Arts

They make fishbones out of toothpicks, potato chips from the seeds of capsicums - can turn almost any object into something that can be used in the tiny worlds they create. Miniature makers are people… Audio, Gallery

Ben Wheatley’s Happy New Year, Colin Burstead is a very black comedy about a family falling apart in the holidays, reports Dan Slevin. Video

Nine young Māori filmmakers are to get an opportunity of a life time on Thursday, when they travel overseas to study other Indigenous communities across the world.  Audio

Marriage Story shows (yet) another side of the great Adam Driver, reports Dan Slevin. Video

The Golden Globe awards have wrapped up in Los Angeles. It's the ceremony that marks the start of the film award season. Our correspondent Brad Pomerance talks to Kim Savage from Los Angeles. Audio

We explore the many faces of sibling performance  – from the Andrew Sisters in the 1940s to modern singing sisters and instrumental duos. Video

It might be summer here, but the international film release schedule waits for no one! Video, Audio

Sometimes it can feel like life is just one big juggling act, and for Zane Jarvie that's definitely the case. Video, Audio

Any moment now people in Christchurch and Auckland will have the chance to behold a rare sight - or should we say smell - with a plant, known as the Corpse flower, coming very close to blooming.

The… Audio

Expert weaver Ranui Ngarimu has been made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit For services to Māori art and culture, particularly weaving. Audio

Music critic Waveney Russ joins us to discuss her picks of the tunes released during December. Video, Audio

We feature the violin in all its glory – from folk to bluegrass and classical. 

And we celebrate the music of Cole Porter.  Video

Time for On The Road now. This is where we get a prominent New Zealander in to chat about their favourite ever road trip, reflect a bit on the year just gone, and play us a few of their essential road… Audio

Is it a wet weather day in your part of the country? Time to go to the movies? Film critic Dan Slevin is here to talk about new releases you might be able to cram the family into. Today Dan is… Audio

Semisi Maiai is a New Zealand musician known for his work as the front man of kiwi band Marlin's Dreaming. But he plays he plays a mean guitar and he was rocking through Wellington today so we thought… Audio

The iconic plastic tiki that was gifted to John Lennon when The Beatles toured New Zealand in 1964 will be purchased by Te Papa. You have probably seen those famous photographs of each of the band… Audio

My next guest is one of New Zealand's foremost nature photographers, his photos have graced postage stamps, featured on New Zealand bank notes and in magazines from around the world. And now Rob… Audio, Gallery