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5:46 PM.Otago's enjoying an unprecedented level of filming around the region at the moment. A Netflix flim called The Royal Treatment about to wrap up after several weeks of filming in Dunedin and Oamaru, and… Read more Audio, Gallery

2:49 PM.Three historical novels that address the impact of colonisation in Aotearoa, told from the perspective of nine generations of a Maori whanau... That's a pretty big challenge that respected historian… Read more Audio

2:38 PM.In 1853, wealthy widow Jane Digby found herself crossing the Syrian desert - not only because she had a healthy sense of adventure and love for the Arabian people, but to escape scandal back in… Read more Audio

1:34 PM.It's just been announced that Australian independent cinema operators can look forward to getting a share of a new $20m grants package from the Morrison government. Meanwhile their counterparts in New… Read more Audio, Gallery

12:45 PM.On the first of April, the New Zealand Film Archive - now part of Nga Taonga Sound & Vision - celebrates 40 years of saving and restoring the nation's screen history, from feature films to home… Read more Audio, Gallery

12:32 PM.It's great when people in the movie industry get a bit of credit where credit's due. All too often the spotlight only shines on the so-called star performers - directors, writers, producers and of… Read more Audio, Gallery

12:16 PM.NZ On Air has been one of the distributors of the massive, post-Covid-19 government spending, first providing the industry a lifeline when lockdowns halted many TV productions, and now getting behind… Read more Audio

2:45 PM.A novel about bluffing, evasion and the decline of humanities in universities - you can't say Christchurch writer Patrick Evans is scared to tackle the big subjects! Bluffworld is set in a world… Read more Audio

1:45 PM.Ngai Tahu author Nic Low knows the Southern Alps intimately. He's been on 15 treks through the mountains, following historic routes. Now Nic's working on a book about that history called Uprising. But… Read more Audio, Gallery

1:10 PM.This week the Academy Awards finalists were nominated, and one of the heavily favoured films was The Father, starring Sir Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Colman. It's up for Oscars for both stars, as well… Read more Audio

12:46 PM."Please note the photo above has been edited to obscure the nudity in this print version of the article in order to avoid offending readers. The unedited photo can be viewed on our website on the… Read more Audio, Gallery

12:30 PM.For more than sixty years, party-goers trekked across one of Auckland's wildest west coast beaches to Te Ana Ru cave, to dance on a kauri floor. It was built by loggers, and when not in use lifted up… Read more Audio

12:10 PM.Cosplay is the ultimate dress-up, honouring your fantasy, sci fi and sporting heroes and heroines by dressing just like them. But it often goes deeper, with cosplayers taking on their subjects'… Read more Audio, Gallery

12:30 PM.NZ Opera's Opera in Schools programme for this year is touring Donizetti's opera 'Don Pasquale' around the country. Read more Audio

2:51 PM.A fictional story of four real-life rainbow activists set in an afterlife - in 2079 to be exact - is the idea behind what's believed to be Aotearoa's first all Queer People Of Colour play. The… Read more Audio, Gallery

2:40 PM.In Stephanie Johnson's new novel Everything Changes we meet Colette, who's addicted to change, and her husband Davie who simply goes along with her plans. These include leaving Auckland after an… Read more Audio

2:27 PM.An exhibition about disruptive fashion designers was delayed by that big disruptor of the moment - Covid-19. Now, a year or so later than planned, Fashion FWD > > Disruption through Design will soon… Read more Audio, Gallery