Road Trip

At a time when the costs of touring can prove too great for many musicians to visit smaller towns, Rhyme x Reason is stepping up and providing a free venue.

What was once called "an affront to the dignity and decency of ordinary farming folk” has become part of the New Plymouth way of life.

As classical musicians prepare to perform against the backdrop of the Southern Alps, Jo Mills reflects on the place of the wild in our creative lives.

Sinead Overbye travels through the rich tapestry of Kia Mau Festival 2025 and the threads of Indigeneity that run through its very fabric.

Perched atop a jagged, volcanic plinth, a sci-fi-meets prehistoric creature now towers over Riverside Park in Taupō.

Artist-led and Indigenous storytelling-focused, the Wellington-based festival shapes up for another empowering edition.