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The incoming general director of New Zealand Opera is keen to share the power of music.

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The acclaimed theatre company sets the scene in an international corporation office.

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Pressure on students to qualify for careers has seen the BA degree take a battering.

Play has much to say about sexual assault and legal system

Director is struck by the relevance of the Mama Hooch case to his play Prima Facie.

Jimmy Barnes recruits rockabilly supergroup for a new album

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The man who helped turn NZ Opera’s fortunes

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How Matu Ngaropo survived and thrived as George Washington in Hamilton musical

"When you see the show you’ll see a whole lot of nods to being Māori," Ngaropo says.

Author Sue McCauley doesn’t stick to convention in her new novel

The 81-year-old has plenty to say on society and ageing in her new novel Landed.