Simon Prast is a man on a mission.

School holiday theatre shows are all over town, writes Dionne Christian.

Offerings to suit a range of tastes are on show at Auckland's galleries this week.

Phone bidders from around the world are expected to take part in an auction of rare Napoleonic memorabilia in Auckland tonight.

After art connoisseur Ambroise Vollard died in a 1939 car crash, only a small part of his vast collection was ever accounted for.

A homage to the Maori showbands of the 1960s, the Titanics have all the harmonies, musicality, glamour and humour of their heroes.

MacPlanet blogger Mark Webster talks to artist Marcia Lyons about her work.

Shifting from his hard rock group to a play about the good old days of the Maori showband wasn't that much of a leap for Francis Kora.

Photographer Roberta Thornley is a sentimental collector who finds pleasure in everyday objects as well as treasured artworks.

American billionaire Josephine Robertson, a major benefactor to the Auckland Art Gallery, has died.

Seizing the dark heart of the show Ross Girven captures the haunted nature of Sweeney Todd's psychosis.

The films include a silent feature by legendary director John Ford, a number of early one-reel Westerns and period drama starring glamorous 1920s screen siren Clara Bow.