Arts & Culture

The artist Bill Hammond is being remembered as a man with a unique vision who will leave an enduring legacy.

The Lyttelton-based painter who died on Saturday in Christchurch, at the age of 73 was… Audio

Renowned New Zealand artist Bill Hammond, whose strange, dream-like birds became one the the most recognisable images in New Zealand art, has died aged 73. The Lyttelton-based artist was considered… Audio

February's book giveaway on RNZ Concert's Daybreak is one for younger listeners. Itzhak - a boy who loved the violin is a beautifully illustrated account of violinist Itzhak Perlman's life and career.

Our next guest is cementing herself as an important voice in Aotearoa's film and cultural landscape. As programme manager of the Maoriland Film Festival, Madeleine de Young has been helping rangatahi… Audio

Four of the world's keenest crime readers came together for a live podcast recently, called Four Critics Four Continents, where they reflected on the best books in the genre for 2020. With the… Audio

The New Zealand film Coming Home in the Dark is having its World Premiere today at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. It's written by Eli Kent and James Ashcroft and James also directs this story of a… Audio

Kiwi, Greer Simpkin, is a leading light in Australia's screen industry, producing acclaimed work for the big and small screens. Greer's held senior roles at the ABC in Australia including Deputy Head… Audio

It's a thirty year partnership in life and on stage that's produced a raft of memorable theatrical productions. Now Niuean/Samoan actor and writer Vela Manusaute's latest play, Tropical Love Birds… Audio

What started out as a creative writing programme for young prisoners at Auckland's Mt Eden Corrections Facility is now spreading around the country's prisons. It's down to the hard work of the young… Audio

An imagined verbal battle between the first ladies of America and France is the premise of a play that's about to have its New Zealand premiere. Prize-winning Irish playwright Nancy Harris pits Sophia… Audio

Dawn Raid, a new feature length documentary film, tells the story of the rise and fall (and eventual rebirth) of the influential New Zealand record label. Founders Andy Murane and Tanielu Leaosavai'i… Video, Audio

Julie Biuso shares a recipe she and her daughter Ilaria are addicted to!  Audio

Today Ali talks about two very different films: Promising Young Woman and Music.  Audio

Choreographer Malia Johnston joins us in the Wellington studio to tell us about her new 'roaming ballet' on scooters! Audio

"What the World Needs Now" is "The Look of Love" - and that's what entertainer Ali Harper has brought to Wellington audiences at Circa Theatre. Ali's extensive Musical Theatre and Cabaret background… Audio

Film and TV reviewer Tamar Munch joins Kathryn to talk about neo-Noir Israeli Hitchcockian thriller Losing Alice (Apple TV+), classic French detective fiction Lupin (Netflix) and the on-the-road… Audio

By day she's a Christchurch-based psychiatrist. But by night, she can be found on the comedy circuit. Dr Joanna Prendergast was a late-comer to comedy, taking it up at the age of 48 and performing… Audio

New Zealand actor, Peter Vere-Jones, will be remembered for his "golden voice", after dying yesterday aged 82.

He had been a professional actor since the 1960s and his career included parts in… Audio