Arts
Robyn Hunt: A life of literacy advocacy
Writer, journalist, avid reader and disability advocate Robyn Hunt (ONZM) is this year's recipient of the New Zealand Arts Access Accolade. It's a recognition of the support she's given to Arts Access… Audio
Changes to "Hobbit Law" will protect those working on LOTR series - Robyn Malcolm
The actor who protested against the treatment of New Zealanders working on the Hobbit says recent changes to the "Hobbit Law" will protect those working on Amazon's Lord of the Rings series. After… Audio
Te Papa told Govt it risked losing relevance as national museum
Te Papa told the Government it risked losing relevance as a national museum when it asked it for money to help move into South Auckland. The museum's bid for 1.5 million dollars to develop a detailed… Audio
Robyn Malcolm has high hopes the new Lord of the Rings series
Actor Robyn Malcolm, who fought against the "Hobbit" employment law has high hopes the new Lord of the Rings series will be a boon for the local film industry. She told Katie Scotcher she's thrilled… Audio
Yuki Kihara will represent New Zealand at Venice Biennale 2021
The Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa has announced artist Yuki Kihara as New Zealand's artist for the 59th International Art Exhibition -the venice Biennale in 2021. Arts Council Chair… Audio
Why Te Papa's move to South Auckland wasn't funded
Te Papa told the government it risked losing relevance as a national museum when it asked it for money to help move into South Auckland.
Native American poet laureate Joy Harjo
Joy Harjo is a critically acclaimed poet and musician and she is the first Native American to be named US poet laureate. Born in Oklahoma, Joy Harjo is of Muscogee Creek heritage, and often draws on… Audio
Award-winning playwright Ruth Ratcliffe
Setting up a theatre company made up of prisoners and ex prisoners so they can help at-risk communities, is the ultimate goal of Ruth Ratcliffe, who's one of this year's Te Putanga Toi Arts Access… Audio
Hinemoana Baker is inspired by her years in Berlin
A year long residency in Berlin in 2015 has turned into a much longer stay for poet, singer-songwriter and editor Hinemoana Baker. The German capital has been a mecca for New Zealand artists for a… Audio
Pukana - centuries of Maori performance
From Maori origin stories to te reo thrash metal - a new exhibition is canvassing Maori performance over the centuries. Pukana: moments in Maori performance at the National Library in Wellington… Audio
New Zealand Drama for the World
This year a project was initiated by NZ On Air, the Film Commission and Script to Screen to sell on-screen New Zealand drama to the world. These days, many of the best examples aren't on linear TV, or… Audio
Musical Chair: Rima Te Wiata
The star of New Zealand stage, screen and song, Rima Te Wiata is currently starring in the highly-coveted role of The Player in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. She joins Jim in the Musical… Audio
Documentary: 'It's the closest thing I'll get to flying'
Loading Docs - Petra Leary takes her hidden superpower to the sky, focusing her lens on becoming the world's top aerial photographer. Video
Dara O'Briain: Listen to the Voice of Reason
Acclaimed Irish comedian Dara O'Briain will perform in New Zealand for the first time when he appears in his Voice of Reason show in Wellington, Auckland and Christchurch next week. . Audio
Expressions of the Equinox
Julie Sperring looks at the ways a variety of composers have represented the balance between the opposing forces of day and night. Audio
The Adventures of Tupaia
An incredible book is out today showcasing the story of Tahitian priest Tupaia, who was crucial to Captain Cook's early contact with indigenous communities around the pacific. Illustrator Mat Tait… Audio
Taika Waititi's kiwi humour is rocking the world
Taika Waititi has been the talk of the Toronto International Film Festival for his film Jojo Rabbit - a controversial passion project that's being both lauded and slated. Audio
Cultural Ambassador - Composition in Context
Pianist Rachel Church talks us through Schubert's Sonata in B Flat D960. Audio
NZ Biography: Rita Angus
For the first time ever, the solo work of a New Zealand artist is to be exhibited at London's Royal Academy of Arts. Seventy works by the modernist painter Rita Angus have been chosen for the… Audio, Gallery
Married at First Sight, The Block, Falling Inn Love
Film and TV reviewer Sarah McMullan joins Kathryn to talk about the controversy over Married at First Sight, has it failed in its duty of care? The Block Firehouse finished its season with one winner… Audio
