Arts

Our comedians Te Radar and Melanie Bracewell with a feast of funnies, including why the World Taekwondo Federation is changing its name because of the negative connotations of its initials. Audio

Film and TV reviewer James Croot looks at the movie Dark Waters, based on a decades-long legal battle between lawyer Rob Bilott, who Nine to Noon interviewed late last year, and DuPont Chemicals… Audio

Two hard hitting topics in the Pacific, climate change and the 2006 riots in Tonga, are the subjects of two theatre shows in Auckland's Fringe Town festival. Audio

In the first of a series of reports from the festival front, Mark Amery is in Wellington considering the radical game changing curation of the first week of New Zealand Festival by artist Lemi… Audio

Auckland teenager Cruz Erdmann was named Young Wildlife Photographer of the year in 2019, his photo is in a collection on loan to  Auckland Museum. Cruz Erdmann talks to Jesse about winning the… Audio, Gallery

Rhiannon Giddens is on her way to Wellington with partner Francesco Turrisi to perform at New Zealand Festival on 4^th March. The singer, banjo player and violinist talks to Eva Radich about  recording… Video, Audio

American photographer and film maker Ben Moon was diagnosed with colorectal cancer aged twenty-nine. But his dog Denali helped him pull through. Ben is an adventure, lifestyle and portrait… Video, Audio

Dan Slevin relished the time he spent with these two old geezers who are the subject of The Two Popes. Video

Comedian and storyteller Tom Skelton talks to Kathryn about the past 10 years since losing most of his sight, and wonders what might have been. He's performing his show 2020 Visions (If I hadn't gone… Audio

New Horizons, William’s Dart’s new music showcase, is celebrating 40 years of continuous programme making on RNZ.  Video, Audio

Critically acclaimed UK playwright, novelist, lyricist, and rapper Kate Tempest spoke with Kathryn Ryan while in New Zealand for the Festival of the Arts. Video, Audio

Thousands of people are expected at Parliament today to celebrate RNZ Concert's 87th birthday.

Plans were made to throw a 'birthday bash' for New Zealand's only classical and jazz station after its… Audio

Kate Tempest, UK spoken word artist and rapper has been one of the most talked about artists in the opening days of the New Zealand Festival of the Arts in Wellington.

Audiences have also been taken… Audio

South Korean theatre company Elephants Laugh is about to unleash a work where its performers are immersed in water in glass tanks while refugees walk around them. Audio

When you think of the skills of movie stunt performers, you usually think of breathtaking leaps and spectacular fight scenes. But Ashlee Fidow is also required to free-dive, to abseil, to fall off… Audio

It's been a closely guarded secret, but the anonymous donor behind the country's richest literary prize is anonymous no longer. Audio

105 years after it opened, the Hawke's Bay Opera House's multi-million-dollar earthquake strengthening and refurbishment are about to be revealed. Audio

WOMAD 2020 is just weeks away: we feature some of the international and local artists. Video