Arts

Bruce Mason was widely regarded as New Zealand's best playwright, known mostly for The Pohutukawa Tree and his solo show The End of the Golden Weather Audio

TV reviewer Chris Schulz is out to find the fun on the box, the offerings from which have been a bit grim of late. He'll talk to Kathryn about the 3rd season of Stranger Things, the George… Audio

Us is out on home video today. Dan Slevin looks at some of the critical responses to the ideas behind one of the most creative films of the past ten years.

There's a piece of New Zealand's most important heritage locked behind hoardings on Auckland's Queen St. The St James Theatre is dying a death of neglect - but those who love the old lady haven't… Audio

The line-up for the New Zealand International Film Festival has been revealed. Dan Slevin suggests 10 titles to look out for in this year’s festival.

Between them, the NZSO National Youth Orchestra and the New Zealand Youth Choir have clocked up 100 years of making music and training future professional musicians and singers. So they're heading out… Audio

The Museum of Old and New or MONA for short in Hobart Tasmania is the largest privately funded museum in the Southern hemisphere, and some would say both its greatest and strangest. Audio, Gallery

Bread, wine, milk and now chocolate. The Java Dance company made its name here and overseas dancing in the back of buses, followed by a menu of food themed dance works. Audio, Gallery

Despite the government's talk of a well-being budget, the makers of a new play exploring Aotearoa's inequality gap remain unconvinced that life will improve for those who're struggling financially… Audio

It's taken decades of work, patience, fundraising and planning to build the centre in the town basin. Stage one of the Cultural Centre has been open for just over a week now. It houses space for… Audio, Gallery

Creative writing courses at some tertiary institutions are under threat, and that's got writers, students and the wider literary community worried. While online courses seem popular with management… Audio

Auckland painter Martin Law has made an ambitious three decade long commitment to painting New Zealand's architecture in its landscape. The expat Brit is about to exhibit his latest in the series… Audio, Gallery

It’s the season of Matariki where we celebrate rising stars including the NZSO National Youth Orchestra and the New Zealand Youth Choir.  

And once again enjoy Neil Finn's collaboration with the… Video

Journalist Elizabeth Winkler has questioned whether Shakespeare was actually a man. She explains the reasons why some scholars hear a woman's voice behind the most famous words in the English… Audio

Finn McCahon-Jones is is the grandson of one of New Zealand's most iconic painters, Colin McCahon. He recently began researching and writing about his grandfather's time as a curator at Auckland City… Audio, Gallery

"48 hours of really tough mahi' was all it took for the Pōtiki Poi team (led by Dunedin schoolgirl Georgia Tiatia Fa'atoese Latu) to make and sell $1,000 worth of poi at this year's NZ Startup Boot… Audio

The history and culture of Scottish whisky is lovingly portrayed in this low-budget documentary, reports Dan Slevin. Video

The best bits of The Secret life of Pets 2 would work just fine as shareable clips online, says Dan Slevin. Video