Arts

An Auckland theatre has drawn the curtains on the 2021 season - saying even level two would be too hard to operate in.

The Basement Theatre in the central city hosts performances from theatre makers… Video, Audio

A long time ago, in what feels like a galaxy far, far away, Devon Michael was a child actor chosen from a group of 3,000 to audition for the part of young Anakin Skywalker, who would become Darth… Video, Audio

A large government grant to a "matchmaking books site" has shocked many in the literary community in Aotearoa. Audio

Tearfund's annual ethical fashion report out today shows some promising signs from New Zealand brands.

Five New Zealand companies ranked in the top 20, and roughly 40 percent of the surveyed brands… Audio

Renowned Kiwi painter Dick Frizzell's new book 'The Sun is a Star' celebrates his passion for cosmology. Audio

Product inventor Kayne Horsham's innovative architectural product Kaynemaile is the striking centrepiece of Expo 2020's entrance canopy in Dubai. Video, Audio

Some Hong Kong film makers are already being censored under the new political regime, and there are fears worse is to come.

Voices producer Liz Garton spoke with Vicci Ho a film festival programmer… Audio

Film festival programmer Vicci Ho explains why a career watching movies is harder than it seems and how she picks films to reflect a culture. Video, Audio

A painter, a sculptor and an architect collaborated in the 1960s and 70s to create unique churches, chapels, schools and private houses - all with a distinctive Kiwi character. "Big deal" you might… Audio, Gallery

What does it really mean to be courageous? Bridget van der Zijpp explores this in her new novel I Laugh Me Broken. Bridget's first novel, Misconduct was shortlisted for the 2009 Commonwealth Writers'… Audio

The popularity of the British TV series The Repair Shop - where damaged personal items are repaired by talented craftspeople - is a reminder that some skills must never be allowed to die out… Audio, Gallery

Origami as you've never seen it before... Artist Sarah Hunter has designed giant origami light-shade installations from her photographs of her much-loved childhood stomping ground on Hawke's Bay's… Audio, Gallery

It'll be a year later than planned, and the artist might not be able to attend to install her work or meet the international guests. But Yuki Kihara will be the first Pasifika artist to represent… Audio, Gallery

Plastic items from more than 25 different countries, including New Zealand, wash up on the remote Pitcairn Islands, posing a threat to a habitat that's home to unique and endangered species. British… Audio, Gallery

Postponing, rescheduling, cancelling, even rebranding... Organisers of the country's biggest arts, film and music festivals are having to make huge calls on the fate of their events in the light of… Audio, Gallery

Auckland film director Matthew Saville went to great lengths to persuade award winning actor Charlotte Rampling to star in his debut feature. Juniper opens in cinemas on 28th of October, and tells the… Video, Audio, Gallery

With borders closed, the biennial Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of the Arts is aiming to spotlight more of New Zealand's artistic talent.

The festival premieres on 21 February, though organisers are… Audio

We revisit the glory days of local beauty pageant Miss New Zealand. It was a must-watch television event complete with musical acts and million dollar lottery draws, and the winners were as famous as… Audio