Arts

Auckland's Fringe Festival gets started next week and one of the many weird wacky shows on display is Amy Mansfield's I Didn't Invite You Here to Lecture Me. Audio

Actor John Rhys-Davies has been a screen and stage actor for more than 50 years. Best known for his role as Gimli the puncacious dwarf in Lord of the Rings, he's also had roles in many other films… Audio

A unique dance tour of the country is getting underway that sees a collaboration between two of the longest-running contemporary dance companies in New Zealand and China. Footnote New Zealand Dance… Audio

Oil and gas executives and energy sector insiders rubbed shoulders with environmental activists yesterday at a workshop designed to help create a plan for Taranaki's transition to a low emissions… Audio

As it's Valentine's Day we thought we'd celebrate love poems. Audio

Dan Slevin recommends preparing for for the Oscars by renting and streaming some previous winners. Video

Royal New Zealand Ballet’s principal ballerina Abigail Boyle has announced her retirement after more than 13 years. Abigail's swan song will be in the new work Artemis Rising created specially for her…

One of our last traditional Marae-taught carvers Matahi Brightwell is about to start restoring one of New Zealand's most visited tourist attractions - his own work - the Mine Bay Māori rock carvings… Audio

It might look glamorous from the outside, but it's hard being a woman in the world of opera. Audio

Spy thrillers Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and Smiley's People are television classics and now they are streaming on Prime Video, reports Dan Slevin. Video

Joshua Davies is completely blind in his left eye, and has very poor vision in his right. But he's pursuing a career in comedy. Audio

Adventurous Hamiltonians will soon be able to venture out in search of the mythical Sasquatch! Audio

Two New Zealand tours by the famous Ballets Russes company in the late 1930s, had a profound influence on this country's ballet history. And beyond including on artists like Rita Angus. That's the… Audio, Gallery

New Zealand poet and Landfall editor Charles Brasch and the Kapiti Expressway, there is a connection for Kapiti Coast poet Lynn Jenner in the new poetry and essay collection she's working on called… Audio

The world's longest running photography exhibition this year features the work of Auckland based photographer Wara Bullôt - one of 54 invited international photographers in the Royal Photographic… Audio, Gallery