Matariki at Te Papa
The theme for this year's Matariki Festival at Te Papa is Nga Kete o te Wananga (The Baskets of Knowledge).
Transit of Poets
German and New Zealand poets came together on June 6 to witness the Transit of Venus and will talk about the inspiration from their transit experiences at public presentations in Wellington.
Upstairs Downstairs
Mark Amery takes a look at two new Wellington art project spaces that are off the usual beaten track.
Pounamu - What if?
On June 7-8 people from all over New Zealand are invited to create a better future for NZ by joining the online game Pounamu, running alongside the Transit of Venus Forum.
Theatreview Weekly: 07/06/2012
A selection of reviews from Theatreview from the last week including Drowning In Veronica Lake, Copenhagen, The Lion In Winter, and All My Sons.
Talia's Web
This blog weaves itself around the musical life of Talia Caradus; a teenager who stands on the Internet platforms that pepper the sky like soapboxes on park corners did all those years ago.
NZ Post Book Awards finalists
A diverse and exciting range of books have been announced as finalists for the 2012 New Zealand Post Book Awards.
Play opens curtains on Deaf
Arts Access Aotearoa interviews Abbie Twiss about her role as Deaf culture advisor for Silo Theatre's Tribes.
Transit of Venus Forum
Scientists, iwi representatives and dignitaries are gathering to celebrate the Transit of Venus and advance Sir Paul Callaghan’s vision of making NZ “a place where talent wants to live.”
NZ at 2013 Venice Biennale
The NZ Pavilion for the 2013 Venice Biennale will be at the Istituto Santa Maria della Pieta (La Pieta), on the city’s main pedestrian thoroughfare between Piazza San Marco and the Giardin.
ScreenTalk: Ross Girven
Alongside a successful career in musical theatre in Australia, actor Ross Girven has tackled a variety of TV roles on both sides of the Tasman, and starred in landmark 1987 NZ film Ngati.
The Invisible Storyteller
A capacity crowd at the Script to Screen Writer’s Room were treated to an intimate insight into the role of the editor as the ‘invisible storyteller’.