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Alex Monteith knows the best kind of speed camera
Alex Monteith's latest exhibition documents the passion fuelling those who live life in the fast lane Adam Gifford reports.

Celebrating masculinity in dance
The Tempo Festival focuses its spotlight on males, writes Bernadette Rae.

Theatre Review: Biography of my Skin, <i>Auckland Concert Chamber Town Hall</i>
For those who haven't seen this play, it would be easy to think: actors, eh, gawd what a narcissistic bunch, touring a performance autobiography.

McCahon painting seized
A $500,000 Colin McCahon painting may have to be sold to settle a financial dispute between two companies.

Blood will have blood
Opera NZ's staging of Macbeth revamps Shakespeare's tragedy about a deranged couple dragging each other to destruction, director Tim Albery tells William Dart.

Top ten: Sculpture walks
A sculpture walk is the perfect way to combine the enjoyment of art with the beauty of our landscape.

Gore: Southern men turn to art and fashion
The rural town of Gore has turned itself into a creative hub, writes Anna Hart.

Tale of the tape
The Rotorua Wearable Creations 'n Colour Awards transformed dozens of ordinary household items into works of fashionable art.

Five of the best: Art galleries
Auckland has some of the best art galleries on offer in the South Pacific.

A symphony of sour notes
The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra makes beautiful music. But one musician, who fled the Soviet Union, has been forced out on flimsy grounds, while others question the APO's management style. Chris Barton reports..