Q Theatre and its supporters gathered alongside Tangata Whenua, including Iwi and Maori performing artists, at dawn on 4 November 2009 to bless the site of the new theatre on 305 Queen Street and celebrate the commissioning of a Maori artwork that will form an integral part of the building.

Forty films have been selected for this year’s Show Me Shorts Film Festival, the annual showcase of New Zealand and Australian short filmmaking talent.

Solander presents an exhibition featuring new drawings and prints from regular exhibitors Catherine Macdonald and Margaret Silverwood, and introduces Wellington art lovers to Christchurch artist Ben Reid.

A timber piece inlaid with bone, In the Beginning, by Lilach Paul from Kumeu has won the 2009 OBJECTive Art Awards.

On June 11 this year musician, artist, father, writer, film critic and jandal wearer Chris Knox suffered a life-altering stroke at his home in Grey Lynn. Everyone wanted to do something to help.  So a bunch of his muso mates from NZ and around the world have gotten together to do what they do best to celebrate Chris’ music by recording versions of his songs.

Dogs take centre stage at KINA Gallery for FETCH!, an exhibition all about the canis familaris – mans (and artists) best friend.

The 2010 Exhibition of sculptures at Kaipara Coast Sculpture Gardens will be opened by Prime Minister John Key at 3.30 pm on Friday 6 November.

The New Zealand International Arts Festival has launched its programme for 2010. A total of 930 artists from 30 countries will bring the latest in international theatre, music, dance and visual arts to New Zealand.

TheNewDowse celebrates one of New Zealand’s most internationally successful jewellers with Unwearable, a survey exhibition of Lisa Walker's transition from the traditional and wearable to the non.

Following their recent success with Taking the Waewae Express, Torchlight Films are launching into their new project – Hook, Line and Sinker.

In quite different ways Matthew Hammond and Hamish Tocher both interrogate the conventions and modi operandi of photography, at The Blue Oyster in Dunedin.

With a video that featured loads of colour, plenty of lips and lots of lollies, Parallel Dance Ensemble won the Golden Jandal for best video, as voted by the audience at the Handle the Jandal DIY Music Video Awards.

The programme for WOMAD New Zealand 2010 has been launched and includes more than 250 performers from 19 countries.