Arts

Perhaps it shouldn't be unusual but it's certainly rare for a major arts organisation in New Zealand to be run by a couple - let alone two parents with a very young child. Meet Aileen Burns and Johan… Audio, Gallery

Like music, poetry can be a conduit between our feelings and the world. It's an active in-between space, a space within which to let words dance between our internal world and the world outside. This… Audio

Wine, cheese, hobnobbing... Openings are major networking grounds, where hopefully a taste for the work of an artist is attained with some alcoholic encouragement. Audio, Gallery

In Cambodia in the mid 1970s, the Khmer Rouge - under the leadership of Pol Pot - abolished money, schools and private property and evacuated towns and cities. About 1.7 million Cambodians died in the… Audio, Gallery

Rako Pasefika is a performing arts group, based in Fiji, representing the small Pacific island of Rotuma. They're currently Artists in Residence in Auckland as part of the Pacific Dance Festival. Audio, Gallery

And then we meet "art detective" Bronwyn Holloway Smith, one of the three artists commissioned by Artspace to respond to Guy's exhibition there. But her particular interest is the recovery of Guy Ngan… Audio

"Sculpture is not a static thing, it should not be isolated, but take part in life." So said Wellington artist and designer Guy Ngan. Audio, Gallery

Venezuelan photographer Alejandro Cegarra is presenting his internationally acclaimed work at the Auckland Festival of Photography.. He speaks to Jim about what's happening in his home country and… Audio

Central to The Soul, directed by Bill Morris, is a snapshot of Central Otago today through the eyes of touring artists and residents. He speaks to Jim about the genesis for the film and how performers… Audio

Chamber Music New Zealand touring pianist Francesco Turrisi can turn his hand to any genre of music. Pick and Mix features Turrisi as solo jazz pianist, baroque chamber musician and with his partner … Video

We reach the twilight of the gods, as Erica Challis takes us through the story and music of the fourth of Wagner's Ring Cycle operas. Audio

Can a podcast be a vehicle for social change? Spoken-word poet and social commentator George Mpanga – aka George The Poet – explores that question in the unique, award-winning show Have You Heard… Audio

Nga Hine Pukorero are a performance poetry group are from Nga Puna o Waiorea, the Te Reo Maori immersion kura at Western Springs College. In 2018, Nga Hine Pukorero competed against 44 other high… Audio

Jason Te Mete (Ngati Ranganui) is an actor, singer, dancer, director, vocal coach, musical director and pianist. He is also programme leader of Performing Arts at Manukau Institute of Technology. He… Audio

Sean Mallon, of Samoan (Mulivai, Safata) and Irish descent, is Senior Curator Pacific Cultures at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. His latest book, done with Sébastien Galliot, is Tatau: A… Audio, Gallery

Qiane Matata-Sipu (Te Wai-o-hua, Waikato-Tainui) is a South Auckland based journalist, photographer and social activist. She is currently producing NUKU, a creative and social impact story-telling… Audio, Gallery

Hogwarts has hit the southern hemisphere! We're joined by Gareth Reeves who plays Harry and George Henare - otherwise know as Albus Dumbledore. Audio