Upbeat for Tuesday 18 July 2017

1:45 PM.The New Zealand International Film Festival opens this week in Auckland and then in a number of centres across the country. It features films from Cannes, kiwi documentaries and films that have… Read more Audio

1:20 PM.The combination of decomposition (pun intended), deadpan humour and death is all part of a day’s work for up and coming conductor David Kay. He’s carrying the baton for Lemony Snicket: The Composer is… Read more Audio

1:00 PM.Aspiring Wellington opera singer soprano Imogen Thirlwall is off to study in Berlin after being awarded a language scholarship from the Goethe-Institut New Zealand. To raise funds she is bringing a… Read more Audio