Arts
17 years of joy creation
Every Christmas Auckland's big department store creates joy and delight for children in Queen St. We meet the people behind the displays. Audio
17 years of joy creation
Every Christmas Auckland's big department store creates joy and delight for children in Queen St. We meet the people behind the displays.
Audio'A captive audience': Intimate theatre delivers mix of music and drama
Owners Brett Carter and Raewyn Greig spent about $1 million buying a church and converting it into a cabaret-style venue in New Plymouth.
Andrew Clark: meet the new presenter of Mornings on RNZ Concert
Although Andrew Clark is not a "morning person", he's loving his new job as presenter of the RNZ Concert show Mornings. As he tells Jesse Mulligan, many Kiwis seem to enjoy hearing his Scottish accent… Video, Audio
Aotearoa's own 'Willy Wonka' opens his flagship shop
Making chocolate magic of his own here in Aotearoa is Māori chocolatier Tom Wright from Ao Cacao. Tom is ending the year on a high, having just opened his flagship store, and returning from a trip to… Audio
Taranaki Taekwondo Master at 80
Reaching the honour of taekwondo master at the age of 80 is the latest achievement for Taranaki's Dale Copeland. She also holds a master's degree in mathematics as well as being an 'assembly artist'… Audio
Tairāwhiti 'elves' busy helping out
Santa's elves have been busy in Tairāwhiti, creating wooden toys for deserving kids this Christmas. The toys are made during the year by members of the Gisborne Woodturners Club for Operation… Audio
Te Papa protest: It's a mistake to ignore 'painful' parts of history, museums boss says
A current Treaty of Waitangi exhibition at Te Papa is intended to explore the tensions of having two versions, the Museums Aotearoa chief executive says. Audio
Exhibition unpacks 80 years of history for Marvel fans
Fans are in for a treat with a life-size model of The Thing, costumes from Black Panther and an original copy of the first Marvel comic published in 1939.
Cozy caberet-style venue wins over artists with intimate vibe
After raising its curtain for the first time a decade ago, the 4th Wall Theatre in New Plymouth has gone from touting for business to hosting luminaries of the stage and screen, and an array of… Audio
Fifty best films: Á bout de souffle (Breathless)
What was once notoriously avant garde is now stylistically familiar, says Dan Slevin.
The TAHI 12th December 2023
On today's episode, Banjo of Auckland trance rock band PSYCHOWOLF chats about starting up an independent label. We get into Aotearoa's most searched terms of 2023, and So'omalo wonders why washing… Audio
2006: Sam Neill and John Clarke
In 2006, Kim Hill spoke with two "quintessential Kiwi blokes" actor Sam Neill and comedian John Clarke about their friendship and their collaboration on two TV films based on Shane Maloney's novels… Audio
Acclaimed playwright and novelist Renée dies aged 94
Acclaimed playwright and novelist, Renée, died last night in Wellington. She was 94.
Renée wrote ten books of fiction and a memoir, more than twenty plays, and numerous short stories and essays.
Her… Audio
Is there a future for physical media?
The market for DVD and Blu-ray is shrinking along with the shelf space, but is it really the end for physical media, asks Dan Slevin.
2016: Burt Reynolds
Burt Reynolds was Hollywood's biggest box-office star from 1978 to 1982, following his starring role in Smokey and the… Audio
Dame Anne Salmond: connecting people through culture
Dame Anne Salmond's latest book, Knowledge is a Blessing on Your Mind, explores how the arts can forge connections between cultures. Audio
Dame Anne Salmond: connecting people through culture
The journey anthropologist and award-winning writer Dame Anne Salmond has made into Te Ao Māori as a Pākehā over 50 years - creating a bridge for others to connect with our histories, our environment… Audio
Writing and performing a third act in your ‘third age’
Nine first time stage actors and playwrights in Te Whanganui a Tara, all in their ‘third age’ have co-created a play that explores their personal experiences of the only consistent thing in life… Audio
Ngahuia Harrison: the consequences of cannibal capitalism on the land
In her major exhibition Coastal Cannibals at City Gallery Wellington Te Whare Toi, with a camera, Ngahuia Harrison offers different views on our landscape than we are used to seeing in a frame. She… Audio
