Arts
Lockdown images from Stewart Island
Photographs of the inhabitants of Stewart Island/Rakiura taken during the Covid-19 lockdown - snapped from a distance but still revealing - have been published in a new book. The photographer is… Audio, Gallery
Te reo poetry film wins a major Irish award
A te reo Maori poetry film has won top prize at an international competition in Ireland. "Noho Mai" was a collaborative effort by the co-directors, writer Peta-Maria Tunui and audiovisual creative… Audio, Gallery
Officially uniting Dance and Social Inclusion
Millions of people have been posting videos of themselves dancing on the social media site Tik Tok during the pandemic lockdowns. And that proves an important point about dance, in the view of the two… Audio
Major exhibition of contemporary Maori art
It's almost 20 years since the last significant survey show of contemporary Maori art. But Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki has taken up the challenge to represent 70 years of work from the 1950s… Audio, Gallery
Rose Jackson is finding those collectibles
You'd think online sites like Trade Me and Facebook Marketplace would have marked the end of interest in op shops and dealers in all things retro. But it's not so. Rose Jackson and her partner Matt… Audio, Gallery
Mary Kisler: 18th century poster girls
Art historian and curator Mary Kisler returns to discuss three so-called 'poster girls' of the 18th century: the opera singer Elizabeth Linley Sheridan, the actress Sarah Siddons, and the model, muse… Audio
The art of audio description: Judith Jones
Judith Jones is an expert audio describer, providing verbal descriptions of museum exhibitions and stage performances to people who are blind or with low vision. She works as a host at The Museum of… Audio, Gallery
Major exhibition ensures Māori art no longer 'invisible'
More than 300 pieces of contemporary indigenous artwork go on display today at the Auckland Art Gallery - in its largest ever exhibition.
Toi Tū, Toi Ora exhibition opens at Auckland Art Gallery
The Auckland Art Gallery today opens its largest Art Exhibition in its 132 year history.
The exhibition will feature over 300 artworks by 110 Māori Artists, spanning 70 years of work throughout the… Audio
New AK Art Gallery Maori Art exhibition features 300 artworks
Tomorrow the Auckland Art Gallery opens its Biggest Art Exhibition in its 132 year history. The exhibition will feature over 300 artworks by 120 Maori Artists spanning 70 years of work throughout the… Audio
Circa Theatre's Cinderella - The Pantomime enchanting audiences
You shall go to the ball! The enchanting tale of Cinderella with a 2020 twist is wowing Wellington audiences for this year's Circa Theatre pantomime. Cinderella lives in a leaky room on Mt Victoria… Audio
Mank, On Becoming a God in Central Florida, best TV/Film
Film and TV reviewer James Croot joins Philippa to look at David Fincher's film Mank which set in 1930s Hollywood as Herman J Mankiewicz raced to finish the screenplay of 'Citizen Kane' for Orson… Audio
Three RNZ podcasts among Apple top-10 new Kiwi shows
White Silence, The Service and Aotearoa History Show have been ranked highly in Apple's top 10 new shows of 2020 for New Zealand.
Legally blind illustrator, Richard Fairgray
Richard Fairgray is a creator of comics and picture books and he's been making his own books since childhood. Growing up in Auckland, the award-winning author now spends his time between Canada, and… Audio
Fifty best films: Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
Equal #36 in the Sight & Sound Top 50, Chantal Akerman’s Jeanne Dielman blows Dan Slevin away. Video
Hollywood dreams on hold for 'mature' starlet
Like many in the entertainment industry, Auckland actor Julie Collis, has been forced to return from pursuing her career as a "mature" actor in Hollywood. Audio
Korowai vision for children in Aotearoa
Hiria Faofua is a West Auckland business owner and the founder of Kids Korowai. Audio
Vincent O'Sullivan on his long awaited portrait of Ralph Hotere
It was 2005 when one of New Zealand's most important artists, Ralph Hotere, asked his friend, the writer, poet and biographer Vincent O'Sullivan, to write his life story. Audio
WOMAD NZ organisers make 'gut-wrenching' decision to pull out of 2021 festival
The New Zealand organiser of WOMAD says it had to pull out of the 2021 event, but the organisation which oversees the event internationally still plans for it to go ahead.
Statue of Auckland's founding father donated to Cornwall Park
Five generations of Shona Lyon's family lived next door to Cornwall Park in Auckland and wanted to give something back. Audio, Gallery