Arts
Bookmarks with John Rosser
For Bookmarks today we talk to the very musically minded king of choir John Rosser. He's the founder and musical director of Auckland-based chamber choir, Viva Voce. Audio, Gallery
Fifty best films: Rear Window
Up from number 54 to 38 in the 2022 Sight & Sound 2022 Top 50, Hitchcock's Rear Window is almost flawless entertainment, says Dan Slevin. Video
The TAHI 5th December 2023
We are officially an award winning podcast! On today’s show, Rei reflects on 2023 and chats about his latest track ‘Tīoi’, R&B songstress Lara Andello zooms in before heading on the next leg of her… Audio
Short Story Competition winner: Love Like Lemons by Sam Reese
A man is puzzled by the new lodger that has moved in with him and his wife. In trying to build a picture of the mysterious lodger, the man is confronted with a bitter incident from the past and comes… Audio
Why being in 'the worst movie of all time' wasn't a bad thing
Greg Sestero, best known as the character 'Mark' in the infamously so-bad-it's-good film The Room, is touring around New Zealand to celebrate the film's 20th anniversary. Audio
Manu Vaea: the spiritual and mundane in being fakaleitī - Tongan third gender
In Koe Tau’atāina o e Leitī (The Freedom/ Emancipation of the Leitī), Tongan New Zealand artist Manuaha’apai Vaeatangitau (or Manu Vaea for short) deals in “radical honesty” about her experiences as… Audio
Regional Wrap: Marton building turns into an ‘unsettling immersive’ sculpture
In 2021 artist Isabella Loudon returned to her family home in the town of Marton Tutaenui in the lower North Island to recover from glandular fever. Loudon has since stayed on, making the most of a… Audio
Kauae Raro Research Collective's passion for earth pigments
Raro Research Collective's passion for earth pigments Audio
Arts news for Sunday December 3 2023
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Celebrating traditional Fijian hair practice from a Wairarapa farm
The buiniga is a traditional Fijian unisex hairstyle. Similar to the afro, but more sculpted, it’s become a source of national pride. Increasingly young women in Fiji are bucking Western trends and… Audio
Grime MC Flowdan talks collabs, and his Wellington show reviewed
UK grime music pioneer Flowdan talks to Samantha Mythen about his Grammy nomination, recent run of collaborations and what crowds turn up for, just before hitting the stage in Wellington.
Greg Sestero on friendship, creativity and why The Room is so fun to watch
A soulmate is someone who pushes you to discover your own potential, says actor and filmmaker Greg Sestero. For him, that's Tommy Wiseau, the "eccentric" friend who directed him in a 2003 film widely… Video, Audio
The Little Clay Cart and NZ's first Afro-Kiwi Xmas concert
Voices this week looks at some December events to look forward to from the south Asian and African diaspora in Auckland. Audio
Taking art to the stars
XYZZY is an immersive film, designed for planetariums by New Zealand artists Jess Johnson and Simon Ward. It premiered at the Otago museum, sold out 14 shows in Melbourne and now it's back in Aotearoa… Audio
Kinetic sculpture represents Northland's efforts to protect environment - artist
A controversial climate-change-themed public artwork 13 years in the making is due to be completed in Kerikeri this week.
The TAHI 30th November 2023
On today's show Evie catches up with childhood friend and award-winning artist Vera Ellen, So’omālō chats with TAHI fan and aspiring music journalist Mia Faiumu, plus we get vulnies and reveal our… Audio
First-ever Samoan gaming hero
A Samoan character has been introduced to the online gaming world of Overwatch 2. Audio
Podcast Critic: Alex Barnes
Today Alex talks to Jesse about the podcasts Haka Life and The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F**k. Audio
Grindhouse gets the full Blu-ray treatment
Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez’ celebration of cheap and nasty filmmaking, Grindhouse, comes home in a paradoxically beautiful package, reports Dan Slevin. Video
ThreeNow: Is there anything for film lovers?
The free streamer has had a facelift, with performance and reliability improvements, but has the feature film offering also improved, asks Dan Slevin. Video