Arts

Auckland graffiti artist Paul X Walsh, who painted a poignant mural of a victim of the mosque attacks on an Auckland wall, has been invited to paint another tribute - this time in Christchurch. Video, Audio

Dan Slevin looks back 20 years to the groundbreaking, franchise-inventing, sci-fi classic The Matrix. Video

More than 50 years on from The Monkees formation, the two surviving members of the band, Michael Nesmith and Micky Dolenz are coming to New Zealand in June - to perform the band's hits in a two hour… Video, Audio

Are films about the migrant experience made by migrants themselves? That’s the question Dr Arezou Zalipour started researching in 2011, and her findings came as quite a surprise. Audio

There’s plenty to choose from on whichever NZ streaming service you subscribe to, reports Dan Slevin. Video

The Mental Health and Addictions Inquiry report recently called for fresh approaches to community wellbeing. A new nationwide network involving arts organizations argues that creativity must be one of… Audio

It's an afternoon of prizes and book launches in Auckland today at the Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal and National Awards Day. The big winners have - literally - just been announced, and Lynn Freeman… Audio

A bleak futuristic world of injustice is the setting for Tina Shaw's new Young Adult novel Ursa. The thriller is launched at the Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal and National Awards Day in Auckland… Audio

Astronomical amounts are being spent on earthquake-strengthening and upgrading museums and other arts institutions around the country. Whanganui's revamped Regional Museum reopened to the public two… Audio, Gallery

In many ways the Front Lawn was the start of the New Zealand comedy boom - even though they were as much fringe and music as straight standup. And now Don McGlashan and Harry Sinclair have reunited… Audio, Gallery

Valuable and everyday objects representing 100 years of collecting are being showcased as part of Puke Ariki Museum's new exhibition Whare Kahurangi. It's almost a century since the Taranaki Museum… Audio, Gallery

This weekend sees the awarding of the prestigious Adam New Zealand Play Awards. Lynn Freeman announces the results, and talks to the winner live in the Wellington. (The results are embargoed until… Audio

A large private collection of photographs taken during the 1981 Springbok tour - many of them never or seldom seen before - remind us of a pivotal moment in New Zealand's history. Well known… Audio, Gallery

Simon Farrell-Green is one of 'New Zealand's Best Home' judges and talks about the short list for this year's awards. Winners are are announced on April 4. Audio

The Case of Charles Dexter Ward by the American horror writer H. P. Lovecraft is a story that only got published after his death. Now it gets a modern makeover 90-odd years after it was written and… Audio

Tour manager Ian Jorgensen has put together the intimate photographs he took on the tour of the Finns, their crew and the communities they visited in the book Where's My Room: The Neil and Liam Finn… Video, Audio

While some people at today's service grieved by crying or hugging their loved ones....one man decided to paint. Aslan Haj Mustafa travelled to Christchurch from Jordan five days ago after he learnt… Video, Audio