Getting the 'ings' right
Courtesy of NZ Listener - 28th January 2005 by Sarah Barnett Leading Australian "starchitect" Glenn Murcutt says that most of New Zealand's built environment is merchandise, not…
5000 Year Old Whisper - John Ioane at Whitespace
Voices from the past seep through our consciousness: culture, language and our ancestor's stories shape our present and define who we are.
Film Maker Bruce Ferguson's work included in LA M.O.C.A. show.
Auckland-based animator, VJ and filmmaker Bruce Ferguson's latest work is now showing as part of Los Angeles M.O.C.A.'s group show "Ecstasy: In and About Altered States". The work is…
Kiwi film scores Sundance Film Festival coup
Courtesy of NZ Herald - 24.01.06 By Rebecca Barry New Zealand-Fijian writer/director Toa Fraser could not have asked for a better launch for No. 2, his first film. A day after it premiered at…
The Queen Street Upgrade
Chainsaw massacre or smart thinking urban design - the fate of trees on Queen Street. Whatever your thoughts are on the Queen Street upgrade Dick Hubbard discusses the issues with Alice Murray on…
Mulana - the art of people
Mulana - the art of people An exhibition of tapestries and project materials from a community arts collaboration between Sunshine International Arts, The Natural History Museum London, Wellington…
Theatre Pataphysical Start Fringe Fun - DESPATCH
A Theatre Pataphysical Production Despatch Written by Angie Farrow Directed by Ryan Hartigan Despatch follows Hannah, an ambitious Kiwi journalist obsessed with pursuing stories to the world's…
Dangerous Diane Does Wellington - The Drunk Monologues
The Drunk Monologues At BATS Theatre - February 7-11 2006 Diane Spodarek was a primary mover in the Detroit punk scene in the 80s, and became part of a wave of women in punk in the US and…
Fierce and Fancy: New Figurative Oil Paintings by Frances McLean
7th - 18th February 2006 Fierce and Fancy: New Figurative Oil Paintings by Frances McLean McLean's latest series of artwork comprises large scale paintings of an expanded palette. Opulent and…
OdESSA Open Big Day Out!
Big Day Out Blog Image: Detroit rock dominates the day. - Iggy Pop OdESSA - the Wellington Garage Funk sensation - have won the 2006 'Live And Local' competition for a New Zealand band to play…
Melanie Lynskey on stalking and running a boarding house for Kiwi actors in LA
Courtesy of NZ Listener Upfront - January 21-27 2006 Melanie Lynskey - Actor by Sarah Barnett After being plucked from New Plymouth Girls High in fairytale fashion, and cast as the matricidal…
Mego legend Peter Rehberg visits NZ
An Alt.music presentation in association with Artspace The prospect of having Vienna-based electronic pioneer Peter Rehberg (aka Pita) perform in Auckland may seem too incredible to believe, but…