Peter Jackson is famed for The Lord of the Rings, but what came before? We look at some of his earlier works, and see how they influenced Jackson’s magnum opus.

Exploring ten of the best art and culture hotels that revel in the natural and cultural splendour of New Zealand.

Photographer, sculptor and light installation artist Bill Culbert represents New Zealand in their National Pavilion at the 55^th Venice Biennale International Art Exhibition with his striking work.

New Zealand’s All Blacks are considered far more than just a sporting team in their native land; they are an expression of New Zealanders’ national identity.

Jonathan Guilford looks at how Katherine Mansfield’s At the Bay interrogates and subverts Charles Baudelaire’s notion of urban consciousness; locating it in the rural rather than the urban, and by revealing its dark undertow.

Artspace is the leading platform for contemporary art in Aotearoa, New Zealand and works to bridge the experimental to the mainstream, the artist to the critically engaged audience and New Zealand practice to the rest of the world.

Kura exhibits and displays works created by an extensive cross-section of artists. The gallery especially focuses on promoting the works of contemporary Maori artists in Aotearoa through its programmed of exhibitions.

The Maritime Museum’s explores how the nation’s relationship with the sea has shaped the New Zealand identity. Exhibits tell the stories of the Polynesian people’s to migrate to Aotearoa and the history of early European exploration and settlement.

New Zealand’s first museum was established in 1852 in a two-room farm cottage. It is recognised as holding nationally and internationally significant collections. The Museum tells the story of New Zealand, its place in the Pacific and its people.

Te Papa is New Zealand’s national museum, which originated in 1865 as the Colonial Museum. Its collections span five areas: Art, History, Pacific, Māori, and Natural Environment.

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki is the home of the visual arts in Auckland. Heralded in 1888 as 'the first permanent Art Gallery in the Dominion', the Gallery remains the largest art institution in New Zealand, with a collection numbering over 15,000 works.