Art
Launch of Kingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award
The Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award has just been launched in collaboration with the New Zealand Portrait Gallery Te Pukenga Whakaata. Audio
Preserving the past
A restoration studio in Auckland has been drawing on the skill of people from different arts cultures to help preserve and restore Kiwi antiques. Produced by Kadambari Raghukumar Audio
Preserving the past
A restoration studio in Auckland has been drawing on the skill of people from different arts cultures to help preserve and restore Kiwi antiques. Produced by Kadambari Raghukumar
AudioNo longer a slave to likes and follows
Today, social media has bridged the gap between distance and human connections, but at what cost? We meet a photographer-turned-influencer whose every waking moment comes with mounting pressure and… Audio
Is a Birkin bag out of your budget? You can now invest in one
The idea of being part-owner of a $61,500 handbag may seem strange, but it's a growing trend. Online trading platform Rally Rd allows users to purchase shares in luxury items. Author Paul Sullivan… Audio
Art for Matariki: Contemporary Maori exhibitions
Arts correspondent Mark Amery travels to the Bay of Plenty for Matariki. First to Whakatane and then to Tauranga for some exciting contemporary Maori exhibitions. Pictured in the gallery below is… Audio
Getting real about the 'colonial loot' in museums
Museums need to be more honest about how they came to acquire their collections, says an art historian who specialises in provenance and ethics. Audio
What makes us love our neighbourhood?
A study out of Michigan State University set out to quantify what makes people happy with their neighbourhoods, and concluded that it has almost nothing to do with the neighbourhood itself. Study… Audio
Japanese calligrapher receives Ambassador's Commendation
In this episode, we're talking to one of the recipients of this years Ambassador's Commendation Award from Embassy of Japan in New Zealand. Produced by Kadambari Raghukumar Audio
Japanese calligrapher receives Ambassador's Commendation
In this episode, we're talking to one of the recipients of this years Ambassador's Commendation Award from Embassy of Japan in New Zealand. Produced by Kadambari Raghukumar
AudioUnderwater sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor
British artist Jason deCaires Taylor is a sub-aquatic artist with a growing list of extraordinary works. His seabed creations, often featuring realistic human figures based on local people, become… Audio, Gallery
Children's dreams for the future to be presented in art project
The philosophy that children's voices and perspectives should be given a space in our society is behind a new project from Barnardos.
How beautiful young women are used to boost the status of men
Dr. Ashley Mears is a former fashion model turned academic sociologist. Her new book Very Important People looks at how clubs and restaurants pay promoters to recruit beautiful young women to their… Audio
Peter Simpson: Studying Colin McCahon
McCahon scholar, writer and curator, Peter Simpson has released the second of a two-volume work chronicling forty-five years of painting by Colin McCahon. Audio, Gallery
Armed police in NZ - there's just not enough crime
Armed Response Teams are dead in the water, with the new police commissioner reading the room when it comes to arming Kiwi cops. Audio
Armed police in NZ - there's just not enough crime
Armed Response Teams are dead in the water, with the new police commissioner reading the room when it comes to arming Kiwi cops.
AudioWalking in Fog
In Auckland, Winter is a great season for fog. Artist Layne Waerea has long engaged with the physical and conceptual practice of chasing fog and, with Walking about in fog, she invites Aucklanders to… Audio
Mary Kisler: artists' gardens
Can a garden be an artistic medium? Curator and writer Mary Kisler examines the gardens of three well-known artists- Cedric Morris, Derek Jarman and Andy Goldsworthy- to see what we can learn about… Audio, Gallery
High Wire, an artist and writer's collaboration
High Wire is the work of writer, Lloyd Jones and artist, Euan Macleod. It is the first in a series of picture books written for and made for adults. High Wire is told by a narrator who walks to… Audio, Gallery
Professor Emrys Westacott: Covid-19 pandemic 'spells the end of the neoliberal era'
Many have revelled in a return to a simpler life due to Covid-19. Professor Emrys Westacott, who wrote The Wisdom of Frugality, says this is a time to reflect on whether the type of society we had… Audio
