Richard Thomson
Air New Zealand on cost of air fares
Checkpoint has been inundated with messages from people affected by the cost of Air New Zealand's domestic flights. That includes a Rotorua man, who instead of flying direct to Christchurch for work… Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Wednesday 27 November 2024
On today's episode, the Chinese Ambassador says there will be consequences for New Zealand if the country decides to join the intelligence and security pact AUKUS, Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau wants… Audio
Rare Colin McCahon stained glass work up for auction
One of twelve stained glass windows Colin McCahon created will be offered as part of an auction at the International Art Centre in Auckland later this month. Audio
Lindauers returned after 2017 robbery, but where have they been?
If only they could they talk. Two valuable Lindauer paintings stolen in a violent heist five years ago have been returned out of the blue, by a mystery go-between.
The works were painted in 1884 by… Video, Audio
Small Goldie painting could sell for $600k at auction
People are flocking to an Auckland auction room tonight for the first time in almost a year after lockdowns forced bidding online.
And all eyes will be on a small Goldie oil painting expected to set… Video, Audio
One of Charles Goldie's favourite works sells for $1.8m
A painting considered to be one of the finest by revered New Zealand artist Charles Goldie fetched $1.8m at an art auction in Auckland last night. The painting of chief Kamariera Te Hau-Takiri… Audio
Goldie's 'Hori Pokai' painting sold for more than $1 million
A 102-year-old painting of a Maori chief with a full facial tattoo has sold for more than a million dollars. That's a far cry from the original 30 pounds nurse Sibyl Carr paid for the painting after… Audio
Former Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull remembered
The Former Dunedin Mayor, Dave Cull, is being remembered as a unifying voice, who sought a middle way, - and as an advocate for Māori, young people, and other minorities.
Cull served as mayor for… Audio
Original Banksy artwork sells for $1.45m in Auckland auction
A real and original artwork by Banksy the secretive British graffiti artist went on sale last night at the international Art Centre in Parnell, The work is called 'Keep it real,' it's 30cm squared and… Audio
Banksy artworks sell for $183k at Auckland auction
Three works by elusive guerilla artist Banksy have sold for world record prices dollars at an auction in Auckland.
One picture, a play on Andy Warhol's Campbell Soup Cans, fetched $52,000.
All up… Audio
Banksy art going up for auction in Auckland
Three works by elusive and controversial guerilla artist Banksy are set to go up for auction in Auckland next week.
Pieces by the anonymous artist are more usually sold in London or New York, so how… Audio
Coronavirus: Art collectors meet in person for auction
Art collectors gathered in Auckland last night to bid on works by some of New Zealand's top painters.
It is thought to be the first face to face auction to be held since Covid-19 restrictions were… Audio
First live art auction since Covid-19 pandemic on tonight
What's thought to be one of the world's first in-person art auctions to take place since the Covid-19 pandemic shutdown is being held in Auckland tonight.
Art auctions have taken place online during… Audio
Newly-discovered Goldie fetches $384,000 at auction
A newly discovered painting by the renowned New Zealand artist Charles F Goldie has sold for almost four hundred thousand dollars. The portrait of Kapi Kapi, an Arawa Chieftainess, was painted in 1918… Audio
Kiri Te Kanawa's art collection sells for millions
The weather didn't keep bidders away from the auction of Kiri Te Kanawa's personal art collection last night. Her collection sold for millions of dollars in Auckland. About a dozen of Dame Kiri's… Audio
Art gallery ram-raid, Lindauer thefts a mystery one year on
It's been a year since robbers ram raided an Auckland auction house and fled with two valuable paintings by artist Gottfried Lindauer. But their whereabouts, and who exactly was behind the heist… Audio
Simpson And His Donkey - Richard Thomson
One of New Zealand's most iconic paintings will go under the hammer tonight in Auckland. Horace Moore-Jones', Simpson And His Donkey, is up for auction and it's believed it could fetch up to half a… Audio
Southern DHB's newly-appointed deputy commissioner
One of two of Southern DHB's newly-appointed deputy commissioners is Richard Thomson. Audio
Former Otago DHB chair says fraudster doesn't deserve parole
A former chair of the Otago District health board says the convicted fraudster Michael Swann is a sociopath who continues to show a lack of empathy and doesn't deserve parole. Audio
Pieces of lost terraces up for auction
Two fragments of the famed pink and white terraces will today go up for auction. Audio
