Arts
Waiting out the pandemic: screenwriter/director Stella Reid
Stella Reid is a great example of how handy it is to work across theatre and screen, as a writer, performer, director or acting coach. Right now she should be reflecting on the Auckland Theatre… Audio
Nailing dialects: Perry Piercy
Perry Piercy is the dialect coach for the TVNZ-BBC co-production, The Luminaries. Audio
Saving those precious old tapes - Nga Taonga's race against time
Nga Taonga Sound and Vision CEO Honiana Love explains the enormous task ahead in digitising NZ's rapidly deteriorating audio and visual collections. Audio, Gallery
That Click: Director Luca Severi on the work of Douglas Kirkland
Photographs of Marilyn Monroe and Judy Garland are among the best known images taken by Douglas Kirkland over his long career. Six decades of Douglas' images feature in a new documentary, That Click… Video, Audio
Amos Nachoum: 'Rather than aim a gun, I aimed a camera.'
"If your picture is not good enough, it's because you're not close enough." That's the mantra of Israeli solider-turned-wildlife-photographer Amos Nachoum. His film, Picture of His Life is screening… Video, Audio
Does documentary photography die without publications to print it?
When Bauer Media shut down on 1 April, it wiped out just about every documentary photography job in the country. Now concerns are being raised over how New Zealand’s visual history will be documented… Audio, Gallery
CreaTech sector aims to attract business to NZ
"We're open for business" is the message the New Zealand creative production sector is trying to sell around the world. Video, Audio
The Rest Is History: The Mollie Rodie MacKenzie fashion collection
Invercargill-born designer Mollie Rodie Mackenzie developed one of the most comprehensive collections of 20th century fashion and clothing in the country. Hundreds of items from the collection are now… Audio, Gallery
2020 Caselberg Trust International Poetry Competition
Rob West from The Caselberg Trust join us with information on the 2020 Caselberg Trust International Poetry Competition. Audio
At The Movies for Wednesday, 3 June 2020
Dan Slevin is filling in for Simon Morris and he reviews Master Cheng, a romance about a Chinese chef stuck in rural Finland; The Assistant, a drama about a young woman who discovers her Hollywood… Audio
TongPop fetish finally gets a chance to shine
Wellington-based Tongan artist Telly Tuita's exhibition came to a halt due to the lockdown, but the arrival of alert level two, has allowed the show to be extended. Audio
Light Skin, Dark Skin
A new exhibition in Titirangi is exploring the politics of existing with different skin colours. Audio
Pantograph Punch turns its hand to podcasting
Online magazine Pantograph Punch has turned to podcasting. Their new podcast is called Artist in Residence. Audio
Arts sector eagerly awaits Level 1 move
New Zealand could move to Alert Level 1 as early as next week, with cabinet to consider the change on Monday.
The arts sector has been particularly hard hit by the Level 2 physical distancing… Audio
TV show Shortland Street works in new ways post lockdown
As the country slowly winds production back up to normal, a lot of industries are having to rethink the way they work. South Pacific Pictures - the makers of the popular TV shows Westside and… Video, Audio
Artist who famously wrapped landmarks dies at 84
Bulgarian-born artist Christo, best known for wrapping buildings and famous landmarks in fabric or plastic, has died at his home in New York, aged 84.
Māori artist says his knighthood belongs to all of Māoridom
Newly knighted artist Derek Lardelli - mostly known in Aotearoa for composing Kapo o Pango (the All Blacks haka) - says it's a recognition of of all Māori arts.
Cilla McQueen: Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit
Bluff poet Cilla McQueen has been named a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in today's Honour's list. She joins Karyn to talk about a life of words and writing. Audio
Avatar crew touch down in Wellington
Hollywood heavyweight James Cameron is among 54 Avatar crew granted permission to arrive back in New Zealand today to resume work on the $1 billion movie sequels.
The Vivian Gallery closes its doors
The Vivian art gallery in Matakana has had to close its doors for the last time because of the Covid-19 lockdown. The small Auckland town was always going to be a challenging spot for an art gallery… Audio
