Arts
Dame Anne Salmond: artefacts at the heart of history
Presented by Dame Professor Anne Salmond, TV series Artefact focuses on objects and taonga at the heart of historical dramas. These treasures range from physical items to places or living things. And… Audio
The voice of Criminal: podcaster Phoebe Judge
Podcaster Phoebe Judge is the host and co-creator of popular shows Criminal and This Is Love, and the owner of one of the more distinctive voices in audio. Her new lockdown-inspired series Phoebe… Audio
Festival director Pitsch Leiser takes a brave punt
Arts Festival Director Pitsch Leiser has thrown down a wero (a challenge), to the people of Hawke’s Bay to support the October event which is going ahead despite the present pandemic restrictions. Audio
From K road to Gandhi Road, an Aucklander's Buddhist journey
Auckland music and film maker, Kim Hegan tells the story of his extraordinarily influential Buddhist teacher, Kangyur Rinpoche who he met back in the 1970's. He recently returned to India, where they… Audio
Composition in Context - Mahler's 4th Symphony
Pianist Rachel Church joins us once again to put another piece of classical music into context. Tonight she has chosen Mahler's 4th Symphony. Audio
Crimes NZ: The murder of Margery Hopegood
Margery Hopegood was on the fourth day of her holiday in New Zealand, the country of her birth, when she was murdered in January 10, 1992. Nicola Pauling talks to Jesse about her connection to… Audio
Film and TV reviewer James Croot
Film and TV reviewer James Croot reviews Mulan, Long Way Up - which reunites Ewan McGregor and his mate Charley Boorman on a new motorbike adventure. Audio
Budget blowout as sculpture edges closer to installation
It's more than three years behind schedule, more than $200,000 above budget, but now installation is in sight for the Hemo Gorge sculpture.
Oscars: Only diverse films will be considered for best picture
Films hoping to compete for the best picture Oscar will have to meet certain criteria over diversity, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences says.
Sir Roger Hall's pantomime for Waipawa
Sir Roger Hall is adapting one of his scripts to suit the Central Hawkes Bay town of Waipawa. Audio
The League of Live Illustrators, bring conversations to life
League of Live Illustrators' Steve Templer and Megan Salole join Kathryn Ryan to explain their unique way of making important ideas visible and shareable, on topics as diverse as health, criminal… Video, Audio, Gallery
The Spirit of the 60s: the photography of Michael Cooper
A new exhibition in the Wairarapa is looking at the fashion and culture of the 60s through the lens of fashion photographer Michael Cooper. Masterton bookstore owner and publisher David Hedley of… Audio
Kiwi author Robyn Pearce's family link to US anti-slavery fight
It's not every author who is gifted the idea of a book in a tin trunk full of family letters, but that's what happened to Auckland-based writer Robyn Pearce. She was given letters about her relations… Audio
New blockbuster could be saviour of cinema in NZ
It's been a little over a week since the first big movie release since Covid-19 locked down much of the world - but has it been the saviour of cinema? Tenet, from director Christopher Nolan - which… Audio
Auckland Live sees events going ahead despite uncertain dates
It was supposed to be a chance for New Zealanders to follow in the footsteps of Prince, Ed Sheeran and the Royal New Zealand Ballet and tread the boards of Auckland's Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre. But days… Audio
Gore's ambitious new Art Gallery
Many museums and art galleries around the country are struggling with funding and visitor numbers. But Gore is pressing ahead with several ambitious projects with the full support of its community… Audio, Gallery
Rebecca Hawkes - poetry with an agricultural bent
A poet who writes about agriculture from different perspectives will be working on her first full-length collection after being selected as Dunedin's next Young Writer in Residence. Audio
Alan Titchall's novel sees 1960s New Zealand through the eyes of an 11-year old boy
Alan Titchall taps into his childhood memories for the setting of his first novel. He grew up in a small hydro village in the early 1960s, on the eve of the Cuban Missile Crisis. In While The Fantail… Audio, Gallery
The dark world of poet Jess Fiebig
A poet who's been to hell and back has written candidly about her experiences in her debut collection, My Honest Poem. Audio