: Owen's poem reminds us war's a waste

Art gallery listings: March 30

A comic trip down memory lane

Janet McAllister reviews Coronation Street On Stage and finds it a thin and airy skit show with the production values of a smash hit musical.

On the shelf

Open a cupboard at the new Artstation show, <i>Cupboards</i>, and you'll find shelves loaded with nostalgia.

10 Favourite Things: Designs of life

Ali McIntosh is surrounded by beautiful objects at home and at work.

Watson immortalised in wax

Emma Watson has become the "English rose" Madame Tussauds after her wax figure was unveiled.

Rare NZ paintings auction expected to top $2m

The take from an auction of rare New Zealand paintings is expected to top $2 million.

City hosts an open house

In the months ahead Aucklanders can sample the city's vibrant cultures, writes Alexia Santamaria.

Brian Rudman: Mini festival a bargain at $400,000

Second brazen art theft in one week

A second brazen thief has struck at a New Zealand museum this week, with police now looking for a man who stole a sword from an art installation.

Headliner mixes wit with superb comedy

The Auckland Arts Festival's centrepiece demonstrates what happens when the sophisticated elegance of commedia dell'arte collides with the eccentric weirdness of classic British comedy.

Janet McAllister: Immersion proves moreish

So far, as an audience member during this Auckland Arts Festival and Fringe feast, I have enthusiastically eaten cake, sprinted down a city road, predicted the future with flashcards, sat cross-legged on a school mat, and jumped into a bouncy castle.

The battle of Britten

Auckland Arts Festival celebrates Benjamin Britten's centenary not once, but twice next week.

Review: Ferdinand Ries: Piano Concertos Vol 5

To some, Ferdinand Ries is best known as a minor planet spinning around the sun that was Beethoven.

Tupuna with tales to tell

It's all white on the night

Dozens of events all over Auckland will be shining brightly and busily tonight for Auckland Arts Festival's White Night, which stretches from the CBD to all corners of the city.