Arts
Street artist Lydia Emily faces unexpected challenges
Los Angeles-based Lydia Emily was a highly respected political street artist when she was diagnosed with MS. Now she has to use shoelaces to secure paintbrushes to her weakened hands to complete her… Video, Audio
Gideon Mendel: Capturing portraits of a drowning world
During his 35-year career, South African-born photographer Gideon Mendel has travelled the globe documenting the impact of disease, flood and fire on communities. Audio, Gallery
Justin Fenton: Baltimore’s corrupt cops in follow-up to The Wire
If you thought there wasn't any more to say about crime in Baltimore after watching The Wire, think again. Justin Fenton was a crime reporter for the Baltimore Sun newspaper for 13 years and has… Video, Audio
Dr Rangi Te Kanawa: working to conserve our taonga kakahu
As a child Rangi Te Kanawa was surrounded by weaving. Te Kanawa's formative experiences immersed in the world of harakeke are undoubtedly what led to her current work as a textile conservator and… Audio, Gallery
Nathan Joe: new play a meta-analysis of Asian identity
Dubbed "a doom scroll described as a play", Scenes from a Yellow Peril is the latest offering from Chinese-New Zealand playwright and performance poet Nathan Joe. Audio
Brotherhood of photojournalist join to help 'angels of the night'
The "brotherhood" of New Zealand photojournalists has answered the call of a terminally-ill colleague to help out the cash-strapped Taranaki Hospice.
Rob Tucker - a former illustrations editor at the… Video, Audio
Auckland teen the youngest to win prestigious art award
While many of us were busy mastering sourdough recipes during the covid lockdown, an Auckland teenager was painting a self-portrait. That artwork has just won 18-year-old Jessica Gurnsey the… Audio
NZ filmmaker documenting impacts of war in Ukraine
Nick Fisher is a New Zealand filmmaker who is travelling the world documenting what he calls "misunderstood parts of the planet" for his YouTube channel, Indigo Traveller. The channel has amassed more… Audio
Taika Waititi one of Time's most influential people of the year
Māori film director Taika Waititi has made the list of Time Magazine's top 100 most influential people for the year. Our entertainment correspondent Sandro Monetti joins us from the Cannes Film… Audio
Taika Waititi makes Time's most influential list
Film director Taika Waititi has made the list of Time magazine's top 100 most influential people for the year.
The show must go on - Theatre groups regroup from lockdowns
Amateur theatre groups are treading the boards again after two years of financial heartbreak and cancelled shows.
Theatre groups set to appear centre-stage once more
The past two years have been hard on amateur theatre groups, which have faced financial hardship amid the heartbreak of cancelled shows. But the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions is allowing them to… Audio
Sensory exhibition of Otautahi: smell, feel, hear, taste city
Turn on your taringas, prepare your tastebuds because an art exhibition underway in Christchurch is shunning the visual in favour of other senses. What Might We Find When We Stop Looking? is running… Audio
Carole Brungar's Vietnam saga reaches its end
A five-novel series about the impact of the Vietnam war on veterans and their families has just wrapped up with the release of Carole Brungar's book The Return.In the last book, she's thinking about… Audio
Writer Mahyar Amouzegar examines gifts from the gods
Eight interlinked stories of ordinary people whose lives are touched by the gods make up a new collection by Iranian/American/Kiwi writer Mahyar Amouzegar. The Hubris in an Empty Hand is his fourth… Audio
A blend of poetry and paintings celebrate the miraculous
Small domestic miracles, from a sleeping baby and walking along the beach to the promise of fruit are examined in words and pictures in a book called Bordering on Miraculous Saskia Leek and Lynley… Audio, Gallery
The launch of a literary festival specifically for Māori writers
Rotorua is hosting a literary festival specifically for Maori writers that the organisers hope will in turn encourage Maori readers. Kupu: Nga Ringa Tuhituhi will celebrate past and present Maori… Audio
A new play about the aftermath of the conquest of Mt Everest
It's one of the best-known - and often-told - stories in our history: Sir Ed Hillary and Sherpa Norgay Tenzing's momentous climb to the top of Mt Everest on May 29th, 1953. But Matt Kambic's new play… Audio
Pat Greenfield
Taranaki's stunning coast is also one of the fastest eroding coastlines in the world. Since 2000, photographer Pat Greenfield has walked it, documenting the impact of storms, earthquakes and erosion… Audio, Gallery
Wellington Chamber Orchestra turns 50
Wellington's Chamber Orchestra is about to celebrate its 50th birthday with a flourish. The amateur orchestra has launched many professional careers over five decades, and also has musicians who've… Audio