Arts
Interview - Jessica Morgan
The Golden Globes red carpet will be darkened today as actresses pledge to wear only black gowns to protest the sexual harassment which has gone on in the entertainment industry for decades. Fashion… Audio
Celebrities vow to wear black at the Golden Globes
LA correspondent Peter Bowes talks to Alex Perrottet about celebrities taking a stand at the first major ceremony after a series of sexual harrassment allegations Audio
Flight of the Conchords hint at TV special
New Zealand's third most popular parody folk duo Flight of the Conchords are hinting at a return to the small screen this year.
Oreet Ashery - death in the now
Oreet Ashery is an Israeli-British artist who works in multiple mediums including film, photography, and performance. Her art often tackles themes of politics, gender, class, social constructs, and… Video, Audio
Translating the darkness
The NZ Festival's Reader and Writer's section is a chance to see some of your favourite authors and find many new ones. A very new author - at least to English language fiction - is Indonesian writer… Audio
Mongolian opera punches above its weight
The move from traditional throat singing to opera intrigued Glasgow-based music critic Kate Molleson so much she decided to travel to the country, crossing hundreds of kilometres to find out where… Audio, Gallery
Dr. Seuss/Star Trek mashup heads to the courts
Star Trek and Dr. Seuss - a laughable pairing surely? Well maybe not. In the US a judge is allowing Dr. Seuss Enterprises to proceed with a lawsuit against the tiny ComicMix company. They're behind a… Audio
The Long Island Vegetable Orchestra
Music is great. But what if it could be nutritious as well? Simon Morton speaks to Daniel Battaglia, Music Director of the Long Island Vegetable Orchestra, about turning tubers into music makers. Audio, Gallery
Entertainment - Games with Hadyn Green
The re-emergence of board games, board game cafes, and Kickstarter's role in the board game revival. Audio
Entertainment: Movies with Graeme Tuckett
Movie critic Graeme Tuckett speaks to Summer Times to tell us about the movies coming up and what he would recommend we make the effort to head to the cinema for. Audio
Te Papa founding CEO Dame Cheryll Sotheran dies
The founding chief executive of Te Papa, Dame Cheryll Sotheran, has died.
Yosuke Kitazawa - Japanese Folk & Rock 1969-1973
Even A Tree Can Shed Tears: Japanese Folk & Rock 1969-1973 is a compilation put together by archival music specialists Light In The Attic Records. For the keen crate digger, groups with names like… Audio
Former RNZer Lloyd Scott awarded NZ Order of Merit
RNZ stalwart, former presenter Lloyd Scott has just been made a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit.
Lloyd has spent more than 50 years working in broadcasting, theatre and television. Audio
'Children who grow up together will not feel that different faces are alien'
Manying Ip been named a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit. The academic and author says her greatest hope is that Chinese New Zealanders will become as mainstream as Māori and Pakeha New… Audio
Computer Says Show
Could a computer make 'em laugh, make 'em cry?
Scratch that, could it make an epic West End musical?
Simon Morton is joined by three of the key talents who put together the computer generated… Audio
Joy Cowley awarded the Order of New Zealand
You'll know her name, whether from your own bookcase or from the library - Joy Cowley is one of the country's most prolific and successful writers. She's best known for the incredible "Mrs… Audio
Nick Ward
Megan talks to fellow Whovian - that's what Dr Who fans are known as - screenwriter Nick Ward, who wrote the movie Stickmen and also the TV series' Brokenwood and Outrageous Fortune. Nick has watched… Audio
The Best of Te Ahi Kaa 2017 – Ngā kōrero o te tau
Te Ahi Kaa wraps up 2017 with a look back at some of this year's highlights. Audio
Murals reflect vibrant, diverse community
Artists have come together to create murals that represent one of the Wellington region's most diverse suburbs.
Mike Ladd - Invisible mending
Mike Ladd started writing and reading his poetry in Adelaide at the age of 17. His first book The Crack in the Crib was published in 1984 followed by eight collections of poetry and prose. He was the… Audio
