Want to be inspired? Uplifted? Amused? Arts and entertainment to fit your weekend needs.

Which big name authors, thinkers and illustrators visit Auckland for the Writers Festival?

Few classical music ensembles get compared to The Rolling Stones - here's one that does.

Lacking in fizz? Glam cabaret Blanc to Blanc bubbles but never pops, writes Ethan Sills.

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.

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.

Comment: How to get the best from the Auckland Arts Festival, with 5 top picks.

The songwriting 'artivist' says her mission was to shove Māori into NZers' faces.

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

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

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.

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.

Japanese group to perform at Auckland Japan Day 2019

How to make art from our earthquakes? UK duo set to show in Wellington this autumn.

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.