Arts

A new cabaret show Be like Billy? explores the legacy of one of New Zealand's greatest entertainers: Billy T James. Rutene Spooner grew up watching Billy's work on old VHS tapes with his whanau, and… Audio

You may have heard the phrase ‘triple threat’ in the arts, but Petmal Petelo is perhaps a quadruple threat. A dancer, actor, stage manager and assistant director she’s been steadily rising in the… Audio

The Ōtepoti arts scene has long had a gloriously independent fertile, multi-generational, cross art form approach. But is that culture - once famously dubbed the Dunedin Sound - under threat? 

Many… Audio

Kōanga Festival in Tāmaki Makaurau is celebrating 10 years with a packed three-and-a-half week programme and more than 12 events. Audio

The paintings that Whanganui painter Edith Collier created in England 100 years ago remain to this day, utterly fresh. At that time, there was no one in Aotearoa New Zealand painting with such… Audio

It’s a striking and brutal name for an art collective. The Killing is made up of six friends and former Elam School of Fine Arts students in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. At the time, they say, the choice… Audio

Mīria George (Te Arawa, Ngāti Awa, Tumutevarovaro, Enuamanu) and Hone Kouka (Ngāti Porou, Rongowhakaata, Ngāti Kahungunu) are both acclaimed, experienced writers and directors in theatre and film in… Audio

Our guest today picking the music is David Walliams, one of Britain's best-loved children's authors and some would say, their most controversial comedian. Walliams came to fame alongside Matt Lucas on… Audio

Georgia Gets By, the project of New Zealand's Georgia Nott, has released a new EP Split Lip. Georgia is one half of the Nelson duo Broods, the electronic project she started with her brother over a… Audio

This week marks 50 years of music therapy in Aotearoa. Chris O'Connor, drummer for The Phoenix Foundation, joins Charlotte Ryan in studio to talk about his new career as a music therapist and the… Audio

Tami Neilson, the Canadian born/ NZ-based country singer, has broken new ground for Kiwi country music - she has been welcomed into Willie Nelson's tribe. Last year we heard the beautiful duet she… Video, Audio

Kiwi-Samoan superstar tenor and member of Sol3 Mio, Amitai Pati has returned to Aotearoa to sing the iconic role of the Duke of Mantua in NZ Opera's new Auckland season of Rigoletto. He's joined by… Audio

Spring cleaning may be on the cards for a lot of us, but If the idea of cleaning for the sake of cleanliness doesn't motivate you perhaps the prospect of uncovering valuable works of art will, Thats… Audio

Sarah Hillary spent 40 years at Auckland Art Gallery, including 25 as principal conservator. She shares some of the highlights of her career with Nights. Audio

Our TV reviewer Dominic Corry comes in hot with some laser sharp reckons on some new shows.  Audio