Upbeat for Wednesday 7 December 2016

1:45 PM.Broadway smash-hit musical Legally Blonde has made its professional New Zealand debut with a 60-show run at the Court Theatre over summer. But it’s not all pink, pretty and pop-music. The musical… Read more Audio

1:40 PM.This summer many of us will put on our speedos or bikinis. But the fashion at the beach hasn’t always been that way. Doris de Pont takes us through fashion from woolly bathers to playsuits, boardies… Read more Audio

1:20 PM.The Sarjeant Gallery in Whanganui has been promised $10 million dollars for its major earthquake strengthening and redevelopment project from the Regional Culture and Heritage Fund. Director Greg… Read more Audio

1:00 PM.Following last month’s earthquake, there is now no major facility for organ performance. The Wellington Town Hall continues to be inaccessible, and the other alternative, Wellington Cathedral of St… Read more Audio