Can we control the weather? Or, do we need to get better again at reading it for ourselves, rather than relying on technology?

Madeleine Chapman will be stepping down from her role as editor of news and culture website The Spinoff later this year.

It's one of the greatest and most famous love stories and we already know how it ends before it begins. Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is now on stage with ATC, re-envisioned in a 60s thriller, high fashion style.

Each week Culture 101 puts the spotlight on a different part of the country for our regional wrap. Today Perlina heads to Greytown - which is celebrating it's Festival of Christmas and heading into the final week.

Artist Jo Randerson calls them Secret Art Powers. Superpowers that everyone, individually and collectively, has access to.

Most people will recognise former All Blacks hooker Keven Mealamu for his sporting success but now, a decade after retiring he's gone from the All Blacks to the Arts Council; being appointed to the board of CNZ earlier this year.

If you've travelled along Transmission Gully, north of Poneke Wellington - you might have noticed through your side window giant objects starting to pop up on the western hills north of Pauatahanui. These are on the property of well-known economist, businessman and philanthropist Gareth Morgan and his whanau.

Arts news for 13 July 2025.

As avid op shoppers will know, secondhand and antique stores still turn up treasures.

MOTAT's Te Puawānanga Exhibtion was recently named International Exhibition of the Year at the Museum and Heritage Awards in London.