Arts

Film and TV reviewer James Croot is along to talk about the latest James Bond film, Summer of Soul, Spice Girls: How girl power saved the world and The Alpinist. Audio

Panellists Victoria MacLennan and Jock Anderson share what they have been thinking about. The Panel discusses the pyjama etiquette. Participant: Textile and fashion historian, teacher at Toi Whakaari… Audio

A widow, a rock star, a would be novellist and her anxious teenage daughter - these are among the strangers that Isa Pearl Ritchie beings together in new novel, The Seekers' Garden. Different paths… Audio

Tim Grgec's grandparents escaped communist Yugoslavia in the 1950s, and came to Aotearoa as refugees. Tim's debut poetry collection weaves some of their memories into the story of two siblings who… Audio

If you could be tested to see if you carry inherited genes for a fatal disease, would you? That's a dilemma facing more and more people as scientists keep making breakthroughs in genetic testing… Audio

Opening a bookstore in late 2019 looks like the worst possible timing, given what happened over the next 18 months. But Schrödinger's Books in Petone has not only survived Covid, it's taken out the… Audio, Gallery

Bees have long fascinated one of our foremost art photographers, Anne Noble. As a beekeeper herself, she spends lots of time observing their behaviour and how they move. She's also studied their… Audio, Gallery

The new CEO of the New Zealand Film Commission Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga has had to hit the ground running. No sooner had David Strong taken over from the outgoing Annabelle Sheehan when he had to deal… Audio

There's a reading revolution happening in Aotearoa; a community initiative where people are coming together (albeit by Zoom right now) to read literature aloud and chat about whatever a story or poem… Audio

Sizing for the Liam collection will go up to size 24, and the offcuts will be repurposed into new garments. Audio

Rotorua-based Kharl WiRepa is the first Māori fashion designer to be featured in British Vogue. His brand specialises in red carpet styles, racewear, bridal couture, and power dressing. Vogue… Audio, Gallery

Two decades years after the death of one of Europe's most famous 20th century artists, one of his last unbuilt designs is coming to life in Whangarei.

The opening of the Hundertwasser Art Centre has… Audio

We speak to the host Jason Gunn and former 'Super Trooper' Ainslie Allen about their time in the spotlight. Audio

Film and TV correspondent Laumata Lauano joins Kathryn to talk about Inked (Prime) the first Aotearoa-made Mandarin-English bilingual drama, children's film Raya and the Last Dragon (Disney+) and… Audio

Yami 'Rowdy' Löfvenberg has difficulty understanding numbers, and couldn't read an analogue clock until she was 18, yet needs to count beats for her art. The award-winning British-based hip-hop artist… Audio, Gallery

The Government has this morning announced it's making 37.5 million dollars available to protect jobs in the arts and culture sectors. People who work in these areas have been particularly hard hit by… Audio