Arts
The Art of Eavesdropping
A new exhibition at Wellington's City Gallery uses art to explore the many ways we're being eavesdropped on. The show examines the diverse technologies and contexts involved (including political… Audio
Woodstock 50th anniversary of an iconic photo
The Woodstock Festival took place between August 15 and 17 1969 attracting a crowd of over 400,000 people and wrote itself into the history of music. For Bobbi & Nick Ercoline Woodstock became a… Audio
McCahon 100 brings NZ art to life
The name Colin McCahon for many of us will raise images of huge text over sparse backdrops, but he was an artist of many colours and moods. 2019 is the centenary of the artist's birth and the McCahon… Audio
Ron Brownson on the Colin McCahon Auckland exhibition
This month marks 100 years since one of New Zealand's most celebrated and significant artists, Colin McCahon, was born. Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki has put together an exhibition to celebrate… Audio, Gallery
NZ Fashion Week’s secret plan to bring big tobacco to the catwalk
Several labels turned down a proposal that would have seen a multinational cigarette manufacturer pay their fees and venue costs, The Spinoff's business editor Maria Slade reports.
Girl In The Loft
Some listeners may remember an interview about 2 years ago when Bryan spoke to Stephanie Sinclaire about her time running the King's Hear theatrepub with her husband Dan Crawford. Stephanie's daughter… Audio
Fred Armisen: The Funny Side of Music
Comedian, musician and former Saturday Night Live star Fred Armisen brings his new show Comedy For Musicians But Everyone Is Welcome, to Auckland in September. He spoke to Elliott Childs about the… Video, Audio
Review: Succession S1
Succession should be your next TV obsession, says Dan Slevin. Video
Plans for Te Papa branch in South Auckland canned
Plans to build a branch of Te Papa in South Auckland have been shut down by lack of funding.
Museums as physical spaces for Pacific storytelling
Pacific Academic Albert Refiti is off to New York to do a research placement at the The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The senior Art and Design lecturer at AUT says museums are an important physical… Audio, Gallery
South Auckland arm of Te Papa canned due to lack of funding
The community in South Auckland says the loss of a planned arm of Te Papa museum there is a huge blow. Audio
Bite-sized reading: This isn't your average vending machine
Select an item from this vending machine and you won't get a snack or cold drink. It'll print you a random short story. Video
Police art competition criticised
Artists says the police should have commissioned an artist to decorate walls near holding cells in a Wellington police station, instead of opening it up to a competition.
The Song & Chance Act - Beat the Devil
Elric Hooper & Des Wilson look at gambling as a theatrical device in opera and musical theatre. Audio
Joe Dolce: the poet behind Shaddap You Face
What's-a matter you? Hey! Gotta no respect? Joe Dolce kept Ultravox's 'Vienna' off the top of the charts with his 1981 hit 'Shaddap You Face'. An ode to his Italian-American roots, the lyrics used… Audio
Michel Tuffery - Elevating the unsung hero of Cook's Endeavour
Artist Michel Tuffery has been part of efforts to broaden and refocus narratives around Captain Cook's arrival in Aotearoa 250 years ago, including giving proper credit to his Tahitian navigator and… Audio, Gallery
David Suchet - Hercule Poirot, and more
English actor David Suchet was in the Royal Shakespeare Company for more than a decade, and has been directed by Harold Pinter, but he's undoubtedly best known for his 25 year turn playing Agatha… Audio
Public or private? Institutions miss out on national treasures
Some historians are concerned New Zealand's public libraries and museums are being priced out of buying national treasures by private investors snapping up items from the country's early history. Video
Jennifer Stumm gives a concert of virtuosity and drama
Te Kōkī Trio and Jennnifer Stumm's “Secrets & Hidden Messages” programme has at its heart the restless and extravagant Romanticism of Schumann and Brahms, music which shows off Stumm’s virtuosity to…
Review: This is Football
Dan Slevin prepares for the new football season by watching a six-part documentary series about the beautiful game. Video
