Splore Festival is hot on our heels! Liv caught up with Elise Sterback, the creative spirit behind Vibracorp, as she prepares her interactive art installation for the upcoming festival.

If Vibracorp was a human being... describe them to me

Vibracorp is that slightly sleazy guy at the party (wearing an incredibly suave bespoke suit) who you feign annoyance at when he grabs your arse but are secretly flattered by the...

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For the curious and creative : Bathing with the Elephants and Other Exotic Revelries.

Any theatre piece with a title involving elephants is sure to excite and intrigue, and this multimedia performance evolved into exactly that.

Andrew Macmillan and his team of talented creatives took my wandering eye (and ice-cream) into the depths of The Civic last night. Toying with the unknown, we are shuffled along into several smoke filled rooms for series short, experimental showcases....

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Mike Newlands of Bracu Restaurant talks salmon, salt and sharks, as we await the popular and ever so tasty Auckland Seafood Festival on 28th- 30th January in Wynyard Quarter.

Describe a typical day in the kitchen at Bracu

The day for me starts with a walk around my garden, checking what needs to be done through the day. Then it’s...

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Warren Maxwell is the maestro of many projects. EntertainMe got the low down on Little Bushman for 2012. Catch Little Bushman at Tuborg Summer Sunday on 29th January in Matakana.

For those who aren’t familiar – how did Little Bushman come about?

Bushman began over a game of tennis with Tom Callwood and I, who had recently returned from living in London. We knew...

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Music enthusiasts, young and old, turned out on Friday to catch Auckland’s final Big Day Out.

The day was a touch sentimental and more mellow than momentous, as many turned out to toast this old-timer one more time.

With competition a-plenty, New Zealand’s festival season has...

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The Dresden Dolls are back.

EntertainMe got the latest from Amanda Palmer on the band, songwriting and New Zealand.

This cabaret punk duo perform in Auckland on Friday 27th January at The Powerstation and Saturday 28th January in Wellington at The Opera House.

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Brick Bay near Matakana has a fine balance of the subtle and the substantial. The experience lies between the architecture of the natural and the man-made.

Native bush and sculpture co-exist at Brick Bay Sculpture Park, as this privately owned space exhibits around 45 contemporary New Zealand made sculptures...

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Forget Mr Dry Socks. He was sunbathing in Fiji during the New Year festivities.
Ponchos and gumboots were hot necessities around New Zealand, as festival goers throughout the country battled extreme weather conditions to catch their favourite acts.

But the mud made Martinborough's La De Da Festival something magic...

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