Fighting pay gap with cheaper tics
A show about suffragette Kate Sheppard is offering women a 9.4 per cent reduction off ticket prices to offset the gender pay gap.
Mother: a two-hour descent into madness
5:41 AM REVIEW: Jennifer Lawrence's latest film is confronting, confusing and confounds any attempt to categorise it. But that's also what makes it great.
Curtis back on Shortland Street
SPOILER: After being absent for more than 10 months, Curtis Hannah is back and "gagging" for sex after a stint in jail.
Reporter braves Irma's fury
Reporter Sara Sydner could barely stay upright during a live cross in the winds of Hurricane Irma.
Waru debuts at Toronto festival
While Kate Winslet and Jennifer Lawrence held court elsewhere in the city, one New Zealand movie captivated a packed crowd.
Emmy for Spicer parody
Melissa McCarthy takes home an award for her famously manic impersonation of the former White House press secretary.
Why we can't afford a house
REVIEW: Documentary sets out to explain why home ownership has slipped out of the average Kiwi's grasp.
Richardson a declared Nat
Mark Richardson has revealed he's a National voter: a major break from journalistic tradition.
Dr Time's return plan
London came calling, but now the musical McCleans are keen to play again in Taranaki.
Who's buying up the houses?
Our housing crisis is confronted head-on in new doco that scares with statistics, but presents a case for change.
Don't miss these five Laneway acts
Laneway is back: and from teen pop stars to a band making a comeback after 22 years, here's our highlights.
Lashes give women sense of hope
An Auckland woman who has worked with dance celebrities is now giving cancer survivors their lashes back.
Simmons admits he's no artist
One of the world's great rock overlords talks meeting presidents, vomiting blood and life as a tabloid staple.
Meghan Markle's royal transformation
Following Meghan Markle's revelation that she and Prince Harry are in love, here's a look at what her future could hold.
A two-hour descent into madness
REVIEW: Jennifer Lawrence's latest film is confronting, confusing and confounds any attempt to categorise it. But that's also what makes it great.
Watch: Fifty Shades is back
The trailer for Fifty Trades Freed is here and it's ... well, it's more of the same really.
Margot Robbie up for an Oscar?
Margot Robbie's Tonya Harding movie is officially the darling of the Toronto International Film Festival.
Forget scary clowns, here's what It is really about
Like the best horror movies, the new version of It has plenty going on beneath its scary surface.
Dr Time's return plan
London came calling, but now the musical McCleans are keen to play again in Taranaki.
Don't miss these five Laneway acts
Laneway is back: and from teen pop stars to a band making a comeback after 22 years, here's our highlights.
Who's buying up the houses?
Our housing crisis is confronted head-on in new doco that scares with statistics, but presents a case for change.
Is this the new Kirstie and Phil?
They've got big shoes to fill, but how will the Block duo compare with favourites Kirstie and Phil in new series?
Frozen cast love beats Irma
Stranded in Florida as Hurricane Irma bore down, Kirsten Bell got a frantic call asking her to help Josh Gad's family...
Game harder for black characters
Choose the highest difficulty setting on the South Park videogame and you'll automatically play as a black person.
Jesus v Buddha in fighting game
Ever wanted to watch two popular religious figures beat each other up? Well, now you can.
Pokemon Go but with zombies?
Fancy trading in catching cute critters for blowing up a herd of walkers? The Walking Dead's creators at AMC have got you covered.
I am not a stoner
"So tell me Bruce, 50 minutes into the incredible edible, are you feeling anything?"
Colin Hogg's marijuana roadtrip
Veteran journalist Colin Hogg has always been upfront about his marijuana use, and never more so than in his latest book.
Us Two: Charlotte Yates and Emma Robinson
Charlotte Yates and Emma Robinson are civil union partners living in Wellington.
Exposing all for play
Raw, real and hilariously fun, is how cast and crew of the upcoming Calendar Girls show are describing it.
To the nth degree
Five artists have returned from Stewart Island - between latitudes 46 and 47 degrees south - where they captured its beauty and melancholy.
Dozens of shoes ruined each week
Ballerina Madeleine Graham trains like an athlete and Sunday is her only day off, but her hard work has given her the opportunity of a lifetime.
Tongans toddle into gallery
Preschoolers celebrate Tongan Language Week with special visit to Auckland Art Gallery.
Performance art works premiered
Comedy, tragedy, surrealism and romance - the best of theatre's ultimate archetypes will all be found in the upcoming Palmerston North show Catalyst: A Show of Stage, Screen and Song.
Lavish show's costume creation
It may be a community theatre show, but over 120 hours have gone in to getting it ready for opening night.
Criticising the critics
Concert pianist Michael Houstoun turns on critics, saying reviews have become "merely a vehicle for exercising the various neuroses of disaffected, underpaid men".
The Questionnaire: Nicole Whippy
She was man-eating Michelle in Nothing Trivial and Kasey in Outrageous Fortune, now Nicole Whippy's back on stage and taking our fearsome Q and A.