Arts
Dan Reed: 'Leaving Neverland' should not stop Jackson's music
Dan Reed is the director and producer of one of this year's most talked about documentary, Leaving Neverland. He tells Jim Mora he doesn't believe the film should stop Michael Jackson's music… Audio
Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett - The future of Holocaust museums
Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett is Chief Curator of the Core Exhibition at POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews and University Professor Emerita and Professor Emerita of Performance Studies at New… Audio
Knitting - how to get started
Have you ever wanted to knit but just don't know where to start? Tash Barneveld is a Wellington knitter and knitting blogger and she comes in to talk all things yarn Audio, Gallery
Aust researchers discover world's oldest tattooing kit
Researchers at Australia's Griffith University have carbon-dated an ancient Tongan tattooing kit, discovering it's at least 2,700 years old. Audio
Whangārei will be ready for Hundertwasser hordes - mayor
The mayor of Whangārei says the city's already preparing for the big changes that the Hundertwasser Art Centre will bring when it opens in 2021.
From shortie to sci-fi, Frankie Adams
Set hundreds of years in the future 'The Expanse' has got it all... politics, mystery , space mormons and a tough Martian Marine, played by Frankie Adams who speaks in her native New Zealand accent… Video, Audio
Auckland Art Gallery boss faces Canada harassment claims
A Canadian human rights commission is reportedly investigating a complaint of workplace harassment against the incoming director of Auckland Art Gallery.
The Cinema in a Truck
Iain McColl has just been awarded a BAFTA for his work with The Screen Machine - a mobile cinema that tours the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. Audio
Man sentenced for damaging Wellington Len Lye sculpture
The man who damaged a $300,000 Len Lye sculpture on Wellington's waterfront has been ordered to pay $1000 and undertake 150 hours of community work. Audio
Review: The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Dan Slevin says that The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind is a rare modern family movie that's actually about something. Video
New Zealand's secret lesbian summer camps
Did you know that New Zealand was home to secret lesbian summer camps in the 1970s and 1980s? Audio
From a master of jazz piano, to up-and-coming stars for Wellington Jazz Festival
Herbie Hancock is among the artists on the just-announced lineup for the Wellington Jazz Festival 2019. RNZ Music jazz specialist Nick Tipping appraises the artists playing at this year's event. Video
Wastescape: a vision of our plastic future?
'Wastescape' is a giant immersive art installation using thousands of used plastic milk bottles to spark conversations about New Zealand's relationship with food and waste. Its creator British artist… Audio
Whirimako Black & Hinewehi Mohi. Sharing the aroha
Toku Reo Waiata is a one-night musical extravaganza forming the centrepiece of Aucklands Arts Festival. Whirimako Black & Hinewehi Mohi talk to Kathryn Ryan about the kaupapa of the event and why… Audio
Losing Luke Perry and Keith Flint
The entertainment world has lost two stars today. Actor Luke Perry, best known for his role as Dylan in Beverly Hills 90210, died of a stroke at the age of 52. And Musician Keith Flint, lead singer of… Audio
The mess, the 25 year old monkey and me - Geoff Houtman explains
It's been a monkey on his back for 25 years. It's time to try to understand what happened to bring about such a monstrous failure Audio
Waikato illustrator collaborates with UK National Trust
Angela Keoghan's illustrations feature in the children's book How To Help a Hedgehog and Protect a Polar Bear, put out by the National Trust in the UK. Angela's work came to the attention of the… Audio, Gallery
Ticketek eyes price-capped resale website
New Zealand ticket vendor Ticketek is considering a price-capped website to replace the much-maligned ticket re-seller Viagogo after the government proposed new rules yesterday.
Māori weaver horrified at 'faux fur' worn by NZ Golf Open winner
An Australian golfer was draped in what NZ Golf says was a korowai after winning the NZ Golf Open, but weaver Veranoa Hetet says it was a piece of "fake fur" and it's insulting to call it a korowai. Audio
The best TV new to streaming this week
There’s plenty for fantasy fans to binge watch in this week’s new streaming TV highlights, says Dan Slevin. Video
