Arts
Interview: Raya’s Head of Story, Fawn Veerasunthorn
Raya and the Last Dragon hits cinema screens (and Disney+) this weekend and Dan Slevin sat down (over Zoom) with Raya’s Head of Story, Fawn Veerasunthorn. Video
Arts with Julia Waite
Julia joins Kathryn to look at Tai Moana Tai Tangata by MÄori sculptor Brett Graham at the Govett Brewster Art Gallery in New Plymouth, on until 2 May. She'll also look at Ralph Hotere: Ä€tete (to… Audio, Gallery
Arts and crafts showcased on the West Coast
West Coast couple Colin and Sheryn champion local artists and craftspeople with their Blackball business, Kereru Crafts. Audio, Gallery
Covid-19 level 2 limits hit hard around Aotearoa
While Auckland is having to go through another week in Covid-19 alert level 3, the rest of the country is still feeling the squeeze.
The move to alert level 2 has resulted in events being cancelled… Audio
Covid-19: What happened in NZ on Monday
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is urging Aucklanders to support each other to follow lockdown rules as more details were revealed about how the latest cases are connected to earlier cases.
Covid-19: Auckland Arts Festival among many events scrambling to reschedule
The ripple effect of the latest alert level changes is being felt by event organisers today, with many scrambling to reschedule with others have been forced to can their event all together.
While… Audio
A new play explores the Kiwi-Filipino experience
Filipino-Kiwi playwright Kiya Basabas hopes her upcoming show will encourage more from her community to write their stories for the stage. Audio, Gallery
Dunedin art in unexpected spaces
Off The Ground is a new project that's given Dunedin events stymied by the pandemic the funding they need to proceed. Audio, Gallery
Sculptor Chris Booth is taking it to WA - remotely
It's a one-tonne scultpure made from macrocarpa veneer, and inspired by the fungi coral. And it's New Zealand sculptor Chris Booth's creation for Western Australia's Sculpture by the Sea at Cottesloe… Audio, Gallery
Jason Muir turns a building site into a theatre
A central Wellington building site is being converted into a cross between a sports arena and a theatre, with live commentary on what's happening on site. Audio, Gallery
Patricia Grace's classic Cousins is now a movie
It's been a long held dream - something like 20 years - for novellist Patricia Grace to see her novel Cousins on the big screen. But that dream is about to be realised. Audio, Gallery
Invercargill's Last Heritage Tour
A film recording architect Mick Hesselin's emotional last tour of Invercargill's inner-city, heritage buildings slated for demolition, is about to premiere at the start of Southland Heritage Month. Audio
The Haka Party Incident is now a play
It was a famous scandal back in 1979 - the violent clash between He Taua Māori activists and a group of Auckland University engineering students. Audio
Tim Finn: 'Tupaia had a different way of seeing the universe'
In recent years, musician Tim Finn has turned his considerable talents to opera. His latest work, Ihitai 'Avei'a - Star Navigator, tells the story of the incredible star navigator Tupaia and his time… Audio
From Patea to Helsinki - circus star returns to Aotearoa
Thomas Monckton is an award-winning physical theatre and circus performer originally from Patea, South Taranaki. He trained at Christchurch circus school CircoArts, and the physical theatre school… Audio
Upset over art deco festival cancellation
The Napier Art Deco festival was set to take place last week, but after the latest Covid-19 scare it was cancelled for the first time ever. Audio
Frida DeGuise: boxing, donuts & stand up comedy
Stand up comedy is a scene that boasts that anyone is welcome, but that isn't always the case and people have to fight to get in. Frida DeGuise is Australia's only Muslim, hijab wearing comedian, as… Audio
Napier businesses angry at 'knee-jerk' cancellation of art deco festival
Businesses in Napier say they are angry, upset and out of pocket after the city's art deco festival was cancelled due to last week's Covid-19 scare.
Boost in art sales as New Zealanders stay home
With a lot of New Zealanders unable to spend cash travelling overseas, the art world has seen an unexpected boost in sales as people spruce up their spaces.
'Whole lotta love': Fan ecstatic to find concert footage
Forty-nine years ago today, Led Zeppelin sauntered onto the stage at Western Springs Stadium and put on one of the greatest shows New Zealand had ever seen. Video, Audio
