Art & Culture

It’s the South Island’s third largest public art museum, is home to an impressive collection of works by leading New Zealand painters ...

A giant moa (extinct flightless bird) stalking regally is among the subjects of some of New Zealand’s most significant prehistoric rock art in the lush hill country of inland South Canterbury.

The Geraldine district has long enticed artists to come to paint. This is not surprising given its setting near the foothills of the Southern Alps and proximity to the mountains themselves.

Visitors to New Zealand are presented with many opportunities to experience Maori culture first-hand. Many cultural events and works of art combine Maori and European traditions.

Split Enz, Bic Runga, Flying Nun records

Arts and Culture Feature; Overview of famous past and contemporary New Zealand artists and how they interpret their country, identity and culture.

Waiheke Island and Nelson are two strongholds for art and artist communities in New Zealand.

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Dame Malvina Major, Janet Frame, Nyree Dawn Porter, Katherine Mansfield.

The Lord of the Rings was filmed over 274 days, using 350 purpose-built sets in more than 150 locations all over New Zealand (including 30 Department of Conservation sites).

Feature overview about the New Zealand landscape and how this influences past and contemporary New Zealand artists.