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<i>Review:</i> 175 East at Herald Theatre
Gretchen La Roche and Andrew Uren fashioned a graceful weave, in scurrying toccata at times and elsewhere exploring the beat of blurred dissonance.

Settler's saga
Natasha Solomons skilfully weaves refugee tales into a novel about adjusting to life in a new land.

<i>Review:</i> Dream of Red Chamber at Aotea Centre
A tragic Romeo and Juliet-ish love story unfolds against the backdrop of a prosperous feudal family.

<i>Review:</i> Ashley Brown and Michael Houstoun at Raye Freedman Arts Centre
Ashley Brown and pianist Michael Houstoun have few equals as a team.

<i>Review:</i> NZ Music for Woodwind at University Music Theatre
Bassoonist Ben Hoadley is a man with a mission - to explore and add to the catalogue of woodwind music written by New Zealand composers.

<i>Review:</i> Carole King and James Taylor at Vector Arena
For a woman knocking on 70, King lights up damn bright and her voice was denser and richer than its younger counterpart.

High price expected for 140-year-old desk
The auction of 'the most elegant piece of furniture ever seen in Auckland' is a unique event.

Fashion plate: Isobel Dryburgh
Isobel Dryburgh on the clothes that get her creative juices flowing.

A society in danger - on stage
Dionne Christian meets a theatre group with a conscience and discusses the risks facing the new generations.

Bold moves
Textile designer Ingrid Anderson has come a long way from screen-printing her own teatowels to save money.

On the edge of the world
Dylan Horrocks, author of newly published graphic novel Hicksville, said he grew up in two places: In New Zealand and in comics.

Beyond the plot
Mitch Albom has realised people are hungry for stories that touch them deeply.

Essence of the wild west
Artist Don Binney has been attracted to the Waitakere coast since childhood. He tells Alan Perrott how the diverse landscape can mean so much to so many

Essence of the wild west: Don Binney's paintings
Artist Don Binney has been attracted to the Waitakere coast since childhood.

Writer: I was raped at knifepoint
Author and columnist Nicky Pellegrino has gone public on how she was raped at knifepoint as a young woman - and her attacker was never found.