Arts
Review: Ocean Waves
Ocean Waves is a delight for Studio Ghibli anime completists, says Dan Slevin. Video
Mark Carter is surprised to find himself directing the Wellington Youth Orchestra
Mark Carter is well-known as sub-principal trumpet in the NZSO, and now he’s also Music Director of the Wellington Youth Orchestra. He talks about his plans for developing the young players. Audio
Controversial artist Theo Schoon's work targeted by calls for a boycott
A group of students want the public to boycott an exhibition by a controversial artist who they're labelling a racist.
The best TV new to streaming this month
Crime fans are in for a treat on Kiwi streamers this month, according to Dan Slevin. Video
Orchestra Wellington brings music and visual art together with the help of a robot
Marc Taddei, Music Director of Orchestra Wellington, discusses the August 2nd concert 'Pictures at an Exhibition' which blends the musical and visual arts together and includes the live creation of a… Audio
Review: Big Little Lies (Season Two)
Rumours about authorship disputes don’t get in the way of an entertaining second season of Big Little Lies, reports Dan Slevin. Video
New Zealand mezzo-soprano Bianca Andrew talks about the life of a working opera singer
New Zealand mezzo soprano Bianca Andrew is back home this winter to sing with Stroma New Music Ensemble and the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra. She talks about her new position as a member of the… Audio
Review: Stuber
Stuber is an uncomplicated but funny homage to the great buddy cop movies of the 80s, says Dan Slevin. Video
Music feature: Cringeworthy
We all have some songs that make us whole body cringe. This is particularly true for people who lived in a pre-digital era where the radio was always on and you just had to put up with what was on. Audio
Play about corruption, gambling and SkyCity
The Sky Tower looms large over Auckland and now it's also at the heart of a play. AKL, BABEL is a theatre piece exploring corruption in the city through dance, comedy, and a splash of rage. Audio
The return of the audio cassette in Christchurch
Roger Shepherd with Flying Nun, Rob Mayes with Failsafe Records and now Brian Feary with Melted Ice Cream - small independent music labels have long been a mainstay of the Christchurch indie music… Audio
Composer in Residence Salina Fisher
This year's Creative New Zealand Composer-in-Residency at Wellington's Victoria University is one of our most gifted young composers Salina Fisher. Salina's just returned to New Zealand this month… Audio
Laura Southgate and The Boyfriend
The Boyfriend is the debut novel of Laura Southgate. It's a book that deals with the confusing, often painful time of finding yourself. It's the story of Erica, moving from her teens into her 20s and… Audio
Bill Hammond Playing the Drums
He's one of our greatest, most eccentric and best-loved contemporary artists - Canterbury painter Bill Hammond. And he's about to have an exhibition at the Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu… Audio
The Future of Work
Technology, globalisation, legislation... They've all changed when and how we work, putting pressure on the stability of employment and workers' rights. This is the subject of The Future of Work, an… Audio, Gallery
Jacqueline Fahey - seven decades of paintings
"When I got pregnant a number of writers and painters explained to me that I would no longer paint. That my creativity would now reside in my womb, that only women who didn't have children persisted… Audio, Gallery
Celebrating life's simple pleasures: 'The Pleasures of Brecht'
After years of exile from Germany through the Second World War, in 1954 the German poet and playwright Bertolt Brecht wrote a simple poem called Vergnügungen or a list of pleasures. 'The Pleasures of… Audio
Indian artist paints Jacinda Ardern's portrait - on an almond
An Indian artist who painted a portrait of Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on an almond for her birthday today says he's going for a world record nut job. Aman Gulati says he's already painted the… Video, Audio
Kiwi artist showcased at international Chinese exhibition
Māori artist Jimmy James Kouratoras is one of a selection of Kiwi artists representing New Zealand at the 8th Beijing International Art Biennial, an event for contemporary artists from around the… Audio, Gallery
The Great Hack, Big Little Lies season 2 and NZIFF
Film and TV reviewer Sarah McMullan looks at the new Netflix documentary on Facebook and Cambridge Analytica, The Great Hack. She'll also talk about whether the second season of Big Little Lies… Audio
