Emma Gleason

3 weeks ago | nzherald.co.nz | Emma Gleason

With work from some of the world’s most famous painters coming to Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki this June for new exhibition A Century Of Modern Art, co-ordinating curator Dr Sophie Matthiesson talks to Emma Gleason about what makes this show so special. Monet, Degas, van Gogh and Renoir are bucket-list artists for international art curators like Sophie Matthiesson, and to have them all in one show, two years in the making, is something she can’t wait to share with the public.

1 month ago | ensemblemagazine.co.nz | Emma Gleason

From Matakana island to Malta and an after-party at Basement theatre, for India-Rose Clavis Kohika and Sam Clavis, getting married meant doing things their way. High school friends who got together following graduation, after a decade together India (an arts administrator) and Sam (a sound designer, production manager and bassist) knew their relationship was serious, but neither had been big on the idea of making it legal.

2 months ago | nzherald.co.nz | Tyson Beckett |Emma Gleason |Dan Ahwa |Madeleine Crutchley

The Viva team share thoughts from seven shows at Te Wiki Āhua O Aotearoa on Auckland’s Karangahape Rd. With a focus on promoting and platforming emerging and early career artists across Aotearoa’s creative scene, Tāmaki Makaurau’s underground fashion week Te Wiki Āhua o Aotearoa returned for its second iteration with a honed focus on doing things differently.

Mar 24, 2025 | nzherald.co.nz | Emma Gleason

From coffee at Hugo’s to the best place for a book (and a negroni), Murray Crane tells Emma Gleason where he loves to go when he’s not on the shop floor. In case you haven’t noticed, central Auckland has undergone seismic change in recent years. The City Rail Link is reshaping the city; Britomart and Commercial Bay have reimagined the waterfront; Strand Arcade is enjoying an innovative renaissance; and High St is busier than I’ve seen it in ages.

Mar 12, 2025 | nzherald.co.nz | Emma Gleason

Review by Emma GleasonEmma Gleason is the New Zealand Herald’s lifestyle and entertainment deputy editor. Based in Auckland, she covers culture, fashion and media. Learn moreIrish band Fontaines D.C returned to Auckland this week, serving up their emotive post-punk bangers to an eager crowd at Spark Arena on Wednesday night. The Herald’s Emma Gleason was there, and spoke to lead guitarist Carlos O’Connell ahead of the show. Feel dead inside? Going to a Fontaines D.C. show will sort you out.