Arts

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

Ennaolla Paea is a dancer and choreographer who leads South Auckland-based Lighthouse Famz, a support base for creative artists that produces events and projects for the local dance community.

She… Audio

After waiting out two Covid-19 lockdowns the 21st national tournament for this Japanese martial art that's growing in popularity, finally took place this month. Produced by Kadambari Raghukumar  Audio

Fable is an alternative hip hop artist from Papakura who likes to be anonymous. Video

The Lighthouse is a dance crew from Ōtara who are a part of the underground Krump movement.  Video

It's the biggest hit New Zealand movie you've probably not heard of unless you've been looking in the right direction. It's called Alien Addiction and it's Number One on the New Zealand I-Tunes chart… Video, Audio, Gallery

An Election 2020 debate on the arts, with MPs from National, Labour and the Greens exploring their policy differences and similiarities. Miriama Kamo is in the chair. Audio

After several false starts and other disruptions thanks to the pandemic, Wellington's Footnote NZ Dance company is about to hit the road to celebrate its 35th birthday. The icing on the cake for the… Audio, Gallery

A serial killer determined to go down in history terrorises the small New Zealand town of Lentford in Nikki Crutchley's latest crime novel The Murder Club. The murderer taunts investigative journalist… Audio

Southland's writers and readers are finally getting their own Festival thanks to a group of booklovers who believe it's past time the region celebrated its rich literary heritage. Local writers are… Audio, Gallery

On the Laugh Track over the years we've run the gamut of funny-haha, funny-peculiar and funny-what are they thinking of? Today's guest may very well cover all of the above. The multi-talented Emma… Audio

Enforced lockdown for a dancer is especially hard, but for Aucklander Lomina-Meteri Araitia it gave her time to breathe, but also to grieve. Right now though she's about to show a new work created as… Audio

There is no stiffer upper lip in Britain than that of Muriel, the stoic wealthy widow whose son takes advantage of her naivety in one of Alan Bennett's famous Talking Heads monologues, "Soldiering… Audio

A performing arts programme for prisoners in the Bay of Islands is being held up as an example for other prisons to follow. Redemption Performing Arts Whanau and Redemption Arts Tuakana Teina Mentors… Audio, Gallery

Human-sized golden kowhai flowers, the extinct huia brought back to life and soldiers marching to war in Featherston... The last ten years of back-breaking work creating large-scale, public artworks… Audio, Gallery

Change hit Ireland like "an express train" and transformed it from a backward country into one that the Irish are proud of, says one of its most famous sons. Audio