Arts
The 1972 Led Zeppelin footage found in a NZ shed
49 years ago today, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Bonham and John Paul Jones sauntered onto the stage at Western Springs Stadium and put on one of the greatest shows New Zealand had ever seen. Led… Video, Audio
'Bird nerd', athlete and street artist inspiring change
His street art is everywhere in Auckland, from the America's Cup Village to bus stops - but he's also an inspiring ultramarathoner who's helping others in their weight loss battles.
Reo Pēpi
Two NgÄi Tahu cousins from Otago are behind the Reo Pēpi bilingual board books - writing and illustrating them. Kitty Brown talks to Kathryn about how she and her whanaunga Kirsten Parkinson came up… Audio
Linda Burgess' TV picks
Linda Burgess joins Jesse to talk about what she's been watching this past week. Audio
High Society
Dan Slevin looks forward to an autumn, winter and spring of great cinema at his local film society. Video
Fledgling, yet thriving fishing lure business
Taranaki's Ken Murphy has gone from working on oil rigs to crafting game fishing lures in Bell Block. Audio, Gallery
The Muppet Show an important influence for NZ comedians
The iconic tv programme The Muppet Show is now available on television for the first time since repeats in the 1980s. The legendary variety show ran for five seasons between 1976 and 1981 hosting the… Audio
Jeweller Jane Dodd is inspired by the natural world
"I want to look at issues of extinction and infestation, cruelty and conflict. I want us to feel that we are being watched and that stock is being taken. I want us not to get away with it." Those are… Audio, Gallery
The intricate sugar art of Tracy Byatt
Sugar is treated as the enemy these days in terms of health, but in the hands of a skilled artist like Whanganui's Tracy Byatt, it can also be used to sculpt extraordinarily colourful and lifelike… Audio, Gallery
More support for Tauranga's creative sector
Tauranga may be growing rapidly but its city council has only now established a specific role to support the region's creative sector. James Wilson is the city's first Manager of Arts and Culture… Audio
170 wonders from the Alexander Turnbull Library
From millions of items in the Alexander Turnbull Library, curators have chosen just 170 for a new exhibition to celebrate the institution's 100th birthday. It's actually the 101st. The Miharo Wonder… Audio, Gallery
New Generation stone artist Joe Sheehan
He started small, intricately carving cassette tapes and lightbulbs from pounamu. But now Wellington-based sculptor Joe Sheehan works on big-scale projects that really take over a space. He's working… Audio, Gallery
Artist Kate Newby: turning galleries inside out
Walter Prize winning US-based New Zealand artist Kate Newby's work involves the transformation of gallery spaces using architectural 'interventions' that take shape in consultation with the people… Audio, Gallery
'A bit of hope' for art practitioners in Auckland in level 2
The recent level 3 lockdown in Auckland interrupted the Pride and Fringe festivals, with many events needing to be cancelled or postponed. Audio
Notorious Carla Crozier returns to Shortland Street
This year marks the 25th anniversary since one of Shortland Street's most famous characters was admitted to a psychiatric facility after attempting to murder her sister. Then she was gone. Carla… Audio
Auckland Arts events go ahead, postponed due to Level 3
Last year the pandemic impacted the arts sector to no end, with shows cancelled across the globe. And now the latest level three lockdown in Auckland has interrupted both the Pride and Fringe… Audio
TV Review with Dominic Corry
Dominic joins Kathryn to look at the New York Times-produced documentary Framing Britney Spears (ThreeNow) which focuses on how she remains under the conservatorship control of her father, despite… Audio
Dr Drama Makes a Show with You premieres at AK Fringe
James Wenley is a lecturer in Theatre at Victoria University of Wellington but this week he's putting down the white board marker to be on stage himself. The academic has been working on an… Audio
Covid-19: What happened in New Zealand on 17 February
The move to lower alert levels at midnight has been welcomed, as three new community cases with a direct link to earlier cases are identified.
A Soldier's Tale tours again
Having a huge new show packed with big names cancelled by a pandemic doesn't come as a surprise to us now, but it did to Igor Stravinsky in 1918. Histoire du Soldat, or The Soldier's Tale, was setting… Audio
