Pinter's "The Caretaker" at Summer Festival
Nobel Prize winner Harold Pinter will be remembered with a performance of one of his best known works 'The Caretaker' by young performers at the 2009 Waikato Times Hamilton Gardens Summer…
NZ Fringe Festival: The Comediettes
Celebrate a new generation of hilarity in heels as these vixens of N.Z comedy take the stage to tickle your funny bone in all the wrong places. 2007 RAW Comedy national winner, Emma Olsen;…
New Zealand’s leading font foundry announces “workhorse” serif family, JY Alia
JY&A Fonts, founded by Jack Yan in 1987, has announced a new, classically inspired typeface family,
Virtual bums required for A Song Of Good
Gregory King's award winning feature film A Song Of Good is available for free online viewing from today. Any New Zealander over 18, is invited to plonk their virtual bum onto a virtual cinema seat…
Aphrodite's Farm awarded Berlin Crystal Bear
New Zealand short film Aphrodite's Farm has been awarded the Crystal Bear for best short film in the Generation 14 plus section of the 59th Berlin International Film Festival at an awards ceremony in…
Sculpture in Central Otago
Sculpture in Central Otago has brought quality New Zealand sculpture to the majestic vineyard region of Central Otago since 2004. Now operating under the Wanaka Arts Charitable Trust, the next…
Of Flags and Sovereignty
Press Release; From Media Magnetix (In a partnership with Amato Akarana - Rewi) Of Flags and Sovereignty; A response created to address the challenge from the Prime Minister for Maori to agree…
Sets and the City: Les Ballets C de la B
By James Hadley in London London's (and in fact England's) foremost venue for dance is Sadlers Wells, which just happens to be five minutes away from where I'm working at Arts Council England's…
Home Made: Picturing Chinese Settlement
Wellington artist, Kerry Ann Lee remembers demolishing wonton at the Shanghai Restaurant, falling asleep on the chairs of the Gold Coin Café in Willis Street while her parents closed up, and…
The art of Recycling
Environmental artists Shar Young and Jude Vickerman will 'yarn drop' with recycled materials at Mt Victoria's first organic and sustainability festival. Plastic shopping bags will be crocheted…
Richard Francis and Bruce Russell at The Physics Room
Auckland-based Richard Francis (aka Eso Steel) has been active as a musician since the mid-90's. His sound work is dominated by an interest in recording, manipulating and combining acoustic and…
Auckland Festival: Tama Waipara presents Sir Plus and The Requirements
A lush antidote to all your societal woes, Tama Waipara brings to you the long lost Polynesian cousin of Sergeant Pepper; Sir Plus and The Requirements, playing as part of Auckland Festival…