Justin Gregory

For a long time Christchurch has boasted a thriving sonic arts community and with the opening of The Auricle, it now has a place where they can play. The Auricle Sonic Arts Gallery and Wine and Sound… Audio

With demolition and construction going on all around, the urban soundtrack of Christchurch has been a bit monotonous of late, but Audacious, a sonic arts festival held in the city last weekend, had a… Audio

The Audacious Festival of Sonic Arts resounded throughout Christchurch in early March. Justin Gregory talks with sound artist and musician Bruce Russell about his work, No Mean City and what it means… Audio

The 2014 Estuary Artworks competition challenges artists to respond creatively to Auckland's Tamaki Estuary and encourages responsibility for protecting and preserving it. Audio

Auditioning can be a bit gruesome, even for experienced actors. So what if you're new to the biz? How do you know what to do and what not to do? Each year, a crop of new actors graduate from our drama… Audio

Deep inside Auckland's extensive network of lava caves, filmmaker Gemma Duncan and veteran caver Peter Crossley have begun shooting a short documentary. Gemma says her inspiration for the film, called… Audio

Deep inside Auckland's extensive network of lava caves, film maker Gemma Duncan and veteran caver Peter Crossley have begun shooting a short documentary. Audio

Two projects have combined forces to bring artists back into the centre of Christchurch. Art Beat is a three month music, performance, exhibition and graffiti art initiative at Re:START in Cashel… Audio

The nineteenth century rediscovery of the extinct giant moa sparked remarkable scenes of scientific competition, intrigue and dispute. Writer Quinn Berentson's award winning book, Moa, captures the… Audio

The Christchurch suburb of New Brighton is seeing an explosion of artistic activity this week. In an empty lot on the main street, the TEZA project is exploring new ways for artists to engage with the… Audio

The Welsh love to sing, it seems, and the Auckland Welsh Choir is no different. In collaboration with the Devonport Chamber Orchestra they're celebrating the birth of Prince George - a future Prince… Audio

One of the earliest works by an old New Zealand master is up for sale. The portrait Kawhena, painted in 1892 by a then 22-year-old Charles Frederick Goldie, should fetch between $500,000 and a million… Audio

Can social media solve the problems of love? Justin Gregory meets Melissa Fergusson from Charlatan Clinic, a theatre company whose new show wants to find out. Audio

Can social media solve the problems of love? Justin Gregory meets Melissa Fergusson from Charlatan Clinic, a theatre company whose new show wants to find out. They begin by asking that eternal… Audio

A new exhibition in Auckland argues for the role of artists as innovators and leaders in New Zealand society. Freedom Farmers, at the Auckland Art Gallery, uses twenty commissioned works from our… Audio

Singing, dancing, acting and accents - a new show about to open in Auckland asks an awful lot of its two actors. Audio

When Arts on Sunday reporter Justin Gregory decided to audition for the job of Town Cryer at the InterACT Disability Arts Festival, he needed some help being heard. So he went for a couple of lessons… Audio

The cast of Dragonlore, one of two Young and Hungry plays on now at the Basement Theatre in Auckland, use LARPing, or live action role playing, to tell the story. But as Justin Gregory finds out when… Audio

The staff of the Corelli International Academic School of the Arts believe art is at the heart of learning. Operating out of the old Shortland Street clinic in Auckland's Brown's Bay, they dedicate… Audio

Christchurch's annual Body Festival of dance and physical theatre has played host to some challenging performances in the past. But are they ready for the dark art that is Auckland show Demigod/Half… Audio