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Religious experience: The pilgrimage behind Stuart McKenzie and Miranda Harcourt's new play After God
Stuart McKenzie’s latest play uses real conversations to riff on faith and belief.
TrinityRoots’ Riki Gooch Pirihi on a reset from lizard funk to chamber music
Composer Riki Gooch Pirihi and writer Tina Makereti improvise with chamber music.
Shane Cotton, a giant of New Zealand art, comes into focus
Lavish new book offers a rich but incomplete portrait of art great Shane Cotton.
Growing together: How Taranaki gardeners, artists and greenies stopped Covid from killing their favourite festivals
The combined force of Taranaki’s art & garden festivals has blossomed since Covid.
Art Land: Cornelia Parker blows up in Wellington
A rare solo exhibition by UK artist Cornelia Parker is set to wow Wellington.
Queen’s Closet finds musical threads in Baroque’s rich tapestry
Baroque specialists perform operas linked by a 16th-century epic poem.
The teen musician who’s a rising star with her sights set on London
Cellist Christine Jeon returns from European tour to play Queenstown festival.
Back in the frame: Artist Peter Ransom exhibits again
After almost 40 years, a notable NZ artist returns with a show of new work.
World renowned opera star comes home to Dunedin for major milestone
Jonathan Lemalu will help the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra celebrate its 60th anniversary.
Ko te reo Māori te reo o Aotearoa: Ka rere te reo kei te hunga tauiwi
Ka kōrero te hunga tauiwi kōrero Māori mō ō rātou haerenga reo.
Te reo Māori is Aotearoa’s language: The rise and rise of non-Māori learning te reo
Non-Māori te reo speakers on how they came to the language and what it means to them.
Maiki Sherman: ‘My parents were told there was no point to us learning te reo. I am so glad they did not listen’
Maiki Sherman on being one of the lucky generation of te reo Māori speakers.
Big-brained s*** stirrer who turned our gaze towards NZ art turns 90
Hamish Keith is arguably the most important commentator of the arts in New Zealand.
NZ Symphony Orchestra gets creative to tour NZ amid budget cuts
NZ Symphony Orchestra unveils a stripped down 2027 programme.
Bronze god: Definitive book on famed NZ sculptor is released
Knockout study of sculptor Terry Stringer masterfully locates his place in the art world.
10 New Zealand artists to invest in right now
Looking to diversify your portfolio to include art? Ten NZ artists worth buying.
Martinborough festival: Vines and violins make for perfect combination
Martinborough Music Festival celebrates its 10th anniversary this month.
Urban masters: An art critic reviews the works soon to be seen by thousands using Auckland’s CRL
Auckland's new rail link heralds vibrant public artworks, adding to collection nationwide.
‘I’ve gone from housefire recluse to award-winning designer’: Wearable art meets high-tech with a healing mission
Emerging young artist Alesha O'Connor rise phoenix-like with bold new social enterprise.
Psychologist Samuel Mehr uses his love of music to explore how sound is processed in the brain
The Music Lab aims to answer fundamental questions about music and why it’s important.
Composer Joshua Pearson: ‘My personality is quiet and introverted, but my music is very loud’
A work that highlights the effects of climate change uses 60 toy megaphones.
Step on up into the glamourous life of Blaise Clotworthy, Auckland Pride’s new executive director
Singing and performing for visitors is all in a day’s work for Blaise Clotworthy.
Going for Baroque: On its 40th birthday, The Tudor Consort ventures to Auckland for the first time
The Tudor Consort and NZ Barok will mix ancient and modern in Auckland appearances.
Kiwi baritone Julien Van Mellaerts’ new album reveals friends in high places
Julien Van Mellaerts is composing songs for those with royal connections.
Ravenscar House Was gifted to Christchurch, so why is it so costly to enter?
A Cantabrian questions the accessibility of a stunning collection of NZ art.