Arts

In what could be a New Zealand TV first, Kiwi actress Morgana O'Reilly is currently starring in three shows (The Sounds, Mean Mums and INSiDE) on three different channels. The Neighbours favourite is… Audio

Pete Hammond is the Deadline Awards Columnist and Chief Film Critic, where he covers the Oscar and Emmy Seasons. He joins the show to preview what will be the strangest Emmy Awards show of all time. Audio

Miguel Harth-Bedoya talks lockdowns, music education, and whether there's such a thing as classical music. Audio

Anthony Ritchie discusses the premiere of his fifth symphony 'Childhood' by the DSO this Saturday. The Dunedin composer talks about the theme of regeneration and growth in his new work.  Audio

As the fight against kauri dieback continues, a traditional Maori healer is using indigenous medicine to help save the ancient trees. Audio

This week our critic is Emma John and she reviews The Salisbury Poisonings, Shrill and Origins. Audio

Two New Zealand-based Pasifika singers have secured places on the prestigious New York Metropolitan Opera's Lindemann Young Artist Development Program. Audio

Avatar producer Jon Landau talks to Sharon Brettkelly about making block-buster sequels in New Zealand - far away from home, during a pandemic.  Audio

For more than 15 years, photographer Mickey Smith has prowled through libraries around the world in search of bound periodicals - like popular contemporary magazines - to snap the book spines. Audio, Gallery

Whanganui-based poet Airini Beautrais has channelled her ability to say a lot in a few words into her first collection of short stories called Bug Week. Airini's four poetry collections include Flow… Audio

Poems about poetry and cycling are two of the themes James Brown has often reflected on during his quarter of a century of writing. Audio

The Alexander Turnbull Library's 100th birthday celebrations may have been scuttled by Covid-19, but the treasure trove of New Zealand archives still gets to mark this milestone. An exhibition of… Audio, Gallery

Composing for a large choir and a maximum of three instruments - that's the challenge Choirs Aotearoa NZ is issuing to some adventurous Kiwi composers. It's a perfect time for composers to try… Audio, Gallery

Facing precarious times thanks to Covid-19, contemporary art galleries in Christchurch and Auckland have joined forces to work together on exhibitions they can share. Audio, Gallery

Three in-demand Kiwi composers who've worked on three very different movies- a drama, a horror and a comedy - have made it to the shortlist for this year's APRA Best Original Music In A Film Award. Audio, Gallery

If ever there was an idea whose time had come it may be a TV movie called Toke. When the country is getting ready to make a decision about marijuana - to legalize it or not - what better time for a… Audio, Gallery

Presented by Dame Professor Anne Salmond, TV series Artefact focuses on objects and taonga at the heart of historical dramas. These treasures range from physical items to places or living things. And… Audio