Arts
Garphill Games - From hobby to internationally acclaimed board games
What started as a hobby for Shem Phillips has flourished into an internationally acclaimed board-game company called Garphill Games. Audio
Paekākāriki Film Festival - for the love of a community hall
On our trip to the regions we're going to Paekākāriki on the Kapiti Coast. This year's Film Festival will feature more than sit-down films. Audio
Come Together series 2021 - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
The first of three album concert tours of the Come Together series 2021 is featuring Elton John's Magnus Opus - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. Jesse speaks to Mel Parsons about the upcoming tour. Audio
How to Write: Wedding vows with Pinky Agnew
Wedding celebrant Pinky Agnew talks to Jesse about the ins and outs of writing wedding vows. Audio
Dance as a form of 'creative ageing'
Dance practitioner, Susan Jordan, is a big believer in the concept of 'creative ageing' and has put together a show featuring dancers in their 60s and 70s. She joins Jesse in the Auckland studio to… Audio
Cultural Ambassador - South Auckland
Photographer Raymond Sagapolutele joins us once again. Audio
Circa Theatre at 45
Circa Theatre in Wellington turns 45 this year - we're joined in the studio by Writer and Actor Gavin Rutherford, Director Susan Wilson and Circa co-founder Carolyn Henwood to look back - and to look… Audio
Pacific Dance Festival displaying modern works for 2021
The Pacific Dance festival starts tomorrow after a year off during Covid affected 2020 It's the annual festival for modern contemporary Pacific Dance practisioners in New Zealand, and people have come… Audio
'Unruly tourists' opera: Those in the know 'have instantly found it fascinating'
The antics of the so-called "unruly tourists" are set to grace the stage through the New Zealand Opera.
Tiki Taane's family affair
Charlie and Karcia Taane are just 12 and 9 respectively, but they are about to go on stage with their famous Dad, performer and superstar producer Tiki Taane. That sounds pretty intimidating, but… Audio
Counting down to the NZ Children's Music Awards
The countdown has started for the APRA Children's Song of the Year. Established in 2008, it celebrates songwriters and composers who write for New Zealand children. Past winners have included Anika… Audio
Leanne Radojkovich's short stories put people under pressure
The new short story collection by writer and librarian Leanne Radojkovich, hailman, includes some cautionary tales for people facing moral dilemmas. Audio
Poet Siobhan Harvey is haunted by Ghosts
Migration and the ghosts they bring with them from their old homes to their new one - that's the theme of the new poetry collection from Siobhan Harvey. Audio
Photographer Cody Ellingham captures the poetry of isolation
Moonlit shots of deserted country roads and derelict buildings are among the images Wellington photographer Cody Ellingham is exhibiting at the upcoming Auckland Festival of Photography. Audio, Gallery
Dressed - what the well-dressed colonial was wearing
When specialist textile curators at New Zealand museums examine donated garments, often the most fascinating stories come from the signs of stains, repairs and repurposing that they discover. Audio, Gallery
Tawhai Rickard reinvents Maori superheroes
Two Māori superheroes - based on the Batman and Robin characters - are placed in different moments in Aotearoa's history in a new series of work by Tauranga-based visual artist Tawhai Rickard of Ngati… Audio, Gallery
Film Writers compete to get on a Black List
The movie business, famously, is a lottery. Quality alone has never been a guarantee a film would get the green light. Hence Hollywood's famous Black List - drawing movie producers' attention to the… Audio
Artist posed as billionaire to gain access to NYC's best views
Andi Schmied is an artist who found herself fascinated with the views offered from luxury apartments in NYC. In order to gain access to these premium locations and take some incredible photos, she… Audio
Dr Matt Baker: beats, bouts and bacterial biophysics
He has a doctorate from Oxford, where he studied Bacterial Flagellar Motor, a nanoscale rotary electric motor which makes bacteria swim. Currently Scientia Research Fellow in the School of… Audio
Flo Foxworthy: costume design a childhood dream come true
Flo Foxworthy started sewing when she was seven years old, with a dream to make costumes for the movies. By the age of 18 she had launched her own business making bikinis and costumes for exotic… Audio
