Arts
Music used to treat post-traumatic stress in Christchurch
The Christchurch Symphony Orchestra was keen to help and has teamed up with Banks Ave School and put on a concert. Video, Audio
Applied Theatre for victims of trauma
One of the many guests at the Going West Books and Writers Festival is Professor of Education, Peter O'Connor, who works with trauma victims, prisoners and troubled school children to address their… Audio
Matilda’s perfect villain
In every good story there’re always the goodies and the baddies. James Millar is currently playing the evil tortuous villain that is Trunchbull, the school mistress in Matilda. She’s a former Olympic… Audio
Expect an Odyssey
The New Zealand Festival 2018 is going to be an odyssey of epic proportions. Waka Odyssey is the centre piece involving waka from around the Pacific descending on Wellington with much fanfare. Shelagh… Audio
Amateur photographer loves showcasing the South Island
University of Otago student Sam Deuchrass first picked up a second-hand camera two years ago. A week ago he put his first ever time-lapse video online and it's already had 65,000 views and attracted… Video, Audio, Gallery
Bringing the Kiwis home
New Zealand Opera announced its 2018 season this week, with a big emphasis on giving lead roles to New Zealand singers. NZO’s Executive Director Stuart Maunder talks about bringing back top Kiwi names… Audio
Theatre Critic Deirdre Tarrant
Deidre Tarrant reviews the Royal NZ's ballet's tour of Romeo and Juliet Audio
The Greek tragedy told in song
The University of Canterbury’s Classics and Music departments are putting on an operatic drama called The Oresteia Experience. It’s based on the Greek playwright Aeschylus’ story of murder and… Audio
The importance of curating and celebrating contemporary Maori art
We are a creative nation. No one knows that better than art historian and contemporary-art curator Ngahiraka Mason. The former Indigenous Curator Māori Art at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki is now… Audio
Slice of Kiwi History revisited
A classic Kiwi book has been modernised thanks to playwright and actor Arthur Meek. Erewhon Revisited revamps the famous Samuel Butler satire about life on a back country sheep station. Meek tells the… Audio
Viewing with Paul Casserly
TV and Film writer Paul Casserly reviews new movie Frantz, which opens this week, and the twisted comedy Toast of London, just launched on Netflix. Audio
The Beguiled
The Beguiled - Sofia Coppola's Cannes favourite that re-imagines an old Clint Eastwood Civil War thriller. Stars Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst and Colin Farrell. Audio
Wind River
Wind River sees a rookie FBI agent and a trapper join forces to solve a murder on a Wyoming reservation. Stars Jeremy Renner and Elizabeth Olsen. Audio
My Year With Helen
My year with Helen - Gaylene Preston's documentary follows Helen Clark's bid to become the first woman Secretary General of the UN. Audio
At The Movies
Simon Morris looks at a northern summer blockbuster-season, described as the "worst summer in 17 years" and three successful movies from the recent International Film Festival. Video, Audio
Functionality and beauty in architecture
The functionality and beauty of architecture, and the role of women are being captured in a new photography exhibition curated by the National Association of Women in Construction. Emma Weir has an… Audio
NZDC’s Provocative and poetic performance
The New Zealand Dance Company is touring The Absurdity of Humanity to the regions. Described as “provocative and poetic” by NZDC’s artistic director Shona McCullagh, it will challenge the audience’s… Audio
Festival of Architecture to get underway
The inaugural Festival of Architecture gets underway tomorrow. It's on until September 17 and involves a number of events mainly around the country. Audio
Sky-high cardboard building to rise and fall in Christchurch
Using just cardboard boxes and tape, the people of Christchurch are helping to create something magical in their city – a sky-high building that will be erected then demolished at the Arts Centre this… Video, Audio
Waka fleet welcomes NZ Arts Festival in Wellington
A fleet of waka sailing into Wellington harbour will signal the start of the New Zealand Arts Festival next year. As they arrive around the waterfront a 1,000-strong kapahaka group and a massed choir… Audio
