Arts

Dunedin's The Loom Room is another product of the wool revolution. Christine Keller set up the studio several years ago and takes workshops for people interested in learning how to weave. Audio, Gallery

A new digital journal has just been launched celebrating all things wool - its history and contribution to the New Zealand economy, the move back to crafts like knitting and weaving after they went… Audio, Gallery

Doug Dillaman and Sarah Watt consider Halloween, Westwood and the latest take on A Star is Born. Video, Audio

Animator Matasila Freshwater's first experience of directing a live-action film was on the water and in a language she cannot speak – on the upcoming film VAI. She and Becs Arahanga are two of the… Audio

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a child prodigy who played for royalty, composed some of the most exquisite music ever heard, and died young. Audio, Gallery

What could be more wonderful? Six weeks in Venice, surrounded by some of the world's best art, flights paid for, an apartment paid, gaining invaluable experience and connections as an attendant at… Audio, Gallery

Peta Siulepa is about to present her fifth Samoana Jazz and Arts Festival in both Apia, Samoa and PagoPago, American Samoa. This year the festival focus is a tribute to Samoan New Zealander and Grammy… Audio

When Anna Serner became the CEO of the Swedish Film Institute six years ago, she set down a target that half of all Swedish films should be written, directed and produced by women, within four years… Audio

Auckland-based Joanne Drayton is author of New York Times bestseller The Search for Anne Perry (2014), which was a finalist in the New Zealand Book Awards 2013 and the subject of a 60 Minutes… Audio

Eric Idle is a comedian, actor, writer and musician, most notable for his membership of the Monty Python comedy troupe. His career in comedy began in earnest in 1968 when he began writing and acting… Audio

New Zealand Opera announced a streamlined 2019 season this week, which continues a trend of moving away from large chorus productions. Audio

Being a woman of colour in a predominantly white society brings with it a complex set of rules and expectations that are often not spoken about. Episode Four of Beyond Kate looks at some of the Maori… Audio

Philanthropist Denis Adam, a major contributor to music and the arts in New Zealand had died, aged 94. Video, Audio

Comedian Clarissa Chandrahasen has opened up about her experience with bipolar disorder, and her time in a psych ward, in her award-winning theatre show Committed. Audio