Arts

Something very cool is happening this Friday in West Auckland ... music will fill the air! And the soaring voices of some of our wisest, cleverest, most insightful and inventive writers. Audio

Move over "dadcore", "Granpa dressing" is the new hit fashion trend. Ali Ventura explains. Audio

The boom times for the controversial swamp kauri trade appear to be declining - just as a Northland environmental group wins a David and Goliath battle to stop the region being pillaged.  Audio

She can capture detailed photographs of native birds in a split second, but Wellington illustrator Melissa Boardman then spends hours drawing and painting the birds on canvas, using those images as… Audio

In her third novel The ash, the well and the bluebell, Canterbury writer Sandra Arnold tells a story that spans three centuries. Audio

The oral histories of Dalmation settlers in West Auckland were the starting point for the new play by Renee Liang. The award winning playwright's husband is from Croatia and she's spent a lot of time… Audio

If you're renovating your home, and it pre-dates 1980, keep an eye out for the original wallpaper - if it hasn't been stripped off or painted over. Heritage New Zealand is preserving heritage… Audio

It's an indication of the affection with which the Sarjeant Art Gallery is held in Whanganui that the city is celebrating its centenary with a great big party to which everyone's invited. Audio

After big changes at the Arts Foundation and an absence of new Arts Laureates for more than a year, ten were announced last night. Audio

Music by brothers, including from local musical families Sol3 Mio and the Finn family. There’s often a natural musical rapport within families and in this Pick and Mix we’ll hear some of the many… Video

Craig Potton is an acclaimed landscape photographer, conservationist, traveller and publisher. He is also the Chair of the Nelson Suter Art Gallery. He is currently working on two books, one taking a… Audio, Gallery

Donations have started to flow in for Virtuoso Strings, as the organisation tries to keep its after-school programme alive which provides music lessons and kai to more than 70 students in Cannons… Video

The first documentary from Barack and Michelle Obama’s new production company doesn’t let its politics overwhelm its characters, says Dan Slevin. Video

This week on Music 101 Pocket Edition, Jana Whitta talks to Corin Tucker of Sleater Kinney about the band's new album and Elliott Childs talks comedy and music with Portlandia star and comedian Fred… Audio

As part of Auckland's Going West festival Gary Stalker's presenting a solo performance at the Arataki visitors centre, which provides the perfect backdrop to his play, Ghost Trees.  Audio

Performers, playwrights and politicians are paying tribute to the veteran character actor Ray Henwood, who has died aged 82. Mr Henwood moved to New Zealand from Wales nearly 50 years ago and became a… Audio