Art

The last few weeks have seen a resurgence of New Zealanders’ nostalgia; ANZAC Day, followed closely by the pomp and ceremony of a royal wedding – have dominated the discourse. Thread went to War Brides and LATE at the Museum…

A popular comedian is putting his money where his mouth is at this year’s NZ International Comedy Festival, donating a portion of every ticket sale to a worthwhile children’s charity.

If you google Sock Monkey you can easily find instructions how to make your very own for nothing, but this book expands on the whole concept and the girls found the instructions very clear and easy to follow…

Hot on the satin heels of Trelise Cooper designing costumes for the NBR NZ Opera’s Xerxes, and Rodarte for Natalie Portman film Black Swan, Royal New Zealand Ballet presents Stravinsky Selection with stunning costumes by Karen Walker…

Set in the idyllic and incredibly well looked after Hamilton Gardens, the 2011 Stations of the Cross was a visual and cultural feast using works of art from a variety of local artists, along with live performance, Kapa Haka…

Apprehensive is the word I would use to describe how I felt as I arrived at 1885 Britomart to review interactive comedy event, Did I Believe it? ‘Sit in the second row so you don’t get spit on,’ was the helpful suggestion of the show’s hostess…

As winter draws in, it becomes all too easy to wrap up warm and spend your evenings on the couch watching TV. But you could do worse than a trip to our stunning Museum for their regular ‘Late at the Museum’ series of talks…

When did we stop being so flexible with our living spaces? When did it become important to finish our houses to within an inch of their lives, and then leave and start all over again?

What a month. Mooning over an expensive designer couch just seems idiotic at the moment. So I decided to revamp what I was going to feature and just keep it all a bit more accessible, and find things to make us all just a bit happier feeling…

What a month it’s been. From 2-20 March, Auckland has felt like the big little city it claims to be as we’ve gone to the central city of an evening to partake in the Auckland Arts Festival 2011 and see a few of its many shows…