Arts

Sam Moore is better known online as uglyīnk - he's a Christchurch-based artist and illustrator whose People of New Zealand drawings, which satirise familiar Kiwi "templates", are hugely popular online… Audio, Gallery

125 years after women’s suffrage in Aotearoa why does it still take a special  occasion to have female composers works heard?  Young New Zealand conductor Tianyi Lu and the APO's Artistic… Audio

Wellington’s tango group Bravo Ensemble and guest Joel Tortul from Argentina play some tango and samba on Upbeat before their concert tonight at St. Mary of the Angels in Wellington.

Joel Tortul is a… Audio

TV reviewer Lara Strongman has been watching the NZ version of the international hit, Gogglebox on TV3. She's also cast her eye over Netflix shows, The Sinner and Toast of London. Audio

Comedian and writer Sarah Cooper spent years working in the testosterone fueled tech industry for companies like Yahoo and Google. She's just published a tongue in cheek guide to the workplace called… Audio, Gallery

NZSO Concertmaster Vesa-Matti Leppänen is the soloist for the orchestra's performance of Prokofiev's Violin Concerto No 2 in Dunedin on Friday night and in Christchurch on Saturday. Video, Audio

The legendary comic book writer and creator Stan Lee has died aged 95. Stein Dando is an Auckland-based comic book enthusiast and joins us to chat about Stan Lee's life and times. Audio

Karl Maughan is not only the best known garden painter in New Zealand – he is one of the most successful in the world. Charlotte Wilson visits him to discuss his collection of art books and poetry -… Audio, Gallery

Juliet Arnott talks to Lynn Freeman about the Necessary Traditions Festival on in Christchurch, which showcases 40 crafts people who keeping traditional skills alive. Skills such as mandolin making… Audio, Gallery

'Home' is collection of drawings by Syrian children, curated by prize winning Australian artist Ben Quilty. The drawings are simple but honest accounts of a brutal civil war from the perspective of… Audio, Gallery

"Highly unconventional" is how Elizabeth Sneyd describes her own teaching methods. "If you saw me teaching on one single occasion you'd probably think 'goodness me, the kids are just larking around… Video, Audio

The name Anne Tenney might not ring bells, but when most see the Australian actor they remember her as Sal Kerrigan in The Castle, the cult Aussie movie loved on both sides of the Tasman. Others may… Audio, Gallery

Twenty-two-year-old Logan Williams (Ngai Tahu) is an inventor, entrepreneur, and innovator, and the chief executive and founder of Biome Innovation Ltd. Growing up in Timaru, he saw firsthand the… Audio

Jeremy Salmond has just received the 2018 New Zealand Institute of Architects (NZIA) Gold Medal in recognition of an outstanding career in heritage and conservation architecture. He was the founding… Audio, Gallery

Arthur Tompkins is a trustee of the NZ Art Crime Research Trust and a District Court Judge in Wellington. Each year for nearly a decade he has abandoned a New Zealand winter to teach Art in War in… Audio

Jonathan Bielski, Artistic Director of Auckland arts Festival, discusses the highlights and themes of his 2019 programme. A production of Mozart's 'The Magic Flute" from Komische Oper Berlin is… Audio

National MP Christopher Finlayson, a Trustee of the Adam Foundation, speaks to Eva Radich about the work of his friend Denis Adam who died on October 18 in Wellington in his 95^th year. 

Chris has… Audio

Tamar Munch reviews the BBC drama The Bodyguard, and the final season of the Netflix series House of Cards. Which one hits the mark? Audio