Much-loved Reg Livermore is in town to perform Bernstein's operetta Candide.

A writer has been given the chance to share Te Arawa stories as comics, but needs help.

No revisiting has been anywhere near as radical as Richter's.

David Fa'auliuli Mamea's one-woman play is a charming chamber production.

This driver's fake licence wasn't fooling anyone.

Northern Advocate chief reporter Mike Dinsdale chats with a bona fide reggae legend.

Writers Festival stars reveal the ones that got away.

Story of a dancing queen is packed with advice, writes Dionne Christian.

The bros are buffed and ready for magic with a little help from Les Mills.

Jack Charles, a drug addict for 40 years and a prisoner for 20 of those, argues his case.

Avant-garde ensemble From Scratch take fans on a trip to savour, writes William Dart.

Royal New Zealand Ballet culture given the all-clear after years of artistic turbulence

World-renowned New York composer's bespoke gift is icing on the cake for NZ string trio.

A possible miscarriage of justice highlighted by Shakespeare gets second hearing.

Battle rap and traditional Samoan oratory go head to head in Auckland Arts Festival show.

Wynyard Quarter Silos are a fascinating place to make music from, says pianist.

Choreographer Michael Parmenter's long-dreamed of Orpheus is sublime, says Raewyn Whyte.

Classiest of boy bands shows how pop anthems become secular anthems, writes William Dart

Putting George Orwell's dystopia onstage is a way to skewer our era of alternative facts.

Scientists reveal new insights into a culture regarded as Polynesians' ancient ancestors.

Published 21 years ago, Barbara Ewing's novel The Actresses is more relevant than ever.

In the open-air Silo Park, people were mostly subdued.

The world's most popular composer wants to put his audience to sleep. Why?

Cleaner Bas van Wel is a star of Auckland Arts Festival because his squeegee never stops.

After 20 years, a Canadian artist is still enchanted by Robert Lepage's space race story

Body language expert Suzanne Masefield uses story-telling to teach kids life lessons.

One of our youngest opera stars talks about why she just wants to sing.

In theme of Auckland Arts Festival's theatre sleepover, here is a list of night-time fun.

Celebrities reveal the best and worst advice they were given about sex.

Bless the Child reminds us we're part of a society with responsibilities to one another.