Arts

When it comes to gift giving, even Santa might have a hard time topping what Peter Kleeman got from his dad for his fourth birthday. It was a handmade 2.4 meter long X-Wing Fighter inspired by Luke… Audio

After almost a year, Dan Slevin finally goes back to the cinema to watch a Hollywood blockbuster. Here is his verdict on Wonder Woman 1984. Video

Music from the world, for the world, hosted by Trevor Reekie. Audio

A team of top New Zealand musicians have pooled their efforts on a fundraising album for two of Auckland's "bestest & divey'est live music venues" - Whammy Bar and The Wine Cellar. The digital album… Audio

Gallery owners across the country are reporting an unprecedented surge in art sales since the Covid-19 lockdown ended.

Others say just a fraction of artists are benefitting, as some struggle in the… Audio

The Panel discusses the way colour can affect our sense of self and mood with stylist Sarah Stuart. Audio

The lockdown mid-year resulted in an explosion of entries to the Play It strange songwriting competitions, with the secondary school age musicians having time to pour their thoughts into their tracks… Audio

Ecopoetry is a term that was coined relatively recently, when 'eco' found itself attached to all kinds of terms. But the ideas behind ecopoetry date back to New Zealand's early settlers who wrote… Audio

Musician Puoro Jerome is a specialist in playing taonga puoro - traditional Maori instruments. He features on a new compilation of music that's woven around sounds of our landscapes and wildlife. He's… Audio

If someone knocks on your door out of the blue asking if you'd be interested in renting your building to a film crew, there's a good chance that person will be Kayleighsha Wharton. The Location and… Audio

Many New Zealand bands have never been so busy with festivals clambering to fill their programmes with homegrown acts this summer. There are concerns that festivals might end up a bit samey without… Audio

It's taken two years so far and there's more work to go on repairing a large painting of a British shipwreck that isn't being allowed to sink without trace at the Dunedin Public Art Gallery. Helpless… Audio

It's a year since Courtney Johnston took on the role of Te Papa's chief executive. There'd been quite the turnover of people in the role since the nation's museum and art gallery opened in Wellington… Audio

Music from the world, for the world, hosted by Trevor Reekie. Audio

Acclaimed war photographer Bruce Connew has turned his lens on to our country's colonial memorials to document "a vocabulary of colonisation". His exhibition A Vocabulary at Te Uru Gallery in… Audio, Gallery