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.

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

Obituary: Dan O'Leary, a man of substance, character and quiet devotion

Silk Road ensemble to bring 'world music' as you've never heard it before to Auckland.

Satellite artists create new spaces to show the world bold new visions for the future.

Need to know: How to make the most of Waiheke Island's stunning Sculpture on the Gulf.

Thousands of people have travelled from around the country to attend the festival.

The fountain has not been used this way since 1983's Sun Festival.

This weekend, meet the performers and artists who pioneer new directions.

Shakespeare brings equal measure of genius to comedy and tragedy, writes Paul Simei-Barton

COMMENT: Much to delight in during APO's first full concert of 2019.

Art of the week

Dancer Ross McCormack looks at one of NZ's biggest steel sculptures and wants to move.

Theatre tribute to a fierce and feisty mother will leave you smiling through tears.

How to keep the Valentine's Day love shining all weekend with music, dance and lanterns.

Cultural exchange between China and New Zealand leads to dynamic new dance tour.

If we're taking refugees who want to be NZers and and indulge in our culture, that's great

Producer and part-time actor Paul Yates takes a main role with a new comedy Fresh Eggs.

Tom Scott's The Daylight Atheist is entertaining and provocative theatre at its best.

Marli Atu is proud of his Pasifika heritage, plans to challenge school rule.

Graeme Simsion's The Rosie Project was a surprise international hit; book 3 is better.

The decluttering "Kondo fever" has spread to the New Zealand art world.