Arts

The Pop-up Globe Theatre in Auckland is about to begin its final season. We say farewell with music director Paul McLaney. Audio

While they are quite happy to make some of their content here, don’t hold your breath waiting for Amazon Prime to start making genuinely local programmes, says Dan Slevin.

Te Ahi Kaa is in Rotorua at the Te Waka Toi Awards, hosted by Creative New Zealand. The annual event honours the achievements of Maori artists who have a made a significant contribution to their… Audio

An insight into the chaotic teenage brain is the promise from Christchurch's Court Youth Company's young actors, ahead of their end-of-year production, Brainstorm.

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Every day for the first four months of her baby's life, Amy Brown kept a journal of poems about the emotions and milestones mother and baby experienced. Now she's out them together in a book called… Audio

France's Empress Josephine,  wife of Napoleon, had a very colourful life.  She also created a garden filled with plants and animals she gathered from across the globe, the subject of a novel by… Audio

Te Auaha's Handshake project was started in 2011 by makers Peter Deckers and his wife Hilda Gascard, aiming to nurture New Zealand jewellers, and build links with international galleries and… Audio

A unique arts initiative for marginalized West Auckland youth is about to exhibit the work of the Class of 2019. The Kakano Youth Arts Collective's founder and Creative Director, Mandy Patmore… Audio, Gallery

Irish singer songwriter and outspoken advocate Pauline Scanlon is a driving force behind a movement to address gender equality in folk and traditional music.  She's one of the headline acts at the… Audio

Part classic detective work, part loving restoration...  Akaroa Museum's  Daniel Smith went in search of an historic work by Banks Peninsula farmer and carver John Menzies.  Audio, Gallery

Wayne Youle is one of our country's leading contemporary artists. His work combines pop art playfulness with a critical bi-cultural awareness. Of Ngapuhi, Ngati Whakaeke and European descent, Youle… Audio, Gallery

Dr Caroline Vercoe is Senior lecturer in art history at The University of Auckland.

She specialises in contemporary Pacific art and performance art, with a particular interest in issues of race… Audio

Irish actor Barry McGovern's reputation has been forged by his performances of the notoriously difficult work of his countryman Samuel Beckett. Beckett's plays are often abstract and esoteric, knotty… Audio

Can art be viewed in isolation from the life of the artist who produced it? It's a question increasingly troubling galleries and cultural institutions. Audio

Visitors to Te Papa will have the chance to immerse themselves in the psychedelic multi-verse of Alice's Wonderland with the opening of a new exhibition.

The interactive experience celebrates the… Video, Audio

Waipukurau Arts and Crafts Incorporated has spent most of the year creating a five-metre Christmas tree made up of nearly 1000 crocheted granny squares. Lesleigh Ashley from the group explains the… Audio, Gallery

A new TV show created by Cliff Curtis follows the journey of four local schools who supercharge their theatrical productions with help from local entertainers. Audio

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the moon landing: we take a trip on a spaceship with Julie London. 

A tribute to the inventor of bossa nova, Brazilian guitarist João Gilberto, who died earlier in… Video

A large text-based light sculpture by Scottish artist Nathan Coley has just been installed at Auckland Art Gallery. Audio, Gallery