Theatre, cabaret, dance and a Canadian circus are among the first four major shows to be announced for the 2013 Christchurch Arts Festival.

The 5th annual Vivid Sydney festival was officially opened tonight with Sydney's iconic Opera House illuminated in a stunning 3D-mapped visual feast of colour, movement, and world-class lighting artistry by Australian creative innovators The Spinifex Group.

Yesterday, Mai FM Nights announcer Haley and Blues mascot Bluebeard surprised an unsuspecting class of Wellsford school children with 150 extra tickets to the Blues game tomorrow.

Celebrations and events are taking place throughout the country this week to mark Samoan Language Week. It’s a chance for New Zealanders to gain an insight into the Samoan culture, and embrace the Samoan language.

Tip-toing the line between charmingly playful and painfully insightful, Sam Allen is a shining singersongwriter based in central Auckland. Already in his third year at the Popular Music programme at Auckland University, Sam harbors an obsessive passion for music.

Some of New Zealand’s best reggae artists are joining forces to help fight child abuse as part of a music special that will be screened on Maori Television next month.

Let master storytellers coax you out of hibernation at the New Zealand’s Book Council’s cabaret-style storytelling event, True Stories Told Live - A Winter’s Tale, being held in Dunedin next month.

ANZ today announced a drop in its one-year fixed interest mortgage rate to 4.95%p.a., down from 5.19%p.a., for lending when there is at least 20% equity.

Georgie Wright has won her dream job. The 19-year-old University student outshone more than 100 applicants to be crowned the Samsung Insider - and get the chance to report all the backstage gossip and drama from The X Factor NZ.

UNITEC is delighted to announce we will be showing two free screenings of the documentary - The Big Picture: Rethinking Dyslexia.