Arts

When you are growing up, life sometimes seems totally random. But at other times it's all like a set of perfect coincidences. By Jan Hellriegel Audio

Dan Slevin recommends you check out one of his favourite annual big screen events. Video

If you've ever wanted to dance but felt you don't quite fit in - literally and figuratively - this interview is for you. Fat Girls* Dance Club is exactly what it says in the name, dance classes that… Audio

How hard is it for a woman to have a career in music? By Jan Hellriegel Audio

A 14-year legal battle over ownership of a painting looted by Nazis has come to an end. A judge in California has ruled the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Madrid, which has had Pissarro's "Rue… Audio

New Zealand's International Comedy Festival begins tonight in Auckland and Wellington. Brynley Stent has been on TV shows Funny Girls and Jono & Ben, she's in studio to talk about what she's bringing… Audio

Film and TV reviewer Sarah McMullan looks at the end of an era for two big hitting series - the first, the Avengers film series and the second, Game of Thrones. She'll also look at two new TV series… Audio

The comedian and host of Viceland's 'Hate Thy Neighbor' documentary series, Jamali Maddix, is about to make his debut here as part of the NZ International Comedy Festival. Kathryn Ryan talks to him… Video, Audio

They say you should never meet your heroes. But that isn't always true. Audio

Tuvaluans in New Zealand hope last weekend's celebration of their art and culture in Auckland will help others learn about who they are. Audio

Australian comedian Rhys Nicholson has slowly been building an impressive comedic resume that has taken him to the industry's biggest cities. The 28-year-old is best known for his sharp and witty… Audio

They say knockbacks, rejections and mistakes just make us stronger. The worst gig in the world tested this philosophy.  Audio

Editor of Overland magazine Giovanni Tiso thinks a lot of critics have missed the point of the recent Avengers: Endgame. He's in to fill us in on this astonishingly brave adaptation of Samuel… Audio

Doing something, even if it fails, is better than doing nothing. Audio

Amma Asante's Holocaust drama Where Hands Touch illuminates the persecution of an unexpected minority in Nazi Germany, says Dan Slevin. Video

The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra continues to wow with popular culture. Reviewer Hadyn Green was in the audience for Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. Video, Audio

Body-swap comedy Little is often uncomfortable watching – and not in a good way, says Dan Slevin. Video

In episode one of Sportsman of the Year Jan Hellriegel argues that some of the worst things in life might just turn out to be the best. Audio

From Hastings to Hobart, Santiago to Rarotonga, 41 galleries from across New Zealand and from seven cities from around the Pacific come together this week to show their wares at the Auckland Art Fair… Audio