Arts

Accomplished singer Sophie Morris talks about the art of singing, how your vocal chords change to match musical notes and if anyone can learn to sing.  Video, Audio

The clock is ticking to enter the first ever Nine to Noon Short Story Competition! We already have hundreds of entries!  The prize? Five winning stories will be produced for radio and broadcast on… Audio

The country has lost one of its first television stars - Max Cryer died on Wednesday aged 86.

He spoke the first words on nationwide TV in 1969, and went on to produce the shows Mastermind and… Audio

Alex Sutherland turned his camera on another member of his family, to document an extraordinary fight for racial justice in New Zealand. He's directed a short film called When Nobody Was Looking -… Audio

Blurry, beautiful, exotic or carefully curated?

What sort of background should you have on your Zoom, Teams or Google Meets calls as you try to continue doing your job in lockdown? It's a question… Audio

Journalist Sacha McNeil is on a mission to celebrate homemade crafts and their makers with her new project. Audio

Australian comedian Nazeem Hussain - host of podcast The Pineapple Project - on learning to make his life richer by spending less on things that don't add anything to his life. Audio

A natural 'no-makeup' look is fashionable for faces at the moment, says Auckland makeup artist Sophie Tabakas. The key to pulling it off is taking good care of your skin, she tells Jesse Mulligan. Audio

The power of picture books - to transport, to delight and often as a way to help adults discuss serious ideas with children. All these aspects are being covered in a new international online course… Audio

Aotearoa author Patricia Donovan is having a very busy 2021. Earlier this year she released her debut novel The Remarkable Miss Digby and she's following it up a few months later with a second novel… Audio

Well, it's a pretty tough stretch for performing industries but people are standing in the wings ready to blow aour socks off again as soon as is safe! One of them is Kiwi musical theater performer… Audio

For his more than 40 years as a stage and screen actor and director, voice artist, teacher and mentor, John Callan has received the 2021 Equity New Zealand Lifetime Achievement Award. His acting… Audio

Starting new and positive conversations around farming through art is behind what's believed to be a first of its kind artist's residency in Aotearoa. Self styled next generation farmers and art… Audio

An international bee related scam and a love letter to poet Hone Tuwhare from his granddaughter through to the dilemma of whether or not to be tested to see if you have inherited a fatal disease -… Audio

An exhibition at Gisborne's Tairawhiti Museum combines craft through the generations, with sustainability. Colonies was curated by artist Lina Marsh. She talks to Jesse about the works. Audio, Gallery

Changes planned for the NCEA art curriculum have teachers and the art world worried about the down-grading of the subject.  Audio

Lewis Contini grew up in Liverpool in England not knowing who his father was. It turns out his grandfather was a famous musician in the band Herbs! Lewis came here to visit, and never left. He tells… Audio

If you are a budding author, or would like some advice on how get started putting pen to paper, author and teacher, Diane Brown has some handy tips. She is the founder of Creative Writing Dunedin and… Audio