Arts
Arts Festival report with Culture 101's Perlina Lau
The Arts Festivals are in full swing across Aotearoa along with numerous Fringe Festivals.
Co-host of RNZ National's Culture 101, Perlina Lau, was in Hamilton last week and this week she's been out… Audio
Concertgoers spellbound by NZSO concert Beyond Words
An incredible, near-spiritual experience.
That's how some concertgoers described the first Beyond Words concert at the Christchurch Town Hall last night, which saw the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra… Audio
Arts and culture journal shutters over 'unsurvivable' funding environment
Amidst the news that Newshub would be shutting down and TVNZ will be shedding 68 jobs to stay afloat, another part of our media landscape announced it would shutter. Audio
The Kiwi director bringing live-action Avatar to life
"It is a huge weight to bear," says Roseanne Liang as Netflix's huge live-action adaptation gets two more seasons Video
The TAHI 7/3/2024
On today’s episode, we’re celebrating International Women’s day early with journalist Jogai Bhatt and Thee bad mana wahine herself Te KuraHuia. We get into the gender pay gap, worldwide statistics… Audio
New film shot in the Cook Islands a drawcard for tourists
New film shot in the Cook Islands a drawcard for tourists. Audio
Arts magazine publishers press pause amid funding woes
One of the country's few online arts magazines is going into an indefinite hiatus.
Ockham Book Awards finalists announced
Four New Zealand authors are in the running for a $65,000 fiction prize at this year's Ockham Book Awards.
Sixteen award finalists have just been announced in four categories: fiction, poetry… Audio
Opera singer Dame Kiri Te Kanawa turns 80
The opera singer Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, arguably this country's greatest musical export, is 80 on Wednesday.
RNZ Concert host Bryan Crump compiled this special birthday tribute. Audio
NZSO to mark fifth anniversary of mosque attacks with collaborative programme
The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra is in new territory this week with a collaborative programme to mark the fifth anniversary of the mosque attacks in Christchurch in which 51 people were murdered.
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New Auckland city central public art installation
A new public artwork installation is coming to the southern end of Federal Street in Auckland, just a stone's from the RNZ studio. The artist, Joe Sheehan, speaks to Jesse. Audio, Gallery
The TAHI 5/3/2024
On today’s show, we chat about all the talent coming out of Oce-nia-nia, as well as appearances from up and coming singer songwriter Spdrtwnbby from the hearty Avondale, and Brisbane based music… Audio
Robyn Malcolm: 'After The Party' is my version of menopause
Robyn Malcolm is one of New Zealand’s best known actors. She discusses creating her latest age-appropriate role in After the Party and how she’s navigated solo-parenting, menopause and mental health… Video, Audio
What we're watching: Secret City, season 1
Sleepy old Canberra is the scene of political and diplomatic shenanigans - and murder - in this Netflix series. Dan Slevin explains why it's worth a watch.
The Pre-Panel for 4 March 2024
Today on the Pre-Panel, Wallace Chapman previews tonight's show and producer Ayana Piper-Healion joins to discuss how messy things can get if Banksy decides to create art on your house. Audio
Parihaka inspiration for Melbourne Fashion Festival show
A Taranaki designer will showcase a collection inspired by the story of Parihaka at the Melbourne Fashion Festival.
Vince Ropitini's "Art of Passive Resistance" collection will show on the Global… Audio
NZ Artist Simon Denny in Berlin and New York on NFTs, meta landscapes and space colonies
Berlin-based New Zealand artist Simon Denny’s work has long explored the culture of new technology and the dreams tech entrepreneurs sell us.
Back in 2016, Denny was one of the first artists to… Audio
Regional wrap: Tauranga arts groups face up to 300% rent increases
Artists in Tauranga recently took a creative response to comment on the City Council's Long Term Plan, which proposes steep rental increases for community groups, and a 'user pays' approach to… Audio
The Waikato Wars: What painter Richard Lewer didn’t learn at school
At the New Zealand Portrait Gallery in Pōneke hangs an enormous New Zealand flag upon which artist Richard Lewer has painted the words: “To have a future I must reconcile with MY past.”
Lewer’s… Audio
Tackling climate change with bonkers creative ideas: inventor artist Steve Mushin
Habitat-printing robot birds, water-filtering sewer submarines, and flying bikes launched on waste heat thermals are just a few of the 100-plus bonkers ideas artist and industrial designer Steve… Audio