Arts

In the movie business, very few things come easy, but the New Zealand film Poppy had more than its fair share of hurdles before the finish line.  Video, Audio, Gallery

Emily Karaka's colourful post-modern expressionist paintings explore personal, political, and environmental issues, with an emphasis on the importance of matauranga Maori. One of Aotearoa's most… Audio, Gallery

What goes through your head when you come to buy an item of clothing? Is it the right price? Right fit? Right colour? What about: is the dye that coloured it toxic? Kathryn talks to Orsola de Castro… Audio

A crowd of hundreds conducted a powhiri this week to mark the inaugural Kiingi Tūheitia Portraiture award exhibition in Wellington.

A little under 130 Maori artists submitted their artworks which… Audio

Film and TV reviewer James Croot joins Kathryn to talk about Amazon Prime's new anthology series Solos, which features a number of well-known actors including Helen Mirran and Anne Hathaway. He'll… Audio

Composer Tom McLeod has created scores for everything from television dramas and documentary films, to stage musicals and opera. Audio

Poet Paula Green talks to Jesse about poetry for this week's How to Write segment.  Audio

Jane Wynyard is a wildlife photographer and elephant conservationist in Kenya, working as a consultant with Save the Elephants and the Elephant Crisis Fund. Audio

A mural recreating a painting by the late Bill Hammond is about to be added to Nelson's ambitious ArtWalk project. Rather than being painted onto the sides of buildings, the murals are printed onto… Video, Audio, Gallery

Writer Kerry Harrison delves into her memories of taking part in the 1981 anti-Springbok tour protests for her latest novel, Hold the Line. In the book, she introduces legal student Beth who joins in… Audio

A waiata and an accompanying photograph for every day of last year's nationwide lockdown was the challenge Te Anau based photographer Tony Bridge set himself. Raahui A Walk in the Shadowlands is the… Audio, Gallery

Painter Colin McCahon was so enchanted by the poetry of West Coaster Peter Hooper that he used his poems in several artworks. . 20 years after his death, Peter's published and previously unpublished… Audio, Gallery

Looking out from Within - a series of portraits of Londoners looking out from their windows during the UK's protracted lockdown - is about to go on show at the Auckland Festival of Photography. Just… Audio, Gallery

Among the notable arts winners from this week's budget announcement is the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. It's getting an extra $3.2 million to tide it over the next two years. The orchestra is also… Audio

Artist and writer Greg O'Brien needs the public's help to find a Don Binney painting.  Audio

New Zealand has a thriving gaming industry - it's a genuine career path and we have great talent. But a tax sweetener across the Tasman risks pulling the rug from underneath it all.   Audio