Arts

Steve Braunias joins us in studio for his annual announcement of the winner of the Surrey Hotel Steve Braunias Memorial Writers Residency Award. Audio

RNZ's Simon Morris has an encyclopedic knowledge of Coronation Street. He's watched it from the start, and tells us why it has been so successful for so long, and answers listener questions. Audio

The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra gives a free live concert: Ngū Kīoro… Harikoa Ake celebrating the achievements of the 'team of five million' over the last few months amid a global pandemic. Video, Audio

Nelsonians are able to see a work in progress in a shopfront, as actor Helen Moulder rehearses her new solo play, The Bicycle & the Butcher's Daughter in an empty retail space. The Shopfront Theatre… Audio

The Tautai Pacific Arts Trust, which champions contemporary Pacific arts, is entering new territory, with the opening of a dedicated gallery space in Auckland. Tautai already works with artists… Audio

Ronnie, a New Zealand nurse, volunteers to work at a South Vietnamese hospital for a year. She meets Joseph, an American pilot and their war zone romance survives the chaos - for a while. This is the… Audio

Michael Smither hit the headlines last October when his painting "Sea Wall and Kingfisher 1967" sold for $342,000 at auction - one of the highest prices paid for a work by a living artist. He and… Audio

A lot of organisations have had to pivot like crazy to keep their artists in work, during and since lockdown. That includes Pacific Dance New Zealand, celebrating its 10th anniversary this year… Audio

The Wretched is the latest of the new breed of horror genre picture - as thought-provoking as it is scary. Directed by newcomers the Pierce Brothers. Video, Audio

Machine looks at where the development of Artificial Intelligence is heading - brave new world or Terminator-style dystopia? Video, Audio

Rosie is a heartbreaking Irish film about a family forced to live in their car after their flat is sold. Written by Roddy Doyle (The Commitments). Video, Audio

Crowdsourcing can raise money, encourage citizen science and even solve crime. Jesse talks to Billy Jensen about his citizen sleuths and how they have solved many cases the police couldn't.  Audio

Today's Bookmarks guest, Michel Mulipola, is living out his childhood dreams as a cartoonist, comic book shop owner, professional wrestler and gamer.  Audio

Jenny Gillam and Raewyn Ormsby-Rihari are preserving the skills of generations using North Island brown kiwi feathers for weaving. The work of the wāhine of Ngāti Torehina ki Matakā, carrying out the… Audio, Gallery

Central Otago's schist and stone feature in Arrowtown sculpture artist Shane Woolridge's work. Trained as a stonemason, he is now a full time artist. Some his large sculptures and smaller commissioned… Audio, Gallery