Arts

We often sound very serious during our three hours of live, hard-hitting news radio what would this programme be without the occasional musical interlude?

Earlier in the year this euro dance track… Audio

Kura Te Waru Rewiri grew up in the Far North, she went to Paihia school, and then onto Bay of Islands and Northlands College. Her teacher Buck Nin recognised her talent as an artist and enrolled her… Audio, Gallery

Has 2019 been a good year in the performing arts? Te Matatini, the national Maori performing arts festival inspired kapa haka themed pedestrian crossing lights in Wellington, new festivals popped up… Audio

The Booker, The Ockham, Atwood, Knox, The closure of the New Zealand Review of Books, covering up white suprematist posters in Newmarket with Hone Tuwahre's poem 'Rain', and Lloyd Jones' proclaiming… Audio

Looking back across the cultural landscape of Aotearoa New Zealand in 2019 some words and catchphrases pop up: encounters, call-out culture, Ihumatao, climate emergency, allyship and, the phrase just… Audio

A giant hand called Quasi made world headlines. Dane Mitchell's fake transmitting trees at the Venice Biennale were joined by a real fallen tree during flooding. Giant woven works by the Mata Aho… Audio

Pick and Mix with a brass bonanza including: Classical brass from trumpeter Alison Balsom, Bold as Brass by Fanfare Ciocarlia from Romania, Premier trombone quartet BonaNZa and jazz virtuoso Louis… Video

Los Angeles-based illustrator Mauro Gatti was growing sick and tired of the continuous stream of bad news stories and fake news he was reading. So he started putting together a list of the best news… Audio

Auckland's Civic theatre's seen war, depression, recession and a multi-million dollar restoration - all while hosting some of the world's biggest stars. And today it's celebrating being ninety years… Audio

Viewing correspondent Tamar Munch looks at two movies starring Adam Driver: Marriage Story and The Report, which is about the CIA's use of torture following the 9/11 attacks. She'll also preview New… Audio

For Fifty five years, Rex Homan has worked as a wood artist and sculptor. His ideas stem from Maori stories, animals and in particular birds. His 'stylised pieces' have won a raft of awards, have… Audio

Maori and Native Americans share a reverence for their sacred eagles, and this connection is being explored in a new work co-choreographed by New Zealand dance legend, Taiaroa Royal. Audio, Gallery

She exploded onto - first, the New Zealand then the British - poetry scenes after her first collection won the 2017 Ockham New Zealand Book Award. She numbers British Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy as… Audio

It's not easy taking over as a director of a beloved show with a completely new cast, but for Kiwi Jessica Hobbs, The Crown has been her most rewarding job.

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Roxette power ballad queen, Marie Fredriksson, died earlier in the week but leaves a plethora of hits as her legacy. Audio

Piki Toi is an artist's collective creating opportunities for people from the streets of Auckland. Margaret Lewis and Tiare Turetahi tell us about the uplifting mahi. Audio

Courtney Johnston is to become Te Papa's new chief executive. At 40 she is the youngest person to ever lead the national museum and the first woman since its founding chief executive Cheryll Sotheran.

Police say the plan to recover the bodies from Whakaari / White Island on Friday morning will take several hours, and still carries a lot of risk. Video, Audio