New Zealand Festival
Rhiannon Giddens: there is no Other
Rhiannon Giddens is on her way to Wellington with partner Francesco Turrisi to perform at New Zealand Festival on 4th March. The singer, banjo player and violinist talks to Eva Radich about recording… Video, Audio
Cost to fix St James Theatre balloons by $16m
The cost to fix one of Wellington's most important venues is likely to be $16 million more than first thought.
Dr Charlie Corke 'We have to try to avoid doing awful things'
Professor Charlie Corke is one of Australia's leading Intensive Care specialists, and he will be speaking in Wellington as part of the New Zealand Festival on 10 March. Professor Corke says we should… Audio
Review: Jordi Savall and Hesperion 21 with Tembembe Ensamble Continuo
A collaboration between the long established European group and a six member ensemble from Mexico.Jordi Savall and Hesperion 21 with Tembembe Ensamble Continuo concert at the Michael Fowler Centre…
Upbeat for Tuesday 27 Feb
Did The Royal New Zealand Ballet bring Jane Campion’s iconic film The Piano to life as a dance work? Jennifer Shennan reviews the new production that opened at New Zealand Festival. William…
NZ Festival: Massive waterfront celebration of Kupe's odyssey
More than 1000 performers and a fleet of waka hourua will be on Wellington's waterfront this evening telling the story of the explorer Kupe for the opening of the New Zealand Festival. Video
Translating the darkness
The NZ Festival's Reader and Writer's section is a chance to see some of your favourite authors and find many new ones. A very new author - at least to English language fiction - is Indonesian writer… Audio
Parmenter returns with large scale dance opera
Acclaimed New Zealand choreographer Michael Parmenter is bringing the myth of Greek hero Orpheus alive with the New Zealand Dance Company. OrphEus explores the relationship between music and movement… Audio
Deirdre Tarant reviews Pina Bausch dance company
Deirdre Tarant reviews the work of dance visionary Pina Bausch and her company Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch. It's the first time this company has appeared in New Zealand. The company is… Audio
NZ Festival draws to a close but much still on offer
Two-time Grammy winner d'Angelo takes centre stage tonight at the New Zealand Festival which is now in its last days. Audio
New Zealand Festival - Lynn Freeman
The Modern Maori Quartet, work by a dance legend, small metal objects and a booze soaked rock 'n' roll cabaret are all coming up in the third and final week of the New Zealand Festival in Wellington… Audio
Review: Brass Poppies
Alex Taylor reviews Brass Poppies, a new chamber opera that offers fresh perspectives on World War I.
Christopher McDougall: running hero
War correspondent in Rwanda and Angola, before becoming the guru of alternative running with his 2009 book, Born to Run. His new book is Natural Born Heroes: the Lost Secrets of Strength and… Audio
Anouk van Dijk: chunky complexity
Dutch choreographer, artistic director and dancer, who has been artistic director at Melbourne-based dance company Chunky Move since 2012. She developed her new dance/theatre show Complexity of… Audio
Sunburst Finish
Psychedelic free jazz band, featuring Wellington musicians Tom Callwood on bass, Daniel Beban on guitar and keyboards, Riki Gooch on drums, and Steve Roche on horns and biscuit-tin guitar. Audio
Damien Wilkins
Director of the International Institute of Modern Letters, founding editor of literary journal Sport, author of novels, stories, poems and a play, and a musician and songwriter. His new novel, Dad Art… Audio
Sally Gardner
Prolific award-winning British author who worked in costume design and illustration before deciding to write for children full-time. Her books, including Tinder, Maggot Moon, and I, Coriander, have… Audio
Mark Anderson, Jony Easterby and Kathy Hinde: For the Birds
Leaders of the team of artists who have created the walk-through art experience For the Birds in the native forest of Otari-Wilton's Bush during the New Zealand Festival. Audio
Morgan Godfery: rethinking New Zealand
Wellington writer, commentator and trade unionist who specialises in Maori politics and international indigenous issues. He is the editor of a new collection of essays, The Interregnum: Rethinking New… Audio
Mallory Ortberg: texting classics
Co-founder and editor of website The Toast, and advice columnist for Slate. Her first book, Texts from Jane Eyre: and Other Conversations with Your Favourite Literary Characters reimagines… Audio