Artist Don Binney has been attracted to the Waitakere coast since childhood. He tells Alan Perrott how the diverse landscape can mean so much to so many

Artist Don Binney has been attracted to the Waitakere coast since childhood.

Author and columnist Nicky Pellegrino has gone public on how she was raped at knifepoint as a young woman - and her attacker was never found.

The revivification of the Auckland Town Hall organ has certainly captured the imagination of the city.

Some works are particularly difficult to capture on camera

Messages are starting to arrive on my desk from disgruntled entrants in the Super City logo contest.

There was no mistaking a historic occasion when Aucklanders packed the Town Hall to sample its newly restored organ.

The play may be the thing, but the costumes actors wear bring their characters to life.

All will be revealed at a grand concert, featuring John Wells, three choirs and an orchestra.

Frisky and Mannish are musically adroit, vocally gifted and brilliant mimics teaching Pop Philosophy 101 at fast forward and delivered on high rotate.

The Royal New Zealand Ballet's triple bill seasons are always an opportunity for dancers and audiences to explore new territory.

A portrait by renowned NZ artist Charles Frederick Goldie is expected to sell for close to $250,000 when it goes up for auction in Auckland.