Low-key influenza memorial a lost opportunity for pandemic planning, say researchers.

Local dance makers craft engaging tales which test limits of human reactions.

Arts Festival pulls off major coup getting wild and wonderful Magic Flute to Auckland.

One of our most recognised painters to get honorary doctorate 64 years after graduation

Principal says 90% of his Māori students couldn't read. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

The hip hop artist who made Shakespeare cool is about to visit New Zealand.

Hits host Stacey Morrison on what it means for Auckland Arts Fest to foster te reo Māori

Eric Renick played to a different beat, now he's keeping 100 musicians in time.

Watching TV was part of the work for the cast of a new comedy which celebrates 80s NZ.

Deeply moving Wild Dogs Under My Skirts starts Auckland Arts Festival with bite.

Auckland Arts Festival is here - so are Red Hot Chili Peppers - so it's a busy weekend.

And the finalists are - the short-list for the Ockham NZ Book Awards is announced.

Auckland festival unveils new programme to champion te reo through the arts.

Bielski has included more music in this year's programme because it can be so unifying.

Fringe Festival highlights: our critics pick their favourites.

From the Basement to top of the world, how one NZ theatre is helping performers succeed.

Beethoven and Bruckner, composers worlds apart, attract impressive numbers to APO.

The Royal Wanganui Opera House still going strong. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

How did an 8-year-old boy survive war and famine to become a man of good hope?

She brings her toddler to rehearsals, and company pays for childcare during performances.

Six Pasifika actresses talk about what it means to be seen as acclaimed NZ show returns.

Not stuck in the past, new materials for the future. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

March madness starts this weekend - and there's plenty to keep us all entertained.

How one NZ band plans to write a quality album in just 12 hours - and take it to the world

The NZ Symphony Orchestra goes on a classical journey; an NZ musical stopover is missed.

Group will see whether actors can befriend people in the audience in just one hour.

Te Matatini is the biggest gathering of Māoridom.

Dance, theatre and comedy - it all entertains at Auckland's fringe festival.

From Paris to New York, via Spain, the APO delivered a true musical postcard.

Te Matatini, the national kapa haka festival, will be hosted at Eden Park in 2021.