Arts
The Power of the Dog: Cumberbatch on playing a bullying misogynist
Benedict Cumberbatch says that starring as a brilliant but cruel rancher in Jane Campion's Oscar-tipped film The Power of the Dog helped him re-examine his habit of "people-pleasing".
Jeffrey Holman is a real Southern Man
From heading out into the wilds of the South Island to thunderous dancing in country halls, Jeffrey Paparoa Holman takes us on many an adventure with fishermen and musterers in his new poetry… Audio
Canterbury writer Joanna Preston's eclectic collection
A poem told through the eyes, or keys, of an abandoned piano... fallen angels... forgotten women... and an astronaut - all feature in Cantabrian Joanna Preston's second poetry collection, tumble. She… Audio
Mischief Makers with a purpose
Elisabeth Pointon and Christopher Ulutupu are long-time friends, flatmates and artists known for challenging Pacific stereotypes. Now they're collaborating for the first time on a video work that's… Audio
Heather Straka talks about life in Isolation Hotel
A mysterious gathering of characters who've found themselves stranded in a once high-end, now run-down 1930's German hotel - that's the backdrop to Heather Straka's new exhibition Isolation Hotel… Audio, Gallery
The return of the TINY Performance Festival
A dance work exploring the sometimes toxic power imbalance between choreographers and dancers is part of the line up for this year's Otautahi TINY Performance Festival. The festival started in 2019 as… Audio, Gallery
Away from the front-line - doctors as artists
Medical practitioners from around the country with a side-hussle as artists are about to put their works on show. The exhibition is called Beyond the Mask. As part of the annual conference of the… Audio, Gallery
Award-winning poet Anne Kennedy offers to support schools
One of the first Kiwi creatives to put up their hands to help schools struggling with post-Covid-mandate staff shortages has also just won a Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement. And to… Audio
Facing up to the Eighties - an exhibition of portraits
The flashy 1980s are remembered for being wildly over the top - big hair and big shoulder pads, Dynasty, Duran Duran and Michael Jackson. But in Aotearoa it was also a decade of protests and change… Audio, Gallery
Fergus Barrowman: Giving writers a sporting chance
Preeminent literary magazine Sport was founded by writers Damien Wilkins, Elizabeth Knox, Nigel Cox and their Victoria University Press (VUP) publisher Fergus Barrowman in 1988. Sport folded in 2020… Audio
Sophie Roberts: taking destiny into her own hands
Sophie Roberts is working on an ambitious Silo commission called Break Bread which broadcasts the rambunctious hidden lives of all of us. Working under the constraints of the pandemic, the production… Audio
Aroha Novak: sewing shadows of our native plant past
When Christchurch's Hagley Park was created in the late 19th century native plants such as ferns, cabbage trees and flax were replaced by English plants like beech, elm and oak. As part of the Scape… Audio, Gallery
Michael Parmenter: bringing a fresh outlook to folk dancing
Over the last few years renowned choreographer Michael Parmenter has shifted his focus from contemporary dance to the realm of participatory social dancing. Audio
HOLE, eco-powered black comedy on Antartica, ozone hole
The second play in a trilogy by writer and former radio producer Lynda Chanwai-Earle begins its season at Wellington's Circa Theatre this weekend. Based on true life experiences, HOLE is set in the… Audio
More than a Roof collection of poems about transitional housing
More than a Roof is a new collection of poems and prose about housing, published by Landing Press. Audio
Covid-19: Festival's fate hangs on Tairāwhiti vaccination rates
Further arrests could come after a drug smuggling ring which involved baggage handlers at Auckland Airport was busted.
Fourteen people have been charged with drug-related offences, which are believed… Audio
Lana Lopesi: Bloody Woman
Dr Lana Lopesi is an author, art critic and Editor in Chief of the Pacific Arts Legacy Project. She is also Interim Director of The Pantograph Punch, and a Lecturer in the School of Art and Design at… Audio
Goldie's 'Hori Pokai' painting sold for more than $1 million
A 102-year-old painting of a Maori chief with a full facial tattoo has sold for more than a million dollars. That's a far cry from the original 30 pounds nurse Sibyl Carr paid for the painting after… Audio
How ancient philosophies apply to modern times
Hipster stoic Ryan Holiday boils down the ancient Greek and Roman philosophy and applies it to our very modern lives. Audio
Television Critic: Emma John
Today Emma John talks to Jesse about the latest installments of Succession on Neon, The Shrink Next Door on Apple TV and Free Guy on Disney & Apple TV. Audio