Arts
Pacific artists call out NZ govt arts funder for cultural bias
Pacific arts community members have called out perceived institutional racism at New Zealand's government arts funding body at a conference in the country's capital. Audio
Weta Gameshop opens after 6 years in the making
Weta Workshop has officially launched the world's first mixed reality development studio in partnership with American firm Magic Leap. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was one of the first to have a go.
…NZ Festival ends with a bang
Peter Mechen has been busy catching some of the final New Zealand Festival performances. He gives his views on mezzo soprano Anne-Sophie von Otter's concert with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra… Audio
Brilliant Bernstein’s Candide
It’s Bernstein’s centenary this year. New Zealand Opera Music Director Wyn Davies and leading man James Benjamin Rogers discuss his opera Candide and play their favorite Bernstein songs. Audio
Rock stars of the classical music world
Greg Anderson and Elizabeth Joy Roe are a dynamic piano duo, described as rock stars of the classical world, on a mission to make classical music relevant to today's audiences. From Mozart to… Audio
2018 Auckland Arts Festival, weekend reviewed
RNZ's Justin Gregory continues his reviews of highlights from the 2018 Auckland Arts Festival Audio
Children's author Raymond Huber blends science and fiction
It's a love of both science and writing that helped versatile Dunedin writer, Raymond Huber carve a niche for himself in the crowded children's book market, here and overseas. His children's novels… Audio
Otago Mozart Fellow, the very busy Dylan Lardelli
Dylan Lardelli started out teaching himself to play his big sister's abandoned guitar. Now he travels the world playing with ensembles and is considered to be in the vanguard of our next generation of… Audio
Tallulah Holly-Massey - dancing after the Apocalypse!
She had calligraphy written all over her body for filmmaker-turned-artist Vincent Ward. She's posed for life-drawing classes here and overseas. And now Tallulah Holly-Massey is creating a… Audio
Treading softly on Tom Hoyle's leafy dreams
Photographer Tom Hoyle has been photographing leaves in his laundry and working ropes and pullies for aerial dancers in a Commonwealth Games Festival show on Australia's Gold Coast. But Tom's day job… Audio
Te Papa's ambitious new art spaces
Te Papa’s biggest revamp in two decades has the national museum devote a third more space to art. The new Toi Art gallery spans two levels of the museum and includes works from the permanent… Audio, Gallery
Jeanette Schäring
A Swedish-Kiwi environmental artist is tapping into one of the big issues facing this country and indeed the planet - water quality. Jeannette Schäring, who's living in Mt Maunganui, has been busy… Audio, Gallery
Writing tomorrow's TV dramas - a beginner's guide
You could be forgiven for thinking free to air TV is a closed shop these days, with just a handful of production companies securing most drama series and docu-dramas. But our next generation of TV… Audio
Joanna Murray-Smith - Switzerland and other thrillers
Australian writer Joanna Murray-Smith has written more than 20 plays and they have been translated and performed in 30 countries around the world. Her play, Honour, has been produced in more than… Audio
Te Papa's Toi Art 'a huge milestone'
Photos - New Zealand's national museum wanted to put art first in its five-year renewal programme, and now has 35 percent more space to showcase it, board chair Evan Williams says.
Larissa Behrendt - After the Apology
Professor Larissa Behrendt is an Eualeyai/Kamillaroi woman, Professor of Law at the University of Technology, Sydney, and is admitted to the Supreme Court of the ACT and NSW as a barrister. Behrendt… Audio
Te Papa's new $8.4m gallery revealed
Te Papa tonight unveiled its new $8.4 million art gallery, Toi Art, which is part of the museum's biggest revamp in 20 years.
Curtain rises on the largest Polynesian school festival
A lot is at stake for the 50 St Paul's College Samoan boys defending their title this weekend at Polyfest, the largest secondary school Pacific dance competition in the world. Laura Tupou goes behind… Video, Audio
Te Papa's new $8.4m art gallery about to open doors
Work from prominent New Zealand artists, pieces from the National Art Collection and more contemporary work will be on display at the long-awaited art gallery. Video, Audio
Womad kicks off in New Plymouth
WOMAD or the World of Music, Arts and Dance is on in New Plymouth this weekend. Music 101 host Alex Behan is there and spoke to John Campbell. Video, Audio
