England beat France in a chaotic World Cup third-place playoff

England beat France 6-4 in a chaotic World Cup third-place playoff as Kylian Mbappe became the all-time leading scorer in ...

Wildfire haze hangs over eastern US - and World Cup final

Heavy, acrid wildfire smoke blanketed much of the eastern United States on Saturday, marring preparations for the weekend's ...

Hutch Wilco, curator of Forever Tomorrow, Auckland Art Gallery's contemporary Chinese art exhibition

Chinese Art Now at Auckland Art Gallery is the largest survey of contemporary Chinese art ever staged in Aotearoa, spanning 67 works and 42 artists across more than four decades of practice since ...

Napier's Winter Deco Weekend wrap with Jeremy Smith

Today is the final day of Winter Deco Weekend in Hawke's Bay, the annual gathering of jazz, heritage architecture tours, classic fashion, glitzy soirees and Art Deco everything. Art Deco Napier ...

US renews strikes on Iran after two military personnel killed by Iranian attack

The United States launched new strikes against Iran, Central Command said, after it earlier announced that two US military ...

Lisa Benson: Invercargill's Art Attic Gallery with big ideas for small spaces

The Art Attic Gallery in Invercargill is calling for expressions of interest from national and international creatives for its Cabinets at the Attic project, a series of display cabinets at street ...

Massive Theatre Company: 35 years old with a 60% funding cut

Massive Theatre Company, Auckland's oldest and New Zealand's third largest theatre company, is celebrating 35 years. Founder Sam Scott started it after someone asked why there wasn't a company doing ...

Calling Home: Matthew Lawrence from Shetland

Matthew Lawrence is the founder and primary instructor at the Shetland Community School of Ballet. He has served as the sole ballet teacher on the remote Scottish islands since 2008. Before moving to ...

The Odyssey: What makes it impactful?

Christopher Nolan's highly anticipated The Odyssey has arrived in cinemas. Associate Professor Patrick O'Sullivan is an ...

Murder and Mojitos: Gareth and Louise Ward

The popular New Zealand-based cosy crime series, The Bookshop Detectives, is drawing to a close with the release of the third and final installment, Titled Murder and Mojitos. The book explores what ...

The Odyssey: What makes it so enduring?

Christopher Nolan's highly anticipated The Odyssey has arrived in cinemas. Patrick O'Sullivan is an expert in Greek culture, ...

Jerome Chandrahasen on 16 years of Wellington Raw Comedy

Jerome Chandrahasen has been running the Wellington Raw Comedy Quest for 16 years, getting nervous New Zealanders on stage for six minutes of original material at the Fringe Bar. He didn't set out to ...