Arts
Viewing with Tamar Munch
Freelance publicist and viewing consumer Tamar Munch has been watching three very different adaptaions: Alias Grace, based on Margaret Atwood's novel and She's Gotta Have It based on Spike Lee's film… Audio
Bookmarks with Michele Leggott, one of NZ's great poets
Michele Leggott is our guest for Bookmarks today. She is one of New Zealand's leading poets and is only the second of her craft after Bill Manhire to be named as a Fellow of the Royal Society. Audio
Maori artist finding voice in music world
Rob Ruha, Troy Kingi and Ria Hall have released new albums in the last month alone, and are proving that despite not always being visible in the mainstream market there's still a lucrative career for… Audio
How Herbs changed the Kiwi music scene
Miles Buckingham began a series on Kiwi Reggae last week. Elizabeth Turner was listening. She recently completed a doctoral thesis on Herbs' first album, Whats Be' Happen? The album, that changed New… Audio
HIV in the spotlight at Puawai Festival
The Puawai Festival is helping bring awareness and reduce the stigma of HIV through performance, education, song and laughter. It’s been a labour of love for Jane Bruning, the National Coordinator for… Audio
Graduate’s take on NZSD 50th Anniversary
New Zealand School of Dance graduate Hayley Stevenson analyses the school's 50th anniversary performance.
Coming up
Shedding light on the world's biggest brothel
Giora Dan is a photographer and videographer who recently spent two weeks in Daulatdia, the Bangladesh town often referred to as the world's biggest brothel. Audio, Gallery
Traditional Samoan tattooing attracts huge interest
Traditional Samoan hand-tapped tattooing was one of the star attractions at the New Zealand Tattoo and Art Festival in New Plymouth this weekend. Exponents of the ancient art attracted huge crowds at… Audio
Leanne Radojkovich – First Fox
The Unexpected Likeness of Beings, Once Upon a Time in Suburbia, Mila and The Cat - these are all titles in a book of short stories by Auckland writer and poet Leanne Radojkovich. First Fox uses fairy… Audio
Rising Star Vinnie Bennett
New Zealand film Human Traces did rather well at the recent Toronto Film Festival, but not as well as one of its stars. Vinnie Bennett was picked as one of the famous Toronto Film Festival "Rising… Video, Audio
A new theatre for Hamilton
Theatre patrons in Hamilton long-starved of a decent performing arts centre can now look forward to a state-of-the-art theatre in the central city on the site of the old Embassy Theatre, right on the… Audio, Gallery
The faces of Frances Hodgkins
Frances Hodgkins is best known for her landscape and still life paintings, but before fleeing New Zealand in her early 30s, she also painted portraits. Some of these are now on show at the New Zealand… Audio, Gallery
Marcia Page – 30 years of wheeling and dealing
One of the stalwarts of the Wellington arts scene is celebrating 30 years in the business. Marcia Page established Tinakori Gallery in the 80s - at the worst possible time she says! She's now… Audio, Gallery
Actor Ken Blackburn’s Lifetime Achievement
Equity New Zealand has announced the recipient of the 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award - the great Ken Blackburn. The previous ones were Dame Kate Harcourt and Elizabeth MaCrae. It's hard not to spool… Audio
Time, tech, and art – SFMOMA’s Keir Winesmith
Wellington just hosted the National Digital Forum, where a big topic was how to attract the maximum audience for art in the digital age. One of the keynote speakers was Australian Keir Winesmith, Head… Audio
'Searching for Voice, Searching for Reo' by Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal
Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal tells the story of his journey as a bicultural composer in Aotearoa New Zealand in 'Searching for Voice, Searching for Reo'. Audio
Jeffrey Eugenides: 'I've seen the American Dream attained and lost'
Despite his own privilege and professional success, the financial precariousness of life in America haunts writer Jeffrey Eugenides. It's the theme of his new short story collection Fresh Complaint. Audio
Auckland arts funding: is Auckland ignoring arts and culture?
Auckland’s Super City Council is progressively cutting funding to the city's major cultural asset, arts advocates say. Audio
The Mixtape: Dick Frizzell
New Zealand artist Dick Frizzell reflects on his life and talks us through five of his favourite songs – which all happen to be homegrown. Video, Audio
Stolen Lindauer painting for sale on dark web
One of two Lindauer paintings stolen in a ram-raid heist has appeared for sale for $1 million on the dark web.
