Art & Culture

Vaka Moana, the untold story of the world's greatest exploration will be unveiled on 9 December 2006 at the Auckland War Memorial Museum, before embarking on a four year international tour

The Auckland Art Fair, on from 18-20 May 2007, will showcase the best selection of Australasian contemporary art ever exhibited in New Zealand.

Maori Market will exhibit contemporary, world class art in Wellington from 27-29 April 2007.

Auckland will showcase top photographic talent in the 4th annual Festival of Photography running from 1-24 June.

Peter Jackson’s King Kong will return in a world first exhibition hosted exclusively by Lower Hutt’s TheNewDowse museum.

The Brauhaus Frings brewery in Whangarei has branched out hiring a full time cartoonist and launching its own comic book.

A record number of international entries will feature in the 2007 Montana WearableArt (WOW) Awards Show.

New Zealand’s latest visitor attraction will tell the stories of the country’s gold mining history.

Hollywood's Oscar-winning director James Cameron has arrived in New Zealand to start shooting scenes for his new movie 'Avatar'.

Move over Transylvania - New Zealand is firmly staking its claim as the home of the vampire with two feature movies opening around the world.