Arts
Alfie Allen - The Return of Game of Thrones
Da da da da da da da da... You know the theme... It's Game of Thrones - one of the most popular shows in television history. Just ahead of its sixth season, Wallace speaks to Alfie Allen who plays… Audio
Hollie Smith - New Album, New Beginnings
Hollie Smith has one of Aotearoa's finest voices and that voice has won her many awards and recognition over the years. She's just released her third solo album Water or Gold and she speaks with… Video, Audio
Doco maker warns not to emulate US
Inequality in New Zealand will get worse if the government follows United States policies, film maker Michael Moore says. Video, Audio
We Are Temporary
Previously working in Christchurch as The Enright House, Mark Roberts runs Stars & Letters Records, which has released several NZ acts, out of NYC. His own electronic music outlet We Are Temporary… Audio
"Ukulele Russ" Copelin: one-man Alaskan band
Colin Peacock interviews a survivalist and ukulele virtuoso from Fairbanks, Alaska, who makes his second visit here for masterclasses, workshops and concerts in Auckland, and plays two songs live on… Audio
Fiona Pardington: photography, family and objets trouve
Colin Peacock interviews one of New Zealand's most celebrated photographers whose new book, A Beautiful Hesitation, is published in tandem with the largest exhibition of her work to date, currently… Audio, Gallery
Paul McLaney: Shakespeare, soliloquies and song
Colin Peacock interviews Paul McLaney - composer, singer and guitarist, and deputy chair of the NZ Music Commission. He is the creator of Play On: a Musical Imagining of the Great Soliloquies, the… Audio
Art Crime with Arthur Tompkins: Madonna of the Yarnwinder
Colin Peacock interviews Arthur Tompkins, member of Interpol's DNA Monitoring Expert Group with a special interest in crimes involving artistic masterpieces, about the theft and recovery of Leonardo… Audio
Movie Review - Dr Richard Swainson
Today Richard is reviewing The Hunt For The Wilderpeople and Zootopia. Audio
Video: Hunt for the Wilderpeople review
Dan Slevin salutes Sam Neill’s contribution to Taika Waititi’s instant Kiwi classic, Hunt for the Wilderpeople. Video, Audio
Musical theatre as a 'super food'
Musical theatre educator Cindy Ripley tells us about the super food that singing in musicals can be for young minds. She tells Zoe George, also a musical theatre devotee, that music and singing are… Audio
Lotto funding plummets $25m
Community and arts organisations will receive less Lotto funding this year, after a run of big wins and a drop in the number of people buying tickets.
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 review
Simon reviews a sequel to the well-loved family comedy, once again starring Nia Vardalos, John Corbett and Lainie Kazan. Audio
At the Movies for 31 March 2016
On At The Movies, Simon Morris gets repeat helpings of some old favourites. My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 took over 10 years to get here. Batman versus Superman - Dawn of Justice manages to be a sequel… Audio
Kung Fu Panda 3 review
Simon reviews the "threequel" to the popular Chinese-American animated comedy. Starring the voices of Jack Black, Angelina Jolie and Bryan Cranston. Audio
Batman v Superman review
Simon reviews the long-awaited superhero mashup, starring Henry Cavill and Ben Affleck and directed by Zack Snyder. Audio
Theatre etiquette at the Pop-up Globe
What were crowds like in Shakespeare's day? And is it acceptable to behave the same today? The Pop-up Globe replica has been a huge success in Auckland attracting thousands of people. Juliette… Audio
Viewing with Paul Casserly
Reviewer Paul Casserly on why Taika Waititi's Hunt for The Wilderpeople is the director's best yet, the charms of the oddball SBS comedy Wilfred, now showing to the world on Netflix and staying up… Audio
The Hunt for the Wilderpeople hits theatres
Hunt for the Wilderpeople has hit New Zealand cinemas. Dan Slevin is RNZ's movie critic. Audio
Crump connections galore in Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Taika Waititi's latest movie Hunt for the Wilderpeople premiered across the country last night. Presenter of RNZ's All Night Programme, Lloyd Scott, has a small cameo in the film, Guyon Espiner asked… Audio
