Arts
Taika Waititi big winner at Matariki Awards
Kiwi film-maker and New Zealander of the year Taika Waititi was the big winner at this year's annual Matariki awards.
Taika Waititi the big winner at the Matariki Awards
Matariki celebrations are under way around the country - and filmaker and New Zealander of the year Taika Waititi was the big winner at this year's annual Matariki awards. The awards celebrate the… Audio
'Home Alone' actor John Heard dies aged 71
The actor John Heard, best known for his role in the Home Alone films, has died at the age of 71.
Traditional Threads, Contemporary Colour
Peruvian master weaver Máximo Laura is one of his country's living treasures and his giant works have been shown throughout the world. Using five thousand year old weaving techniques, his designs… Audio
Objectspace
The country's only gallery committed to craft, design and architecture has a new home, an Auckland warehouse redesigned and kitted out in a 630-thousand dollar makeover. All will be revealed later… Audio, Gallery
Dame Janet Baker - Part 4
Alan Platt traces the arc of Dame Janet Baker's career, with his heart on his sleeve as a devoted Baker-holic . Audio
Changing the Subject on TV Movies
We're in the middle of a new season of locally-made Sunday Theatres on TVNZ One - all, as they say, plucked from the nation's headlines. Why Does Love told the story of pop band the Dance Exponents… Audio
Wikimuseums
It's an unusual title, but Susan Tolich can now call herself New Zealand's first official Wikimedian-in-Residence. She's doing a Master's of Museum and Heritage Studies at Victoria University but has… Audio
Remembering Mrs. Elizabeth Pinfold
The extraordinary life of Elizabeth Pinfold, awarded the Queen Elizabeth Medal for her work helping Belgian refugees during the First World War, has been remembered at a ceremony at Kaori Cemetary by… Audio
Telling True Stories at the New Zealand IFF
We make good documentaries in New Zealand, and nowhere is that more obvious than at the International Film Festival. This year is a gala one, with over a dozen top Kiwi documentary features on… Audio, Gallery
Comedy and the art of selling out
Te Radar talks to Sonia Sly about the most memorable show of his career, the art of comedy, why he would call himself a feminist if he was a woman, and the reason he's kept a special item of women's… Audio
Sarah Smuts-Kennedy - Kauri and McCahon
Sarah Smuts-Kennedy is a New Zealand born and based artist, and an MFA graduate of the Elam School of Fine Arts, 2012. Smuts-Kennedy's biodynamic, permaculture teaching garden, 45 minutes north of… Audio
Arthur Tompkins - Shade and Darkness
Arthur Tompkins is a District Court judge, and editor of Art Crime and its Prevention: A Handbook for Collectors and Art Professionals (Lund Humphries). He has a special interest in crimes involving… Audio
The drug that is love
What happens to your body when you fall in love? Is the reaction stronger than a drug? That’s the basis of The Effect at Auckland’s Q Theatre. A duo meet and fall in love while part of an… Audio
Digging deeper into the NZIFF
Dan Slevin previews some of the less-heralded features in this year’s New Zealand International Film Festival.
WW1 objectors' voices 'also needs to be heard'
A powerful exhibition focused on opposition to New Zealand's involvement in the First World War has opened in Wellington. Video, Audio
Theatre Critic - Charlotte Graham
Charlotte Graham is normally one of our book reviewers - but she's currently reporting at the New York Times Hong Kong bureau, with support from Asia New Zealand… And so she's joining us to talk abotu… Audio
Lloyd Scott’s long and illustrious career
RNZ presenter Lloyd Scott is hanging up the headphones in August. He joins colleague Eva Radich to talk about his long and illustrious career in musicals, theatre productions, television, radio and… Audio
Jane Austen bank note unveiled
The new plastic £10 note has been unveiled by Bank of England governor Mark Carney at Winchester Cathedral.
Arts commentator Courtney Johnston
Art via text message, new textile art in Wellington, and marking the passing of Cliff Whiting and Guy Ngan. Audio
