Arts
In praise of Kiwi film crews
A suspense/thriller set in the States but filmed in Tamaki Makaurau last year is about to get an international audience. Australian director Damien Power hadn't originally intended to film No Exit on… Video, Audio
Hundertwasser Arts Centre opens in Whangārei
After 30 years in the making, the Hundertwasser Arts Centre has finally been opened in Whangārei.
The golden age of state houses
When photographer David Cook started taking pictures of his neighbours in a characterful Hamilton East state housing suburb back in the 1990s, nobody realised that gentrification was about to strike… Audio
Michelle goes to Berlin
New Zealand film-maker Michelle Savill has been hovering in the "Girl most likely" category for a while now, and it looks like that promise is coming true. Her debut feature is called Millie lies low… Audio, Gallery
Sam Trubridge: making the city a theatre during Covid
In a summer of Covid cancellations, Performance Arcade is one of the few festivals still standing. Now in its 11th year, a set of shipping containers on the Wellington waterfront is temporary home to… Video, Audio
New gallery to launch in Auckland CBD
Francis McWhannell tells Wallace about new gallery, Season, which is set to open next week in central Auckland. Audio
Hundertwasser Arts Centre ready to go
Thirty years in the making - Whangarei's Hundertwasser Arts Centre opens this Sunday.
The world-famous Austrian artist Friedensreich Hundertwasserspent his final years living in the Bay of Islands… Audio
'We are sort of falling through the cracks': Arts charity desperate for support
An Auckland-based theatre company says the performing arts industry is on the brink without access to a wage subsidy or resurgence payments.
AK based National Youth Theatre on the brink
An Auckland-based theatre company says the Performing Arts industry is on the brink without access to a wage subsidy or resurgence payments. Every year the National Youth Theatre pays for 10,000… Audio
Hayden Tee - Is He Really A Bad Guy?
We're joined by internationally renowned performer Hayden Tee ahead of his new show Bad Guy at The Civic in Auckland. Video, Audio
Arts with Mark Amery
In a month of protests, pandemic panic, grave unrest in the Ukraine and extreme weather events Mark Amery champions some art in Wellington that offers flowers, hugs, sunshine and togetherness… Audio, Gallery
Where art and philanthropy meet: Ravenscar House, Christchurch
Ravenscar House Museum holds an extraordinary, previously private art collection. The new building has been gifted to Christchurch by art collectors Susan Wakefield and her late husband Jim. The art… Audio, Gallery
Amy Schumer among hosting trio for Oscars ceremony - reports
Comic actors Amy Schumer, Regina Hall and Wanda Sykes will host this year's Academy Awards ceremony, Variety and other media outlets are reporting.
Bio-pic film "Whina" to be released in June 2022
A major new New Zealand film production about Dame Whina Cooper is due to be released in June. The film, Whina, tells the inspirational story of New Zealand's Te Whaea o Te Motu - Mother of the Nation… Audio
Art vending machine a first for Southern Hemisphere
A re-purposed vending machine which dispenses art was installed this week in Christchurch's Art Centre.
Sam Neill: The Best Song Ever Written
New Zealand actor and winemaker Sam Neill is in Sydney filming Australian courtroom drama The Twelve at the moment he joined Jim Mora to talk about Australia's "tone deaf" national day - and the best… Audio
Richard Smart: the labour of love that is the Hundertwasser
When celebrated and rather unconventional Austrian artist, philosopher and architect Friedensreich Hundertwasser died in the Bay of Islands in 2000 part of his legacy were designs for an arts centre… Audio, Gallery
Covid-19: Scheme to support events industry extended
Events announced prior to 23 January this year are eligible for the extended government support announced this morning.
Art dispensed from a vending machine
Vending machines usually have a selection of drinks, snacks and ... personal items What about art from a vending machine? In Christchurch, New Zealand's first ART vending machine has been installed at… Audio
Womad, Homegrown, Auckland Arts Festival events cancelled due to Omicron threat
The Womad and Homegrown music festivals, as well as dozens of events at the Auckland Arts Festival, are the latest cultural victims of Omicron's impact on New Zealand.
