Arts
At the Movies for 7 April 2016
On At The Movies, Simon Morris joins the rest of the country at Taika Waititi's Hunt For The Wilderpeople, and has a rare look at the notorious "straight to DVD" shelf at the video store. What kept… Audio
Review: Sherpa
Jennifer Peedom’s majestic documentary Sherpa lays bare the true cost of adventure tourism, according to Dan Slevin. Video, Audio
Masterpieces - Kevin Biggar
Adventurer Kevin Biggar talks about his favourite view of the Gertrude saddle. Audio
Goldie's last portrait sells for record 1.175 million
The last portrait ever painted by Charles Frederick Goldie has sold for a record one million one hundred and seventy five thousand dollars at auction. Audio
Sold! $1.175m for Goldie's last painting
The last painting by New Zealand artist Charles Fredrick Goldie has sold for $1.175 million to a phone bidder at auction in Auckland. Audio
Rare Goldie portrait goes on sale
A rare Goldie portrait is expected to fetch more than $1 million when it goes to auction. Tom Furley reports. Audio
Bookmarks - Oscar Kightley
Oscar Kightley, lately cast in The Wilderpeople, tells us about a few of his favourite things on Bookmarks today. Audio
Phil Dadson
New Zealand composer and instrument builder Phil Dadson takes us on a meander through his latest sound walk along the new Te Whau Pathway in Kelston. Sounding the Whau combines the sounds of nature… Audio
A Noble Relic of a Noble Race - Richard Thompson
The last work of renowned New Zealand painter, Charles Frederick Goldie, will go under the hammer tonight. A Noble Relic of a Noble Race was painted in 1941, the year before he stopped painting and… Audio
Widescreen’s best of the web (5 April)
Our pick of the best* and most interesting screen-related articles and features from around the web including Sad Ben Affleck’s conflicted relationship with class, the gay subtext in Batman, and an…
Cloak represents soldiers' footsteps, past and present
A Maori feathered cloak has been presented to the Defence Force and will be worn by all ranks, men and women.
Hong Kong man makes female robot
Hong Kong product and graphic designer Ricky Ma has done what so many have dreamed of. He's built a robot modelled on Holywood actor Scarlett Johansen in his spare time on the balcony of his home. Audio
Theatre - John Smythe
John Smythe has trained and worked professionally in Australia and New Zealand as a writer, screenwriting teacher, actor, director and theatre critic. Audio
TV review - Phil Wallington
TV Reviewer Phil Wallington has some Obituaries to work through. Audio
Trick of the Light
Stepping into the spotlight are Hannah Smith and Ralph McCubbin Howell the brains behind the theatre company Trick of the Light. The company are presenting the show Beards! Beards! Beards! at Bats… Audio
Trick of the Light
Stepping into the spotlight are Hannah Smith and Ralph McCubbin Howell the brains behind the theatre company Trick of the Light. The company are presenting the show Beards! Beards! Beards! at Bats… Audio
David Hamilton and Te Oti Rakena
This Saturday is the world premiere of Erebus, a musical memorial of the 1979 civil aviation disaster. Composed by David Hamilton, Erebus takes the audience through the excitement as the passengers… Audio
Brian Flintoff - Tāonga Pūoro
Jerome Cvitanovich meets Brian Flintoff, a master bone carver who continues his work in the revitilisation of traditional Māori instruments. Audio
Paul Waggott
Chances are that if you've seen a play in Wellington in the last few years Paul Waggott was in it, often as a member of his collective My Accomplice. He's performing in a physically demanding, one man… Audio
Barbara Else
Barbara Else has been awarded the top prize for New Zealand children's literature - the Margaret Mahy Medal. For all her many popular children's books - including The Queen and the Nobody Boy, Tricky… Audio
