Arts

Yirra Yaakin: Stand Tall is a Perth-based theatre company and artistic hub that's been telling Aboriginal stories since 1993. The company has commissioned and premiered more than 50 new major Festival… Audio

Translating her own novel from Italian into English was an obvious decision for American expat Heddi Goodrich. She moved to New Zealand 20 years ago and teaches English in Auckland. But her high… Audio

For the past two Auckland Artweeks he's drawn free art inside a mini wooden temple and built a small A-frame house with coloured glass windows for the homeless. So just what does architectural… Audio

Painter Kelcy Taratoa and his video artist and curator daughter Arpege are working side by side at Tauranga Art Gallery, where Kelcy's showing early work through to new site-specific art commissioned… Audio

Katherine Mansfield's early childhood home in Wellington is about to reopen to the public after a much needed 'do over' inside and out. It's taken five months to replace the roof and damaged weather… Audio

Long before diversity was a thing - or at least a thing you'd get when you campaigned the powers that be - Roseanne Liang has been a one-woman example on the big and small screens. You may remember… Audio

The Show Me Shorts awards were announced on Saturday night. Kiwi filmmakers Sarah Cook and Josephine Stewart-Te Whiu took home the Oscar-accredited Department of Post Best NZ Film award for their… Audio

Latin music from the stars of the Buena Vista Social Club, romantic ballads from Cuba, Argentine tangos and Afro-Peruvian songs.

And we hear the song that won the APRA Maioha Award for the best Māori… Video

The Manus Recording Project Collective's work how are you today? is a collaboration between six men detained on Manus Island, Papua New Guinea and Australian radio-makers Michael Green and Jon Tjhia… Audio

Hollywood actor Geena Davis has told an audience in Auckland that changes to gender inequality should begin on screen.

The star is one of the headline speakers at the two-day Power of Inclusion film… Video, Audio

The World of Wearable Arts might be a “champion for the female spirit and female creativity” but that doesn’t seem to extend to the music.

If Dan Slevin told you that one of the best TV shows about loss and grief was on Facebook, would you believe him? Video

Niamh O'Keefe's 'The Ned Niamh Show' has been called a guide to millennial grief. Her show's on at BATS theatre each night until October 5th. Audio

A visiting eco-architect has been sharing his expertise on how to create urban areas with nature through design innovation. Professor Klaus Klaas Loenhart explains his approach. Audio

Film and TV reviewer Tamar Munch looks at Maori Television's slick production The Negotiators, the true story of Israel's most prominent spy Eli Cohen and The Hunters, a series based on a 1996 Swedish… Audio

The interdisciplinary artist Yuki Kihara says despite representing New Zealand at the world's most prestigious art show, she will continue to prioritise her Samoan world view. Audio