Katy Soljak releases Morning Rain Blues
Morning Rain Blues by songwriter Katy Soljak will be released at The Mexican Cafe in Auckland on 26 July. Recorded on Waiheke at the Mano Tangi Wairua studios, the second CD by Soljak features…
Semi-Permanent 07: only five weeks to go
Semi-Permanent's Auckland event isn't far of
Killer sheep take the stage in June Writer's Room
To celebrate the success of his debut feature Black Sheep, Script to Screen invited filmmaker Jonathan King to the June Writer's Room event in Auckland for some splatter script talk. King was joined…
Kiwi comic signs five-year contract with prestigious festival
Stuff reports that award-winning Kiwi comedian Brendhan Lovegrove has been offered a five-year contract with the prestigious Melbourne Comedy Festival, as well as stints for the Sydney Festival.…
Sam Morrison at Fresh Gallery Otara
Auckland artist Sam Morrison, who was recently featured in Auckland City's 2007 Living Room series, opens his first solo show on 12 July at Fresh Gallery Otara in Manukau.
NZ premiere of Ori Gersht's The Forest at MIC Toi Rerehiko
The fragile limits of human civilisation are explored in the New Zealand premiere of Ori
New collection of poetry and satire by Scott Kendrick
Poetry and political satire join forces in Cold Comfort, Cold Concrete: Poems and Satires, a new collection by writer Scott Kendrick. To emphasise the two-books-in-one approach, the book has two…
Photographs by Siren Deluxe at Photospace Gallery
Until 27 July, Photospace Gallery is home to a series of digitally manipulated nude photographs by artist Siren Deluxe that morph the male and female body together.
Massey creative writing teacher wins national teaching award
Massey creative writing teacher Dr Bryan Walpert has been awarded a tertiary teaching excellence award of $20,000.
Fringe shorts hit the NZ International Film Festival
2007 marks the 20th Wellington Fringe Film Festival - "the most important festival for emerging film-makers in New Zealand" according to director Robert Sarkies.
A chill in the air: Laurence Aberhart at City Gallery
by Mark Amery Courtesy of The Dominion Post 4/7/07 One friend described the City Gallery retrospective of Laurence Aberhart's photography over 30 years of practise as like being in a morgue.…
A novel birth: UK author discusses life as a mother and writer
Despite always wanting to write fiction, UK author Tania Unsworth only tackled her first novel when she became pregnant with her first child. Since then she has juggled motherhood and writing - all…