Art & Culture

The world’s top buskers are lining up for a festival that promises to lift spirits in Christchurch, and get 2011 underway on a positive note for the earthquake-torn region.

Sculptures made out of old goal posts from Eden Park in Auckland could become part of French / Kiwi rugby history if a symbolic ceremony planned during the Rugby World Cup next year goes ahead.

Te Ana Ngāi Tahu Rock Art Centre – an important new cultural tourism attraction housing a significant Māori art collection – will open in Timaru, New Zealand next week.

New Zealand’s largest off-grid solar power system has been activated on the island of Motutapu in Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf – another chapter in the sanctuary’s environmental success story.

The sound of New Zealand songbirds will be amplified on some island sanctuaries this summer with a series of musical events that combine concerts with conservation.

Rowing champions will take more than memories home from the 2010 World Rowing Championships in New Zealand – each gold medallist will receive a treasured pounamu taonga / treasure as a gift from local Māori.

Nelson, the arty New Zealand city that brought WOW to the world, is staging a new edgy, creative event called WASA! – Wild and Sneaky Art Festival.

An old black and white photo of the very first All Blacks test match in New Zealand has been discovered among a treasure trove of turn-of-the-century images in a Waikanae family estate.

An Indian design using interlacing merino wool felt, has taken the top award at New Zealand’s world-renowned Montana World of WearableArt (WOW) in Wellington.

A young Kiwi photographer from Lake Wanaka has become the only New Zealander and sole female finalist in a prestigious international photography competition.