Arts
Scratch artist reinstates pre-quake Chch buildings in miniature
More than a decade after the devastating quakes, Christchurch's iconic buildings are coming back to life. Scratch artist Mike Beer, aka 'Ghost Cat', has embarked on an ambitious collaboration to… Audio
Safeguarding 20th century artwork in Aotearoa from disappearing
Hiding in plain sight is some of Aotearoa New Zealand's most culturally significant artwork. However, these pieces intended to enrich public spaces have over the years fallen victim to the elements… Audio
Arts programme for recovering addicts faces funding squeeze
An arts programme that's been seeing great results through its work with recovering drug and alcohol addicts is concerned for its future when its funding runs out. Audio
The TAHI Tuesday 25th July 2023
On todays show, SACHI spill on Club SACHI and drop some genius business ideas, Jackson Owens chats to So’omalo about his latest single ‘Now Forever’, and comedian Hamish Webber does some hot jokes… Audio
Top 100 hottest books for 2023 released
Whitcoulls' hottest 100 is out - and this year there is more than one surprise, with the famous boy wizard, Harry Potter, taking a hit. Whitcoulls book manager Joan Mackenzie talks to Jesse about the… Audio
Nightsong
Right now all the headlines are about the movie industry, currently all but closed down because of strikes by writers and performers. But here in Aotearoa, live theatre is booming, it seems -… Audio
Soothing Balme plans plenty more Brokenwood murder mysteries
We first knew Tim Balme as an actor on TV series like Outrageous Fortune and The Almighty Johnsons, with roles in feature films as well, and on stage. But a decade ago now, Tim was made head writer… Video, Audio
'Bad case of deferred maintenance' - St James set to rise again
Help is on the way for an historic Auckland theatre that has been left to crumble for 15 years.
Filmmaker Nicolas Philibert on the art of patient observation
French filmmaker Nicolas Philibert is known for his intimate and patiently observed documentaries capturing the beauty of everyday humanity. He's most well known for 2002's Etre et Avoir which… Audio
Film Review with Dom Corry
This week Dom talks to Jesse about the two biggest movies of the year: Barbie and Oppenheimer. Audio
Gore fashion designers heading to New Zealand Fashion Week
The Hokonui Fashion Design Awards in Gore have been running for over three decades, but things are bit different this year. For the first time, category winners will head to the New Zealand Fashion… Audio
The TAHI Thursday 20th July 2023
For updates on the Auckland CBD story go to RNZ.co.nz. On today’s episode, Evie is back! Liam chats to international producer and DJ Tayhana, So’omalo tries to sell his car, and Evie has some… Audio
Mystery portraits: Effort begins to identify early indian immigrants
Putting names to faces is exactly what Te papa and the Wellington Indian Association is hoping to do with a series of mystery portraits. About 4000 photographic negatives were discovered in a cupboard… Video, Audio
Bookmarks with Andrew Hagen
For Bookmarks today we meet Andrew Hagen from the Urban Arts Foundation Trust. He's been there for the past five years but his career up to that point was composing music for film as well as working… Audio
Podcast Critic: Alex Barnes
Today reviewer talks to Jesse about podcasts, Girls That Invest and USA produced podcast Criminal. Audio
Whānau Mārama New Zealand International Film Festival Preview (part three)
Dan Slevin previews two more titles from this year’s Whānau Mārama New Zealand International Film Festival. Video
Excitement building, Melanesia Arts & Culture festival, Vanuatu
Excitement building up for Melanesia Arts and Culture festival in Vanuatu. Audio
The Paragon and making a film with 25 thousand dollars
Kiwi film-maker Michael Duignan's debut feature follows a man who is hit by a silver Toyota Corolla, which sends him on a mission to get cosmic revenge. Audio
Whānau Mārama New Zealand International Film Festival Preview (part two)
Dan Slevin previews three more titles from this year’s Whānau Mārama New Zealand International Film Festival. Video
The TAHI Tuesday 18th July 2023
Musician’s Frankie Venter, Samara Alofa and PollyHill join us for chats as we continue to bring you the latest in music and culture content. But because life is all about balance we also get you up to… Audio