Arts
Is life worth living after 90?
A new play set to premiere this Saturday at Wellington's Circa Theatre tackles a subject tackles that often bothers many people: "Is life worth living after 90?" That's the core question at the centre… Audio
The TAHI 23rd November 2023
On Today’s show, So’omālō is away so it’s girls show!! (plus Harry). Kenzie from Welly joins us to talk about her single with Poetik, Crystal Choi of Phoebe Rings talks about the groups new Korean… Audio
Bookmarks with Courtney Dawson
Comedian Courtney Dawson talks about what she likes to read, watch and listen to when she's not entertaining others. Audio
Next Goal WIns – the original documentary
This 2014 film is one the most uplifting and positive sports movies of all time, according to Dan Slevin. Video
Pasifika stories scores big on the silver screen
Pasifika actors dominate in Taika Waititi's latest film, 'Next Goal Wins'. Audio
The Panel with Aimie Hines and Simon Pound (Part 1)
Today on The Panel, Wallace and panellists Aimie Hines and Simon Pound discuss how shoppers treat supermarket staff, they debate ways to solve Auckland's ongoing congestion problem and tell us all… Audio
How comedy connects communities, Jesse David Fox's view
Jesse David Fox says comedy is now a cultural force and an art form. More than entertainment, comedy it connects people and influences politics. Audio
'There is a deep sense of peace in this whare'
Five thousand balls of wool and a "kaupapa of joy" have been woven together to create what might be the most heartwarming building in Aotearoa. Video, Audio
The TAHI 21st November 2023
On today’s show, we welcome back Harry and Evie from their various vacations! We discuss the drama at Newmarket carpark, get the low-down on Italian seagulls, and re-cap the League of Legends World… Audio
What is the best sitcom on TV and why is it Upload?
Now in its third season, Prime Video’s high tech satire hits new heights, reports Dan Slevin. Video
Cook Islands completes its colourful mural
After 18 months, the longest mural in the South Pacific is finally finished. Audio
The time warp turns 50: Rocky Horror’s Richard O’Brien and his Kingdom of Bling
It is 50 years since The Rocky Horror Picture Show premiered at the Royal Court Theatre in London. Audio
The Week in Detail: From pandemic pets to Wellington's budget woes
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
A ‘Māori Elite’ tours the nation
Living in the Kāpiti Coast town of Ōtaki, where he runs a gallery and shop with his wife Mia Brennan, Hohepa 'Hori' Thompson says his art and expressions are his way of “decolonising himself”, a… Audio
Sweeping up the road tacks: cycling performance artist Marcus McShane
Marcus McShane’s latest experiment is to employ his cargo bike as a mobile video projection unit, screening commissioned audiovisual animation onto the upper floors of Cuba Street buildings as he… Video, Audio
The time warp turns 50: Rocky Horror’s Richard O’Brien and his Kingdom of Bling
It is 50 years since The Rocky Horror Show premiered at the Royal Court Theatre in London. Audio
Tana Tupai on making Pasifika music symphonic
The NZSO will accompany an 80-strong choir this week in a celebration of Pasifika music, combining symphony with songs from the Pacific. Audio
Dr Rebecca Rice: our early colonial women botanical artists recovered
Dr Rebecca Rice, Curator in Historical New Zealand Art has been rethinking Aotearoa New Zealand’s colonial visual culture, and her current research focuses on nineteenth-century female botanical… Audio
Playing Favourites with Oscar Kightley
Samoan-born writer, director, playwright and actor Vai To'elau Osa Isa'ako Mase Kightley, known as Oscar, is widely regarded as a bit of a legend. But now it's official, with the announcement that… Audio
Richard O'Rawe: In the Name of the Son
Gerry Conlon spent fourteen years in jail as one of the Guildford Four, following the 1974 IRA Guildford pub bombing. New play In the Name of the Son chronicles the heady aftermath of his wrongful… Audio