Arts

Whanganui-based poet Airini Beautrais has channelled her ability to say a lot in a few words into her first collection of short stories called Bug Week. Airini's four poetry collections include Flow… Audio

Poems about poetry and cycling are two of the themes James Brown has often reflected on during his quarter of a century of writing. Audio

The Alexander Turnbull Library's 100th birthday celebrations may have been scuttled by Covid-19, but the treasure trove of New Zealand archives still gets to mark this milestone. An exhibition of… Audio, Gallery

Composing for a large choir and a maximum of three instruments - that's the challenge Choirs Aotearoa NZ is issuing to some adventurous Kiwi composers. It's a perfect time for composers to try… Audio, Gallery

Facing precarious times thanks to Covid-19, contemporary art galleries in Christchurch and Auckland have joined forces to work together on exhibitions they can share. Audio, Gallery

Three in-demand Kiwi composers who've worked on three very different movies- a drama, a horror and a comedy - have made it to the shortlist for this year's APRA Best Original Music In A Film Award. Audio, Gallery

If ever there was an idea whose time had come it may be a TV movie called Toke. When the country is getting ready to make a decision about marijuana - to legalize it or not - what better time for a… Audio, Gallery

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

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

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

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

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

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 reviews Mulan, Long Way Up - which reunites Ewan McGregor and his mate Charley Boorman on a new motorbike adventure. Audio

Sir Roger Hall is adapting one of his scripts to suit the Central Hawkes Bay town of Waipawa.  Audio

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

Dan Slevin hates it when he likes things he is supposed to hate. Video

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