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Theatre review: Pinay and the joy of hearing new voices on stage

Rich display of Filipino culture makes for satisfying theatre in unique new play.

Funding for Auckland art galleries flawed

Waiheke Art Gallery gets 14c per visitor while Titirangi's Te Uru gallery gets $17.53.

Hundertwasser job: The arts building and building the arts

Kathleen Drumm - from Toronto International Film Festival to Whangārei's Hundertwasser.

Poetic justice: rising stars bust a rhyme for NZ Poetry Day

Forget about demure and dreamy poets; meet the new breed telling it like it is.

NZ's female poets celebrated in sweet new book

Prolific poet Paula Green brings NZ's female poets into the sun with evocative new book.

Artistic farewell to iconic food plaza

Artistic farewell to iconic food plaza as gallery pops up to mark origins and new starts.

Colin McCahon: Four artists on the legacy of our greatest painter

In the centenary year of Colin McCahon's birth he remains at the forefront of NZ painting.

Want to see the Mona Lisa? Get in line

New York Times: The Mona Lisa sure gets around.

NZ theatre adds another chapter to its history with opening of new play

NZ's first locally written and produced Filipino play spotlights Pinoy experience.

NZ kids' book of the year is 'the bomb'

The best NZ books for children and young adults have been named.

Musician wields imperfect instrument in the name of social justice

Social justice advocate who wields a viola instead of a placard to tour New Zealand.

John Steinbeck saga may get ending rewrite

Judges to hear appeal in lawsuit over John Steinbeck's works.

Philanthropist's $1m gift to national music centre

Chris Parkin said Wellington had done so much for him, and he wants to give back.

From Russia with love, bestselling author Paullina Simons to visit NZ

How New Zealand helped Paullina Simons become one of the world's best-selling authors.

Broadway director and producer Harold Prince dies

Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber stressed Prince's importance to the stage.

Theatre review: The Children questions baby boomer legacy

Taut drama explores the world baby boomers have left for the next generation.

Are you the girl in this iconic Kiwi photo?

The snap from 1970 captures a moment of curiosity between a young girl and an escalator.

Kiwi's connection to conman at heart of the play

New Zealander's meeting with conman at the heart of Six Degrees of Separation.