He’s a yoga-loving vegan teetotaller who spent his ‘naughty boy’ youth tagging and getting arrested. Askew One talks to Greg Dixon about the importance of graffiti art, the international accolades and the health scare that almost ended it all.

Damien Hirst has gone from mouthy Young British Artist to global brand over the past 25 years - and become the world's richest living artist. He talks to Sean O'Hagan about money, mortality and his first retrospective

Photographer talks of bloodbath in Sicily 20 years after murder of anti-mafia judge Giovanni Falcone

At Connells Bay at the far end of Waiheke Island, John and Jo Gow are transforming bare paddocks into what they hope will be a feast for the senses.

New Zealander Christopher Bruerton is the new baritone on the block with King's Singers.

Prestigious choreographer Larry Keigwin heads Downunder to create a ballet.

Performing on stage or screen takes passion and an inner strength. Three of New Zealand's best-known performers and their daughters tell Rebecca Barry Hill how these qualities appear to run in the family.