Arts

A central Wellington building site is being converted into a cross between a sports arena and a theatre, with live commentary on what's happening on site. Audio, Gallery

It's been a long held dream - something like 20 years - for novellist Patricia Grace to see her novel Cousins on the big screen. But that dream is about to be realised. Audio, Gallery

A film recording architect Mick Hesselin's emotional last tour of Invercargill's inner-city, heritage buildings slated for demolition, is about to premiere at the start of Southland Heritage Month. Audio

It was a famous scandal back in 1979 - the violent clash between He Taua Māori activists and a group of Auckland University engineering students. Audio

In recent years, musician Tim Finn has turned his considerable talents to opera. His latest work, Ihitai 'Avei'a - Star Navigator, tells the story of the incredible star navigator Tupaia and his time… Audio

Thomas Monckton is an award-winning physical theatre and circus performer originally from Patea, South Taranaki. He trained at Christchurch circus school CircoArts, and the physical theatre school… Audio

The Napier Art Deco festival was set to take place last week, but after the latest Covid-19 scare it was cancelled for the first time ever. Audio

Stand up comedy is a scene that boasts that anyone is welcome, but that isn't always the case and people have to fight to get in. Frida DeGuise is Australia's only Muslim, hijab wearing comedian, as… Audio

Tamar has been watching Allen v Farrow which is streaming on Neon and SkyGo, also coming of age drama We Are Who We Are on TVNZ on Demand, and Scratched - Aotearoa's Lost Sporting Legends which… Audio

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

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

Dan Slevin looks forward to an autumn, winter and spring of great cinema at his local film society. Video

Taranaki's Ken Murphy has gone from working on oil rigs to crafting game fishing lures in Bell Block. Audio, Gallery

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

"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