Arts
National music centre secures Te Ngākau Civic Square building
Wellington City Council, Victoria University and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra have taken a major step in the establishment of a national music centre.
Preview: Rialto Channel’s Creative Minds season
Dan Slevin previews four documentaries from Rialto Channel about the lives of artists.
Television Critic: Irene Gardiner
Irene reviews Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese, new on Netflix, Deep State - series two, TVNZ OnDemand, Cold Case - series two, TVNZ1 and Te Ao with Moana, Maori Television Audio
Judging books' covers
The children's book entries turned out to be the toughest one for this year's PANZ Book Design Awards - in fact they've shortlisted a record nine entries. The awards also include all-important covers… Audio
Artist and tutor Sam Mitchell on Drawing From Life
Sam Mitchell's paintings are fascinating. They often incorporate rescued materials, discarded library books, toucans, and Nancy Mitford - all with her trademark meticulous technique. Painting on… Audio
Margot Schwass remembers the colourful Greville Texidor
Frank Sargeson is remembered not only for his writing but also for the other writers he mentored, including Janet Frame. One of the most colourful members of his circle in the 1940s was refugee… Audio
The Wolves boasts a cast with a very eclectic background
Silo Theatre's next production is making history - it's the first time the stage is being given over to an ensemble of teenage performers, all making their professional debuts. The young Aucklanders… Audio
Vunilagi Vo: Straight up real talk for Pacific artists
A new art gallery in South Auckland is promising to promote contemporary Pacific art, to work closely with its community and to encourage collectors by offering art at affordable prices. Vunilagi Vou… Audio
Photographer Olivia Harris's documentary exhibition
A series of photographs of pro-life and anti-abortion law campaigners in Ireland last year won British freelance photographer Olivia Harris a top award in the World Press Photo Exhibition, which is… Audio
Vanessa Crofskey declares war on art jargon
Instead of helping people connect with art, the language that's used to describe it often shames and alienates them, says Vanessa Crofskey. In her recent article There's Something Wrong With Art… Audio
La Vie Parisienne: the Music of Offenbach
Musicians who have made Paris their home including Jacques Offenbach who turns 200 this week. His opera 'La Vie Parisienne' left a musical legacy to nightclubs in the music of the can-can. Video
Deputy mayor among critics of desecration of Māori carving
Tensions are rising in rural Manawatū after a volunteer chopped a phallus off a Māori carving standing sentry to welcome hikers at a popular walking track.
Wealthy donors slow to follow through on Notre Dame pledges
The billionaire French tycoons who pledged hundreds of millions in financial aid to rebuild Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris have not yet paid a penny, officials say.
Outsider artist Lonnie Holley on turning trauma into beauty
Taken from his family as a toddler, Lonnie Holley had a traumatic childhood - neglect, abuse, being hit by a car, put in a prison camp, and living through the Civil Rights movement of mid-60s… Audio
Enda Walsh - stage adaptation of hit movie Once
Enda Walsh is a multi-award-winning Irish playwright. His work has been translated into over twenty languages and has been performed internationally since 1998. Walsh is the author of five Edinburgh… Audio
Ronnie van Hout - Artist behind new Auckland public art
This week, a work of public art called Boy Walking has taken its place in Potters Park in the suburb of Mt Eden in Auckland. It was made by New Zealand-born, internationally-acclaimed artist Ronnie… Audio
Big Sing gets even bigger
The Big Sing’s National Director John Rosser and former competitor Te Ohorere Williams talk with David Morriss about this year's regional competitions.
Fieldays exhibitors getting arty
New Zealand's biggest agricultural event, Fieldays, is in its third day. Our team spent quite a bit of time mooching around Mystery creek in Hamilton where the event is being held. Fieldays attracts… Audio
New Staff Writers at the Pantograph Punch
The arts website, Pantograph Punch has been making some changes of late, not least of which has been the creation of five staff writer positions. One of those is poet and writer Tayi Tibble. She joins… Audio
Proposed law change will allow actors to negotiate collectively
The government has dismissed fears that restoring some basic rights to film industry workers will deter big international companies from making movies in New Zealand. Audio
