Arts
LIVE VIDEO: Royal New Zealand Ballet - Cinderella
Dazzling against the light and dark of Prokofiev’s powerful score, this is a ravishing interpretation of the timeless 'rags to riches' fairy tale romance. Royal New Zealand Ballet's livestream begins…
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Obituary: Cindy Beavis, pioneer of community radio
Cindy Beavis, who died last month, was a founder of Access Radio and before that she was the first woman executive producer of Checkpoint and a Master Control radio operator at RNZ.
LIVE VIDEO: Royal New Zealand Ballet - Cinderella
Dazzling against the light and dark of Prokofiev’s powerful score, this is a ravishing interpretation of the timeless 'rags to riches' fairy tale romance. Royal New Zealand Ballet's livestream begins…
Coming up
Walters Art Prize judging above board, says gallery
The judging process for the country's biggest art prize is above board, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki says.
Te Papa staff re-creating famous art works at home
Te Papa staff in lockdown at home have been re-creating art works from their collection and sharing them on social media under the hashtag #MuseumChallenge.
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Coronavirus: Postponed event ticket holders can't get refunds
Ticket holders for live events indefinitely postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic are frustrated that they can't get a refund.
The Commerce Commission has issued guidelines after fielding complaints… Audio
Cultural Ambassador - Maori Arts
Making his Nights Debut, Teina Moetera join us as our Cultural Ambassador for Maori Arts - tonight we start with questions: What are Maori Arts? What makes them distinct? Audio
'Museum beyond walls' becomes a reality
Arts correspondent Nina Tonga looks at how a sector goal to bring art to the people has unexpectedly been realised, thanks to Covid-19. She joins Kathryn to talk about how different galleries and… Audio
The Goodies star Tim Brooke-Taylor dies of covid-19
UK star, Tim Brooke-Taylor best known as part of TV comedy trio The Goodies, has died from coronavirus at age 79 Audio
Arts sector responding 'creatively' to pandemic blues
The country's arts development agency, Creative New Zealand, said despite the current challenges it faced the sector was showing signs of a creative revival.
Coronavirus: Supporting university students during lockdown
We've been catching up with people around New Zealand to see how they're spending their time in lockdown.
Today we're talking to Reverend Hirini Kaa who is a Doctor and the Kaiarahi at the University… Audio
Quarantunes: Life 'comes up roses' for Fiona Pears under lockdown
Christchurch violinist Fiona Pears has had the thrill of her life during lockdown, performing with her hero Roby Lakatos. With her usual opportunities to perform cut off, Fiona took a punt and… Video
David Eggleton: Poet Laureate
New Zealand’s current Poet Laureate, performance poet, reviewer and non-fiction writer, David Eggleton, talks about his role as a composer of poems for the nation. Audio
The birth of a New Zealand anthology
Ko Aotearoa Tātou | We Are New Zealand, is a new anthology, born in the aftermath of the Christchurch mosque attacks and asks, what is New Zealand now; who are we? Paula Morris has edited the… Audio
Sam Hunt: 'I don't think I'm missing anyone but I'm sort of wondering how they are'
Sam Hunt is holed up in the far north listening to Bob Dylan and German composer Ernest Bloch but mostly listening to silence. He talks to Karyn Hay and reads a couple of poems. Video, Audio
Blokes vs Books: a new campaign to get Kiwi men reading
There's never been a better time to get into reading so the new online campaign Blokes vs Books had a very timely launch last week. In a series of short, light-hearted interviews, playwright Victor… Video, Audio
Selina Tusitala Marsh: Finding comfort in words
Both the incoming and the outgoing Poets Laureate join us this morning for some poetic inspiration on Easter Monday. Selina Tusitala Marsh, who has recently handed over the baton to David Eggleton… Audio
Help from the Wonky Donkey during lockdown
The Wonky Donkey Man’s been busier than ever during lockdown, keeping the kids amused with live Facebook streams and guitar performances of his bestselling children’s books. Craig Smith joins Karyn… Audio
Former Māori TV boss salutes Huirangi
Analysis - Soon after arriving at Māori Television as its new CEO in December 2004, I was confronted with a daunting array of reo and tikanga challenges spread far and wide across the organisation, Dr…
Creative NZ's $16m emergency package
The country's arts development agency is pulling together a $16 million emergency response package by re-allocating its current funding.
