Arts
NZ Opera: Resignations over direction, unrest over 'unruly tourist' production
A third of the board of New Zealand Opera has resigned in an apparent protest against the artistic direction the company is headed in.
Solos, P!nk: All I Know So Far, Whitstable Pearl
Film and TV reviewer James Croot joins Kathryn to talk about Amazon Prime's new anthology series Solos, which features a number of well-known actors including Helen Mirran and Anne Hathaway. He'll… Audio
Good things take time: 86-year-old fulfils dream of opening knitwear store
South African born Margaret Richardson, who is 86, has finally achieved her big dream opening a hand-dyed knitwear store in New Zealand.
Arts with Julia Waite
Julia Waite looks at what's happening in the space of Māori portraiture around the country, including at the New Zealand Portrait Gallery in Wellington with its Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award, the… Audio
Tom Mcleod on creating music scores for the screen
Composer Tom McLeod has created scores for everything from television dramas and documentary films, to stage musicals and opera. Audio
How to Write: Poetry with Paula Green
Poet Paula Green talks to Jesse about poetry for this week's How to Write segment. Audio
Television Critic - Emma John
Today Emma John talks about Mare of East Town on Neon, Halston on Netflix and The Mosquito Coast on Apple TV. Audio
Wildlife photographer and elephant conservationist Jane Wynyard
Jane Wynyard is a wildlife photographer and elephant conservationist in Kenya, working as a consultant with Save the Elephants and the Elephant Crisis Fund. Audio
The murals of Nelson's ArtWalk
A mural recreating a painting by the late Bill Hammond is about to be added to Nelson's ambitious ArtWalk project. Rather than being painted onto the sides of buildings, the murals are printed onto… Video, Audio, Gallery
A romantic novel set during the Springbok Tour
Writer Kerry Harrison delves into her memories of taking part in the 1981 anti-Springbok tour protests for her latest novel, Hold the Line. In the book, she introduces legal student Beth who joins in… Audio
Photographer Tony Bridge takes a Walk in the Shadowlands
A waiata and an accompanying photograph for every day of last year's nationwide lockdown was the challenge Te Anau based photographer Tony Bridge set himself. Raahui A Walk in the Shadowlands is the… Audio, Gallery
The bard of the West Coast, the late Peter Hooper
Painter Colin McCahon was so enchanted by the poetry of West Coaster Peter Hooper that he used his poems in several artworks. . 20 years after his death, Peter's published and previously unpublished… Audio, Gallery
Photographing Londoners through windows during the lockdown
Looking out from Within - a series of portraits of Londoners looking out from their windows during the UK's protracted lockdown - is about to go on show at the Auckland Festival of Photography. Just… Audio, Gallery
The NZSO's big Budget score
Among the notable arts winners from this week's budget announcement is the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. It's getting an extra $3.2 million to tide it over the next two years. The orchestra is also… Audio
Help needed to solve Don Binney art mystery
Artist and writer Greg O'Brien needs the public's help to find a Don Binney painting. Audio
The Oz tax break that could derail our golden gaming industry
New Zealand has a thriving gaming industry - it's a genuine career path and we have great talent. But a tax sweetener across the Tasman risks pulling the rug from underneath it all. Audio
Film and Television with Tamar Munch
Film and TV reviewer Tamar Munch joins Kathryn to look at 1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything, Heaven & Hell - The Centrepoint Story, and The Circus. Audio
Those Who Wish Me Dead
Those Who Wish Me Dead sees Angelina Jolie return to the action genre as a fire-fighter trying to protect a child who witnessed a murder. Featuring Aiden Gillen (Game of Thrones), Nicholas Hoult… Video, Audio
Litigante
Litigante is a sharp character study by Colombian director Franco Lolli. A mother and daughter - played by Lolli's real life cousin and mother Carolina Sanin and Leticia Gomez - argue over work… Video, Audio
The woman at the window
From Netflix, two contrasting films about movie fans - The woman at the window puts Amy Adams in a deliberately Rear window predicament, while The Mitchells vs The Machines interrupts Katie’s trip… Audio