Two important historical artifacts have quietly returned home to Kororareka/Russell after long absences. Both pieces are relics of the last Maiki Hill flagpole to be felled prior to the sacking of the township on March 11th 1845. One piece was the subject of sustained media interest earlier in the year, when doubts were raised as to its authenticity, and objections made to its proposed sale.

Renee Liang's new play, The Bone Feeder, uses a historical shipwreck as the starting point to explore early NZ-Chinese history - and how that impacts on the present.

Local artists and illustrators express their wild side in an animal themed group exhibition opening on September 23 at Pixel Ink Gallery.

Design Assembly is celebrating it’s first birthday on September 30th! Along with three great conversations, Louise Kellerman - founder of Design Assembly, will be filling the community in on plans for the next year.

Review: Good Night - The End is an existential comedy that is surprisingly upbeat despite its grim subject matter.

This year eight rising stars of the fashion industry have been given an opportunity to shine in the 'ghd New Generation Show'. The newly formatted show gives up and coming designers the chance to showcase their wares at Air New Zealand Fashion Week.

It’s frequently quoted that beauty is in the eye of the beholder and this exhibition, at Academy Galleries in Wellington, confronts our ideas of beauty. 

What do you get if you bring together a sunny Waitangi Day morning with a Scottish born New Zealand painter who has a penchant for Aboriginal art? You’ll have to get down to the First Floor Gallery, St James Theatre, in Courtney Place to find out!

A colour-coded treasure trove inspired by Dr Seuss and Sesame Street, Tickle My Senses is an interactive exhibition of over 40 artworks from TheNewDowse.

Artist Paul Hartigan has recycled rare glass from the 1930s to create novel light sculptures infused with the electric liquid light of neon technology.

See me, feel me, heal me... from the legendary band ‘The Who’ comes the outrageously entertaining rock musical TOMMY. Directed by James Wenley in conjunction with The University of Auckland’s Stage Two Productions and Theatre of Love, this exciting explosion of dance, music and colour bursts onto the Musgrove stage.

Richard Nunns and the late Hirini Melbourne have been inducted into the NZ Music Hall of Fame for their ‘gentle re-awakening’ of Taonga Puoro (traditional Maori instruments).

Photographer Stephen A’Court’s exhibition 'Body', at Toi Poneke Gallery in Wellington, celebrates the energy of dance and the sculptural dimensions of the body.

“Some people might like a concert of their own music to celebrate retirement,” says composer and passionate musician Jack Body. “But I want to share an evening of music with friends!”

A photographic work, The Correction, has won the top prize at the 2009 Wallace Art Awards. 

Barry Thomas’ Demi Retrospective exhibition of “Old and New” paintings, photographs, films and sculptures.

A thought-provoking piece of theatre exploring a community’s response to self-injury is about to embark on a national tour as it seeks to break down the stigma surrounding mental illness.

The avant-garde art movement Cubism is the inspiration behind the design that took top honours at the Westfield Style Pasifika New Zealand Fashion Awards.  

If you were short of money and a friend offered you a sure-fire but illegal get rich quick scheme, would you be tempted?