Culture 101

This week a group opposing the Wellington City Council's decision to demolish the capital's city to sea bridge, The Wellington Civic Trust, lost a Judicial Review. The group say they don't have the… Read more Audio

With the Billy T showcase around the corner, ahead of next year's festival and competition, this year's winner is still revelling in his victory. Read more Audio

I went down something of an Instagram rabbithole this week. For some people it's watching cooking or pots being made. For me it's been bookbinding. So meditative, many craft elements are combined. Read more Audio

Nearly a thousand choir singers converged on Ōtepoti Dunedin over the last few days as the Big Sing competition finished.  Read more Audio

The Arts news for 31 August. Audio

If there's any country that understands and appreciates what film or television can do for tourism, it's us, here in New Zealand. Over the past decade, Scotland has been experiencing something… Read more Audio

St Heliers is celebrating its first Art Festival which started this weekend and will run until the 14th of September. Audio

UK television game shows like The Chase and Tipping Point still see many New Zealanders gripped to their screens to watch contestants from all walks of life try out their knowledge against chasers and… Read more Audio

Jennifer Ludlum is on stage again and this time, as a ferocious, complicated and dramatic matriarch in Silo's Mother Play. Written by American Pulitzer-winning playwright, Paula Vogel, it first… Read more Audio

The government has released a creative and culture strategy to boost the industry by 2030. Read more Audio

Ngāhuia Te Awekōtuku is an art historian, curator and writer who has been a trailblazer in the public representation of culture in Aotearoa New Zealand over seven decades.  Read more Audio

Arts News for 24 August 2025. Audio