Canvassing the Treaty is a thought provoking and entertaining examination of the Treaty of Waitangi through artists' eyes. The feature documentary premieres on Maori Television on Waitangi Day.

Performance and installation artist Alicia Frankovich is the recipient of the 2010/11 Creative New Zealand Berlin Visual Artists Residency at the Kunstlerhaus Bethanien.

Porirua's annual Waitangi Day celebration of diversity features home-grown Kiwi talent (singer/songwriter Ruia and hip-hop dance group Legacy are headlining) and a wide array of overseas cultures.

Christchurch-based artist Andy Leleisi’uao is the first New Zealander to be selected for an inaugural arts residency opportunity in Taiwan.

Three celebrated international authors are now joining award-winning New Zealand writers at the 2010 New Zealand Post Writers and Readers Week from 9-14 March.

The spine-tingling growls of Mongolian throat singing are set to thrill the crowds at this year’s Lantern Festivals in Auckland and Christchurch.

TheNewDowse art museum hosts country-tinged singer-songwriter Jess Chambers on Thursday 4 February as part of the monthly Late Lounge series.

From the writer of Luv, The Mall and Loser and the producers of Mr Marmalade (Chapman Tripp Production of the Year 2008), comes a family tale of love, sibling rivalry and very sharp knives.

Wallace Art Award Finalist 2009 and Anthony Harper Award Finalist 2009 Mary Jo Bedford will be exhibiting her latest works ‘Arbour Ardour - for the love of trees' at Quiqcorp GALLERY in Christchurch.

Nag is an installation powered by the artists themselves that focuses on creative self-propulsion and takes sustainability to a bizarre and kafkaesque level.

Writers Sonja Yelich and Sarah Laing are the joint winners of this year's Buddle Findlay Sargeson Fellowship.

Six New Zealand writers have been invited to attend Australian, Asian and American literary festivals.