Arts

One of the unexpected benefits of the explosion of entertainment available on streaming services like Netflix is that many people have lost a fear of subtitles. Successful TV shows are now coming from… Audio

For the past five years the Kai Mau Festival in Wellington has been encouraging exciting works, engaging with Maori, Pasifika and indigenous companies from across the Pacific. But Standing Room Only's… Audio, Gallery

This weekend saw New Zealand's official contribution to the Venice Biennale open, Dane Mitchell's installation Ad Hoc, but Dane isn't the only New Zealand artist exhibiting in Venice. Also opening… Audio, Gallery

Pick and Mix explores banjo nirvana with Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn and Argentinian band Che Apalache bring Latin rhythms to bluegrass.

We discover new Welsh band VRï and enjoy the tranquility and… Video

Jockey launched the Y-Front in the U.S. in 1935 and five years later the product landed on our shores, and it's been a favourite for Kiwi men ever since. In this final episode of RNZ podcast My Heels… Audio

Screenwriter, director, film and television producer, and LGBT rights activist Dustin Lance Black has recently written a memoir about his upbringing called Mama's Boy, which describes growing up… Audio

These are your power years. Go on and take them. By Jan Hellriegel. Audio

Dan Slevin recommends The Chills: The Triumph and Tragedy of Martin Phillipps. Video

South Auckland artist Andy Leleisi'uao says he's still angry but his perspective has grown to appreciate more than just a Pacific world view. Audio

Sad news today for New Zealand music. The songwriter and singer of Netherworld Dancing Toys, Malcolm Black has died after a long battle with cancer.  Audio

The world's movers and shakers in the contemporary art scene have had the last few days to get their heads around this year's Venice Biennale exhibitions, and now it's an anxious wait for the artists… Audio, Gallery

Never ever, no matter what, take your eye off the prize until you have won it. By Jan Hellriegel. Audio

The longest running theatre performance on the West End was based on a real life crime which took place in Britain at the end of the 1940s. But unless you've been to London, most of us will never get… Video, Audio

Almost all of Len Lye's creative work was created overseas but his impact on the artworld can be understood by tracing his New Zealand roots.  Audio, Gallery

Dan Slevin’s latest guide to new streaming TV shows. Video

The Olympic Games of contemporary art, the Venice Biennale is underway. RNZ's Lynn Freeman meets NZ artist Dane Mitchell to discuss his contribution. Audio

Film and TV reviewer Chris Schulz looks at new rom-com Long Shot starring Charlize Theron and Seth Rogan, One Planet with David Attenborough and Nine's new reality series for the kids in all of us -… Audio

Music brings us into the world, travels with us on our journey and then bids us farewell. By Jan Hellriegel. Audio