As Auckland Art Fair begins, auction house gets ready for one of its more unusual sales.

A Wellington "Arts District" will be a destination in its own right, say business owners.

South Auckland kids say new friends, confidence and a wizard of a time make arts fun.

A little known museum archive devoted to NZ women inspires play for 125th suffrage year

COMMENT: PM wants arts and culture in all areas of NZ society to create a new future.

Three representatives from arts and literary worlds share their wish list with government

Survey shows New Zealanders love the arts - but young people don't feel creative.

World's leading jazz man Christian McBride on how to make it: "Don't be an a***hole".

Chamber Music NZ join renowned US critic and stunning soloists on brave new venture.

Greg Fleming looks at the lasting legacy of Film Noir.

Anthony Byrt on the art world's brightest young things.

'I was kind of expecting it to be a lesson in how to be a good loser'.

Dionne Christian asks artists what 'place' means to them. Made with funding from NZ On Air

Karl Ove Knausgǻrd is a global literary phenomenon; now he's in Auckland.

It's nearly the weekend - here's ideas on how to spend it from TimeOut and Arts writers.

Get ready to unleash your inner werewolf and see the moon on screen as never before.

Why top music critic Alex Ross, in town for the writers festival, hates classical music.

Auckland Writers Festival brings words - in all their forms - alive on stage.

Two years after joining Aladdin, NZ actor George Henare is still awestruck by its scale.

Diana Wichtel, author of Driving to Treblinka, is a finalist in the Ockham NZ Book Awards.

Celebrated children's author Joy Cowley made a member of The Order of New Zealand.

Disney announces the next blockbuster musical to fly into New Zealand.

Jodie Dorday rises to the challenge in one-woman play at The Pumphouse.

From kitchen table to US deal, three Kiwi mums have more reason to celebrate Mother's Day.

Stories of growing up by Chinese-American are brilliant but not pretty, writes Kim Knight.

Get your feet stomping to the soundtrack of everyday life, writes Dionne Christian.

Ardern delights prize-winning Australian artist with a congratulatory phone call.

Who are the five New Zealanders joining an elite group of our most iconic artists?

Sex victim wins fight to get nude images of her classified as objectionable.

NZ Symphony Orchestra honours one of the great musical figures of the 20th century.