Art thieves steal $30,000 worth of work from local painter
Jimmy James Kouratoras only just finished three brand new paintings - only to have them targeted and stolen off his property in the middle of the night.
Thirteen O'Clock
Dione Joseph looks at the role of the arts in the changing state of the world.
A forum for writers
Writers from across the land gathered together last weekend for the first National Writers Forum. Dione Joseph reports back.
A boutique city festival
Nicholas McBryde is one of NZ’s longest serving arts festival directors. He tells Dione Joseph how he programmes Arts Festival Dunedin for a boutique city.
Heating up the dance floor
Pacific Dance Festival artistic director Sefa Enari tells Dione Joseph how modern pacific dance works are rapidly becoming a staple of our cultural diet.
Opera recomposed
For the first time at Basement Theatre, opera in all its modern glory will take to the stage to entice and challenge new audiences. Dione Joseph finds out more.
Festival reflections
Dione Joseph reflects back on her interviews and experience at Auckland Arts Festival 2016.
Running with life
'The Chorus; Oedipus' playwright and librettist Han Areum tells Dione Joseph about the revolutionary aesthetics of creating contemporary Korean theatre.
A circus tale
Danny Ronaldo shares how six generations of his family circus history began, as he and his brother David present 'La Cucina dell’Arte' at Auckland Arts Festival.
Together we're stronger
Kali Kopae, performing in the one-hander play 'Not in our Neighbourhood', shares her passion for telling women’s stories.
A Sticky Story
American artist Desiree Burch, known for comedic yet provocative performances, has a yarn to Dione Joseph in the lead up to the Auckland Arts Festival.
TEA with Ahi
TEA is one of the RAW readings of new works at the 2016 Auckland Arts Festival. Ahi Karunaharan tells us about his tale revolving around the ubiquitous cuppa.