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NZ Festival's new Creative Director

Marnie is New Zealand Festival's new Creative Director, responsible for programming the 2020 New Zealand Festival, Wellington Jazz Festival, and other Festival events. We asked her to complete the famous Proust questionnaire.

This reading life: Rachael King

Rachael is an award-winning writer and the author of Magpie Hall and The Sound of Butterflies. She's also the Programme Director of literary festival, WORD Christchurch (29 Aug - 2 Sept 2018).

Three picks from the NZ International Film Festival

The New Zealand International Film Festival will kick off in Auckland on 19 July with more than 150 films, before making its way down the country across July and August. Tim Wong discusses three themes running through this year's Festival.

Five Questions for Head Lexus Judge Lisa Gasteen

Opera star and teacher Lisa Gasteen is the lead judge of the Lexus Song Quest 2018. We asked Lisa what qualities she will be looking for in the five young hopefuls, and if there was any upside to an unexpected break in her career.