Arts
Jimmy Carr: 'I don't draw the line, audiences draw it'
Award-winning British comedian Jimmy Carr is known for jokes that sail close to the wind. He says people don't choose what they laugh at - it's a reflex - but when he hears an 'ooooh' after they… Audio
NZ Ballet asks for independent investigation
Royal New Zealand Ballet has asked for an independent review into its employment processes, and how it manages complaints. Board member Isaac Hikaka spoke to John Campbell. Video, Audio
Life in the BURBS
The team behind the successful webseries BURBS - set in the suburbs of Wellington - join Bryan to talk about telling stories with a sense of place. Video, Audio
RNZB board committed to ensuring ballet is supportive workplace
The Royal New Zealand Ballet says it is a responsible employer and has always taken employees' concerns, particularly those alleging any kind of bullying, intimidation or abuse, extremely seriously. Audio
New scholarship to study link of dance and dementia
A new Scholarship to research dance and dementia has been established. The Lady Rosemary Buchanan Dance Scholarship is named after the high-profile Kiwi Expat and will encourage and support a PhD… Audio
Beyond the Bars
In the past five years New Zealand’s female prison population has almost quadrupled to nearly 800. The new minister for Corrections, Kelvin Davis pledged to reduce the prison population by 30 percent… Video, Audio
Jack Charles: 'a reformed and rehabilitated old coot'
Aboriginal actor and activist Jack Charles brings the show Jack Charles V The Crown to next year's Auckland Arts Festival. Everyone likes the story of a "reformed and rehabilitated old coot like… Video, Audio
Royal NZ Ballet issues 'swept under the carpet'
There were elements of "verbal and physical abuse" at the Royal New Zealand Ballet under the previous director, says a former RNZB dancer.
1984: the theatrical adaptation
"It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen." Audio
Gifted Kiwi artist wins major award
Talented sculptor turned potter Andrea du Chatenier has won the Portage Ceramic Award’s Gildagergarrd Residency for her work Untitled (Yellow Stack). Andrea discusses why she’s taken a different… Audio
New China Eye Witness
New China Eyewitness tells the story of how Canterbury Museum came to acquire the largest collection of Chinese art in New Zealand after a group of prominent New Zealanders visited the People's… Audio
PM asks for briefing on RNZ Ballet crisis
Jacinda Ardern has asked for a briefing on what is happening at Royal NZ ballet as reports emerge that up to 20 of 36 dancers are either leaving, or haven't had their contracts renewed. Video, Audio
Rainbow Rosalind
Her stage name is Rainbow Rosalind and she dresses as a fairy when performing around the country, as part of her mission to introduce children to the world of classical music. As well as a SOUNZ… Video, Audio
The meaning of Atamira
The deaths of two people close to members of Atamira Dance Company felt like a sign to choreographer Kelly Nash. So Kelly did her research which revealed the word 'Atamira' is historically associated… Audio, Gallery
John Cranna: taking the Creative Hub to Kaitaia
It's hard for some parts of the country to cut a break. Northland, for example, is usually in the news because of stories about poverty, ill health, violence and most recently kauri dieback. But… Audio
BWB Books
Dire predictions about the death of books and of publishing in this country with the advent of e-books and the amalgamation of big publishing houses have proved to be way off the mark. One of the… Audio
Bless the Child
Who killed baby Ara? It could be another headline to another news story about another child killed by a family member or step parent. Which is very much the point of Hone Kouka's new play Bless the… Audio, Gallery
Kaikoura’s New Normal
Kaikoura residents are sharing their own stories of life since the November 2016 earthquake altered the seaside community in so many ways. They come up with all kinds of ways to describe their… Audio, Gallery
Artist Dame Robin White: Life and Influences
Artist Dame Robin White recently received a Laureate award from the Arts Foundation. You may know her works - bold crisp, lines and flat blocks of colour, depicting scenes of small-town Kiwi life… Audio, Gallery
Michael Keegan-Dolan - Reinventing Swan Lake
It's Swan Lake - but not as you know it. Irish director Michael Keegan-Dolan has taken a fresh look at the storyline, swapped Tchaikovsky's original score for Irish folk music, added a dash of Nordic… Audio
