Arts
Shooting rock legends: From Hendrix to Alien Weaponry
Maryanne Bilham and Robert Knight have spent much of their lives photographing legends of music: Hendrix, Carlos Santana, Alice Cooper, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Guns 'N Roses and many others. Their… Audio, Gallery
Arthur Tompkins - Marc Chagall's Othello and Desdemona
Arthur Tompkins is a trustee of the NZ Art Crime Research Trust and a District Court Judge in Wellington. In 2016 he edited Art Crime and Its Prevention (Lund Humphries, London), and the same… Audio
Anna Cahill -The life and times of Douglas MacDiarmid
Anna Cahill is a Auckland-born writer based in Brisbane. She has just published a biography of one of New Zealand's most well-known expatriate artists, Douglas Kerr MacDiarmid, called Colours of a… Audio
Photographing the Tour de France for 40 years
A former society photographer in London, Graham Watson began photographing cycling in 1977 during a visit to see the Tour de France end in Paris. He went on to become the main supplier of cycling… Audio
Jed Parsons: NZ Live
Ahead of the release of his debut solo album Midnight Feast Christchurch musician Jed Parsons joins us in-studio to talk music, inspiration, and play a selection of tracks off the record. Video, Audio
Finding Wellington's next big designer
Fashion a can be a tough industry to crack, especially in New Zealand. But a new project aims to provide the time, space, and mentorship for budding Wellington designers to create a collection and… Audio, Gallery
Sue Paterson, one of the most influential people in New Zealand Arts, has died
Sue Paterson NZOM, one of the most influential people in New Zealand Arts Management, has died after a long battle with cancer. Paterson was Executive Director of the biennial New Zealand Festival and… Audio
NZ International Film Festival - six of the best music films
There’s a great selection of music films in the upcoming NZ International Film Festival, from documentaries to biopics to classic concert films. Here are our picks. Video, Audio
Top 20 finalists for APRA SIlver Scroll announced
The Top 20 contenders for this years APRA Silver Scrolls are out. The award, which recognises outstanding songwriting, has previously been won by mainstays of the New Zealand music scene such as Dave… Audio
Bookmarks with graphic novelist, Ant Sang
Ant Sang is one of New Zealand's most well-known graphic novelists. His comics have been published in the US, UK, Canada, France, Taiwan, and Australia. He was also the head designer for the animated… Audio
Russell McVeagh withdraws sponsorship of NZIFF Gala
Law firm Russell McVeagh has withdrawn its sponsorship of the New Zealand International Film Festival Gala.
Fashion designers out of pocket after wholesaler closes
Fashion designers have been left out of pocket in the wake of the closure of one New Zealand's largest fabric wholesalers. Video, Audio
Sam Gao's Middle Earth, Wandering Earth and WETA
From Beijing with no English, to working as WETA's Art Director's and China Business Development Manager, Sam Gao is taking Wellywood to China - and a sneak preview into China's first major science… Video, Audio, Gallery
Sam Gao's Middle Earth, Wandering Earth and WETA
From Beijing with no English, to working as WETA's Art Director's and China Business Development Manager, Sam Gao is taking Wellywood to China - and a sneak preview into China's first major science…
Video, AudioAmy Head's new novel Rotoroa is set in a Fifties rehab centre
Rotoroa Island in the Hauraki Gulf is a wildlife sanctuary these days, but from 1911 to 2005 the isolated spot was home to a Salvation Army alcohol and drug rehabilitation centre. Audio
The Chairs - in four languages
An absurdist French play has been translated into four languages for a series of productions celebrating Aotearoa's cultural diversity. Les Chaises or The Chairs, written by Eugène Ionesco in 1952… Audio
Ghosts of Christchurch's Police Station
Before the Christchurch Police Station, with its distinctive 1960s brutalist design, was demolished three years ago, a handful of artists were given permission to collect artefacts, to film inside and… Audio
Popular TV series Westside returns
It's a very rare thing - a New Zealand drama, other than Shortland Street, surviving more than a few series. Westside, the prequel to the hugely popular Outrageous Fortune, is about to launch into its… Audio
The story of the cricket umpire and the dominatrix returns
It was a crime so sensational that 1990s New Zealand wasn't sure whether to be shocked or turn it into a source of jokes. Now the story of cricket umpire Peter Plumley-Walker, teenage dominatrix Renee… Audio
Goldsmith Tony Williams - the man with the Midas touch
For 40 years, master craftsman Tony Williams has crafted top-end jewellery from his favourite materials - gold, gems and enamel. Tony's highly detailed dragonfly broaches are one of his signature… Audio