Arts

First time writers have taken out the top prizes at the 2020 Ockham Book Awards tonight. Debut novel Auē by Becky Manawatu has won both the Best First Book and the Best Fiction prizes while musician…

The events industry is going to be the last sector in hospitality to recover following the pandemic. Ségolène de Fontenay, General Manager New Zealand Events Association, talks to The Panel. Audio

A law change is desperately needed to stop non-Māori artists using Māori faces and traditional facial tattoos in their work. 

That's the view of a specialist in Indigenous cultural property, Aroha… Audio

Theatre companies will struggle to reopen during Alert Level 2.

Restrictions on audience numbers undermines the financial viability of shows.

Jonathan Bielski is chief executive of the Auckland… Audio

While arts organisations welcome the news of Alert Level 2, the realities mean many are still hamstrung.

With 90 members of the Symphony Orchestra on stage, that would mean to not go over the… Audio

A lack of new international blockbusters will affect how many cinemas open later this week.

Mark Christensen, spokesperson for the New Zealand Motion Picture Exhibitors' Association, says major film… Audio

Over the past few weeks, brazen thieves have stolen art from shuttered museums in Europe as Covid-19 forces people to stay at home. Today's expert, Penelope Jackson has written two books on art crime.

Kiwi-born Welsh poet Tomos Roberts (aka Probably Tom Foolery) has captured the imagination of people around the world with his video 'The Great Realisation' which has now been viewed more than 30… Video, Audio

Country music from the 60s to today 

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An international series of masterclasses via Zoom is proving a success for Auckland couple Edith Salzmann and Wolfgang Kraemer from the The Pettman National Junior Academy. 

On Sunday it expands into…

The film and screen industry has emerged as one of the candidates to help rebuild Queenstown Lakes' shattered economy.

The Lord of the Rings trilogy sealed the district's reputation as a stunning… Audio

Live music venues have launched the careers of our most talented performers, but now many of the hot spots are holding on for dear life.

Forced to close during lockdown they face an uncertain future… Audio

New Zealand's museums and art galleries are concerned that government and philanthropic funding sources might dry up, with the money instead diverted to health and social causes related to the… Audio

Today we launch our lockdown t-shirt competition. We speak to artist Dick Frizzell for some tips. Audio

For the next four weeks the Auckland Theatre Company is putting on its first ever play designed to be watched online.  Audio

Nearly two-thirds of Auckland's arts sector is worried there still won't be work in six months' time.

A survey of 332 Auckland creatives for Te Taumata Toi-a-Iwi found 80 per cent had cancelled an… Audio