Arts
Six60's Matiu Walters on Eden Park gig: 'It means the world'
Six60 can't wait to add some musical history to Eden Park's long tradition of huge sporting achievements, and say those opposed to the idea - including former PM Helen Clark - are welcome to come to…
Jill Nalder: the woman who inspired AIDS drama It's a Sin
Jill Nalder is a Welsh actress and activist. She is known for her career in theatre as well as her contribution to HIV/AIDS activism. She was the inspiration behind the character Jill Baxter in the… Video, Audio
Poetry of US civil rights activist Maya Angelou translated and heard in te reo Māori
For the first time, well-known poems by famous poet Maya Angelou have been translated into te reo Māori and recited to celebrate wāhine and te reo rangatira.
Film Review with Dom Corry
Today Dom reviews French Exit starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Zack Synder's Justice League. Audio
NZ's Shark Man to host Blue Planet II Live
Dr Riley Elliott is a marine scientist who has dedicated his life to the conservation of sharks. Through this passion he has authored a book, and filmed countless Shark Week shows for Discovery… Audio
Accessibility ramp helps comedian Dave Batten to perform
Dave Batten is a Wellington based comedian who is celebrating his 30th birthday by performing in his own show He was born with cerebral palsy and describes himself as 'more of sit down comedian than a… Audio
Face of My Space exhibit at Wairoa Museum, raw and living
The Face of My Space is the name of a new exhibition which opened this week at the Wairoa Museum. Artist Joanna Tokona, who tackled these new paintings over lockdown is influenced by her surroundings… Audio
NZ Screen History - The Ray Woolf Show
Today we look back at classic song and chat show The Ray Woolf Show, which arrived on Kiwis' screens in 1979. Audio
Film and TV reviewer Dominic Corry
Film and TV reviewer Dominic Corry joins Kathryn to talk about Netflix thriller Behind Her Eyes, the third season of local series Wellington Paranormal and documentary The Pinkies Are Back about a… Audio
The Grizzlies: lacrosse changing lives
Out on general release in cinemas in New Zealand today, The Grizzlies is based on a true story set in Kugluktuk in Canada's Arctic, where the teenage suicide rate is the highest in North America. Audio
Jim Belushi on campaigning for and cultivating cannabis
Actor Jim Belushi firmly believes that if his brother, comedian John Belushi, had been into cannabis instead of cocaine he would be alive today. Instead the Blues Brother died of a drug overdose. Jim… Audio, Gallery
Candlelight concerts an introduction to classical music
Here's a bright idea for an introduction to classical music - sitting by candlelight in an intimate setting listening to performances of some of the greatest music by composers such as Chopin, Mozart… Audio
Auckland libraries poised to ditch fines entirely in bid to increase patronage
As part of an effort to entice readers back to libraries, Auckland Council is planning to forgo up to $1 million a year by abolishing late fees - a change the change many think is well overdue.
Author David Coventry: On arriving at things later in life
David Coventry always knew he wanted to be a writer - but says, like many things in his life, it took a while for him to get there. His award-winning debut novel The Invisible Mile, published in 2015… Audio
Four famous legends in a future afterlife
A fictional story of four real-life rainbow activists set in an afterlife - in 2079 to be exact - is the idea behind what's believed to be Aotearoa's first all Queer People Of Colour play. The… Audio, Gallery
Novelist Stephanie Johnson offers two views on change
In Stephanie Johnson's new novel Everything Changes we meet Colette, who's addicted to change, and her husband Davie who simply goes along with her plans. These include leaving Auckland after an… Audio
Dunedin fashion exhibition
An exhibition about disruptive fashion designers was delayed by that big disruptor of the moment - Covid-19. Now, a year or so later than planned, Fashion FWD > > Disruption through Design will soon… Audio, Gallery
Katie Kerr and publishing in the margins
The country's cottage industry of small press publishers is bigger than you might imagine. And it's also thriving. The proof is in a new book on art publishing in Aotearoa called Dwelling in the… Audio, Gallery
The sound of sculpture
It's long been the Holy Grail for this show - to get sculptures up on the radio! And finally we think we might have cracked it. Sculpture In Sound offers a series of words, sound effects and music… Audio, Gallery
The great debate: Are the arts essential?
Are the Arts Essential? For listeners to this programme, that seems a no-brainer, you'd think. But six people who make their living in creative fields are about to go head to head to debate the… Audio
