Arts

For 20 years now, locals and visitors to the Kapiti coast north of Wellington have been invited into artists' studios as part of the region's annual Art Trail. Several hundred artists and craftspeople… Audio, Gallery

If you live in the South Island - Mel Parsons is coming to a woolshed near you. The multi-award winning musician's teamed up with the comedy duo The Bitches' Box as part of 2020's The Woolshed Tour. 

Two refugees from Afghanistan have taken out the top spots at the annual showcase of Māori artwork with their mahi whakairo - or carvings.

Mahdi, 18, and 17-year-old Ali Abed Hussaini moved here in… Audio

From making a name as an 'in your face', stroppy, feminist, stand- up comedian to becoming a regular on the small screen, Jo Brand is a long established master of subverting expectations. Her TV… Video, Audio

Award-winning playwright and novelist Ayad Akhtar was born in America to Pakistani immigrants, much of his work invokes themes of religion, economics, identity and the American-Muslim experience. He… Audio

Tania is an award-winning author whose latest work draws young readers into the world of MÄori mythology - through a rollicking tale of adventure. Tania Roxborogh has written more than thirty… Audio

The Villages is a self-proclaimed "Disneyland for Retirees" in Florida which has more than 100,000 residents. Filmmaker Lance Oppenheim was only 23 when he spent almost two years hanging out with… Video, Audio

There are more tigers in captivity in the United States than there are in the wild in Asia, thanks to Americans' growing appetites for posing for photos with big cats and their cubs. National… Audio, Gallery

Mohamed Hassan is an award-winning journalist and poet based in Auckland. Public Enemy, his 2016 podcast series about the rise of Islamophobia post 9/11, won Gold at the 2017 New York Festival Radio… Audio

Dan Slevin watches a new documentary that carefully retraces all of the failures of the US government’s response to Covid-19. Video

Mona-Lynn Courteau is back to continue our journey through the music of Latin America. Tonight we're stopping over in the Dominican Republic. Video, Audio

Damage to Uawa beach in Tolaga Bay caused by the forestry industry is the focus of an exhibition opening at Page Galleries in Wellington today. Artist John Walsh explains the exhibition to Jesse. Audio

Film and TV reviewer Chris Schulz joins Kathryn to talk about The Vow, a documentary series that examines the "self-improvement" group NXIVM, whose leader Keith Raniere was convicted on multiple… Audio

Every week, Jesse, speaks to a wordsmith about their craft and how to write in a certain way. Today he speaks to stand up comedian Ben Hurley about how to write a joke and if it's different preparing… Audio

Fellini’s 1960 Palme d’Or winner is one of the icons of 20th century cinema and currently 39th (equal with The 400 Blows) in the Sight & Sound Top 50 films of all time, reports Dan Slevin. Video

The winner of the annual Interior Architect Student Award, Abdallah Alayan, talks to Jesse about his design project incorporated the untouched landscape of Fiordland with touristic touches and… Audio, Gallery