Arts
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.
Campion makes Oscar history, nominated twice for best director
New Zealand film director Jane Campion has become the first woman in the history of the Oscars to be twice nominated for best director.
Local film-makers are banking on The Power of the Dog becoming… Audio
Dogs: The Untold Story - Matt Brandon
Kathryn speaks with the producer of a documentary series on the evolution of dogs, narrated by dog-lover and Downton Abbey's own Hugh Bonneville. An estimated billion dogs live with and alongside us… Audio
Arts under Covid - funding welcome to keep industry alive
There was good news for the arts and culture sectors last week with the government announcing 121-million dollars in funding to help practitioners through the latest phase of the pandemic. With… Audio
Arthur Edwards, photograhper reflects on decades covering the Royal Family
Arthur Edwards is an eminent photographer, who for 30 years has captured iconic and intimate images of the royal family, giving the world a remarkable insight into the working and personal lives of… Audio