Arts
Covid photographers from both sides of the Tasman
When three Australasian photographers decided to create a Zine of Covid-19 related images during the initial outbreak, they could never have guessed it would come out just as New Zealand and Australia… Audio, Gallery
Rebecca Gibney - a lowdown criminal at last
The secret weapon in the upcoming comedy heist movie Lowdown dirty criminals is undoubtedly the woman who left New Zealand a raw Kiwi kid and became one of the most successful and most loved actors in… Audio, Gallery
After the online film festivals
One of the casualties of the last lockdown was the International Film Festival - or at least the festival as we know it. Like other festivals around the world, ours went "virtual" - meaning going… Audio
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In a new documentary, we meet a young Muslim man who became a spokesperson for his people after the Christchurch Mosque Attack. In One year on, he talks candidly about his reluctance to step back into… Audio, Gallery
Choreographer Twyla Tharp
Twyla Tharp, one of the world's greatest living choreographers, is due to bring her dance work "Waterbaby Bagatelles" to New Zealand stages for the first time. Waterbaby Bagatelles is a suite of… Audio
Notting Hill Carnival goes from street party to screen festival
This year's Notting Hill Carnival will swap the streets of West London for computer screens around the world in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Cultural Ambassador - South Auckland
We check in with our cultural ambassador from South Auckland, photographer Raymond Sagapolutele to find out how things are going in his neck of Tamaki Makaurau. Audio
Film and TV reviewer James Croot
Film and TV reviewer James Croot joins Kathryn to talk about Muppets Now, the first unscripted series and first original series for Disney+. Audio
Coral Trimmer - on life, love, and music over 90 years
Coral Trimmer started playing the harmonica 85 years ago. The 90-year-old has played music in bordellos in London, to soldiers in the Middle East - and recently moved home to the Kapiti Coast. Audio
At the Movies: The Old Guard
The Old Guard is a Netflix B-movie but with A-movie star Charlize Theron. She's the leader of a group of immortal superheroes that includes Chiwetel Ejiofor and KiKi Layne. Video, Audio
Film editor John Gilbert on the state of the movie industry
Oscar-winning editor John Gilbert (Hacksaw Ridge) talks about how the film industry around the world is coping with enforced idleness, and whether stalled projects will now beat a path to New… Audio
At the Movies: This Town
This Town is a comedy about a man rebuilding his life after being acquitted of a murder. Written, directed and produced by star David White. With Robyn Malcolm (Outrageous Fortune) and Rima Te Wiata… Video, Audio
At the Movies for 12 August 2020
Simon Morris reviews a quirky New Zealand comedy and a Netflix comic-book superhero movie. He also talks to award-winning editor John Gilbert about the effect of the lockdown on the world film… Audio
Review: Laurel Canyon
The golden age of LA rock is glowingly brought to life in a two-part documentary, reviewed by Dan Slevin. Video
Bookmarks with Nicola Harvey
In 2018, our Bookmarks guest Nicola Harvey quit her media executive job in Sydney and moved home to Aotearoa to start up a cattle farm. Audio, Gallery
Cherished and accomplished pianist on the joy of performing Beethoven
Pianist Diedre Irons had listeners around the world galvanized by her performance of Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto in Wellington with the NZSO at the start of July, in a concert performed in front of… Audio
New $45m film studio planned for Upper Hutt near Wellington
Lane Street Studios is planned to have two 40-foot high filming hangars and a smaller studio complex, and is being bankrolled by one local family.
Waitakaruru Aboretum and Sculpture Park update
For thirty years Dorothy and John Wakeling have been working tirelessly to transform a former quarry site into a beautifully planted landscape as well as adding a sculpture park. Dorothy talks to… Audio, Gallery
Review: Dolly Parton - Here I Am
The Netflix documentary Dolly Parton: Here I Am should show audiences that Ms Parton is one of the greatest talents in American music, says Dan Slevin.
