M.I.L.K photography competition
The Fresh M.I.L.K. photography competition closes on December 31. The $125,000 international competition aims to find images that capture spontaneous and humorous moments shared between friends,…
Books: Anthropologist explores impact of Fiji coup
How do ordinary people respond when their lives are irrevocably altered by terror and violence? University of Auckland anthropologist Susanna Trnka was residing in an Indo-Fijian village in the…
Royal New Zealand Ballet 2009 programme
A sprinkling of fairy dust has influenced the Royal New Zealand Ballet's 2009 programme with three family-friendly seasons that will please everyone who enjoys a touch of magic with their…
The creative workforce: How to launch young people into high-flying futures
Whether we describe them as Gen Y, the Net Gen, the Millennials or the Yuk/Wows, today's young people have grown up in a highly technologised environment. They interact, engage and disengage with…
NZ Comedy Guild Awards nominees
The nominees for the 2008 NZ Comedy Guild Awards have been announced and provide further proof, if any was required, of how far and fast our local comedy scene is developing. From television to…
May Contain Nuts at Mary Newton Gallery
May Contain Nuts is the year's last exhibition at Mary Newton Gallery. It opens on Tuesday 2 December. It brings together new work by a group of artists who regularly show at the gallery, and…
Chartbitz: Feelers fend off Gunners
by Andrew Miller This week local act the feelers do something they've never done before as The Best: 1998-2008 rolls over for a second at #1. Although they've been to the top of the chart…
Life in New York
A Q&A about New York City from the perspective of a writer, musician and producer.
DOCNZ Focus: Forgotten Silver
What was proclaimed by Guinness World Records as "the greatest film hoax in history" is receiving the DOCNZ Focus treatment as Peter Jackson's 'mockumentary' Forgotten Silver screens on November…
Autobiography of prominent NZ architect
The autobiography of Sir Miles Warren, one of New Zealand's foremost architects, will be released by Canterbury University Press this month. Miles Warren: An autobiography offers an insight into…
Paul Meredith and Philip Simpson win grants
The Friends of the Turnbull Library have this year awarded research grants to Paul Meredith and Philip Simpson. Paul Meredith, with the guidance of Tainui kaumatua Dr Tui Adams, will edit a book…
New Pataka Exhibtion
A new exhibition is about to begin at Pataka Museum and Gallery. Featuring work by Whitireia Arts students, including paintings, prints, ceramic sculpture, fibre, mixed media and other approaches.