Arts

Poet Oscar Upperton has published work for The Spinoff, Metro and Best New Zealand Poems - and now he is about to release his debut book New Transgender Blockbusters. Audio

2019’s wonder year for television ended with a bang – Dan Slevin recommends Watchmen, still streaming on Neon. Video

The Oscars are almost upon us and Taika Waititi's "Jojo Rabbit" is pegged for an award with a Best Picture nomination.

Brad Pomerance spoke to Logan Church from Los Angeles. Audio

To commemorate its 10th anniversary, Diversity in Cannes, the independent film movement promoting inclusion at the Cannes Film Festival, has announced its Top 10 Filmmakers of the Decade. Audio

Our music critic Waveney Russ is back in the chair this week to talk about a scene tht has captured her imagination but hasn't quite taken over the radio waves here yet. The Chinese indie music scene… Audio

They make fishbones out of toothpicks, potato chips from the seeds of capsicums - can turn almost any object into something that can be used in the tiny worlds they create. Miniature makers are people… Audio, Gallery

Ben Wheatley’s Happy New Year, Colin Burstead is a very black comedy about a family falling apart in the holidays, reports Dan Slevin. Video

Nine young Māori filmmakers are to get an opportunity of a life time on Thursday, when they travel overseas to study other Indigenous communities across the world.  Audio

Marriage Story shows (yet) another side of the great Adam Driver, reports Dan Slevin. Video

The Golden Globe awards have wrapped up in Los Angeles. It's the ceremony that marks the start of the film award season. Our correspondent Brad Pomerance talks to Kim Savage from Los Angeles. Audio

We explore the many faces of sibling performance  – from the Andrew Sisters in the 1940s to modern singing sisters and instrumental duos. Video

It might be summer here, but the international film release schedule waits for no one! Video, Audio

Sometimes it can feel like life is just one big juggling act, and for Zane Jarvie that's definitely the case. Video, Audio

Any moment now people in Christchurch and Auckland will have the chance to behold a rare sight - or should we say smell - with a plant, known as the Corpse flower, coming very close to blooming.

The… Audio

Expert weaver Ranui Ngarimu has been made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit For services to Māori art and culture, particularly weaving. Audio

Music critic Waveney Russ joins us to discuss her picks of the tunes released during December. Video, Audio

We feature the violin in all its glory – from folk to bluegrass and classical. 

And we celebrate the music of Cole Porter.  Video