Arts
What's behind cuts at the NZ International Film Festival?
Senior staff have quit, regional stops have been cancelled and the 2024 has been programme drastically cut.
Karen O’Leary: Can the saxophone be funny?
Comedian and actress Karen O'Leary notoriously played Officer O'Leary in Wellington Paranormal. She has been a contestant in Taskmaster, a co-host in Paddy Gower Has Issues and now has her own podcast… Audio
Not pie in the sky: Tanemahuta Gray
The epic Te Arawa legend of Hatupatu and the bird woman Kurungaituku is centre stage at the Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of the Arts. Audio
Finding the funny side of cancer: Emma Lange
Comedian's comedian Emma Lange is bringing a show to the fringe festival, based on her experience of a malignant, incurable brain tumor. Audio
Industry giants in a battle of wills over music rights
The ripples of a war in the music industry spread far further than just ruining Gen Alpha's TikTok time. Audio
Industry giants in a battle of wills over music rights
The ripples of a war in the music industry spread far further than just ruining Gen Alpha's TikTok time.
AudioShort-Cuts with Dan Slevin
Dan Slevin, Nights' resident movie buff picks out a fully-restored release of the complete series of Monty Python's Flying Circus, and two free-to-view superhero movies for weekend viewing. Audio
Miles From Nowhere, a unique NZ comedy
Miles From Nowhere is the brain child of poet, writer and journalist Mohamed Hassan. It launches on Sky Open next Wednesday, and has a star studded cast. We meet two of the actors on the show. Video, Audio
NZers flock to Australia for Taylor Swift concerts
International superstar Taylor Swift is heading to the Southern Hemisphere, but despite her decision to skip New Zealand on the tour the stadium in Melbourne is still likely to be filled with kiwis.
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TAHI 15/02/2024
On today’s episode, comedian Bubbah dishes about the second season of ‘I Got You’, Bigfans' Noema Te Hau III has all the details on new artist programme Ignite, and we reminisce about our first jobs.
…Lock Stock legacy: Two Smoking Barrels, 25 Years On
The “Cool Britannia” crime caper film recharged British film and launched several careers in the late 90s. With Matthew Vaughn’s Argylle and Jason Statham’s The Beekeper aiming to launch new… Video
New surf films hitting Aotearoa in 12th annual festival
We know some of you early risers like to get out on the Water and shred a few waves, well this is a story for you. The 12th Annual Aotearoa Surf Film Festival kicks off today, a 21 date venture… Audio
The TAHI 13/2/2024
On today's show, Pratik is back in the studio to tell us about Palworld, we recap Usher’s Super Bowl show plus uncover the rat takeover of a Dunners supermarket Audio
Kiwi actor and Mulan star Yoson An tackles a modern love story
Last year Yoson An starred in Plane alongside Gerard Butler where he tried to prevent a passenger jet crashing into a Philippine island overrun by murderous rebels. He speaks to Kathryn. Audio
Abba Rose Vaiaoga-Ioasa: 'Our culture affects everything in every way'
How does a chemical engineer make a film? Take equal parts curiosity, creativity, culture, complex subject matter and add a generous measure of comedy. Shake it up.
The science of creativity
Creativity is a human faculty that generates novel solutions to challenges, says researcher Juyong Park. What if we could map the way creativity works? Audio
Expert Feature: Shakespeare
We've got a huge topic for our Monday Expert feature today, the man, the myth, the Bard, William Shakespeare. David Lawrence, Shakespeare scholar and artistic director of The Pop-up Globe - he's our… Audio
10 movies to fall in love with this Valentine's Day
Has it ever occurred to you that many of the best-known romantic movies are about doomed, tragic or failed love? Dan Slevin finds films to swoon over this Valentine's Day. Video
Studying the Taylor Swift phenomenon
Two AUT academics are taking their Taylor Swift obsession to the next extreme at a Swiftposium in Melbourne, ahead of the star's Australian tour Audio