Arts
Mary Wing To returns to the World Of Wearable Art
World of Wearable Art is 30 this year - three decades of putting on stage thousands of jaw-dropping, labour-intensive and madly creative garments. 4,878 of them to be exact. What started as a small… Audio
Vera Mey's answer to global uncertainty - traditional arts and crafts
An unexpected silver lining from global uncertainty is emerging for traditional arts and crafts as people seek comfort in nostalgia. That's the view of expat Curator Vera Mey, who gives the example of… Audio
Penny Howard's four muses
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One posed nude with her guitar, a second is running with a tokotoko, while another sits surrounded by owls. West Auckland artist Penny Howard has captured women who inspire her on… Audio
Isaac Te Reina hopes - to give hope
A Maori filmmaker and actor has written a play he hopes will give hope to young people who're struggling with mental health issues. Audio
Rose Kirkup's love letter to caregivers
Rose Kirkup describes her new play Unflattering Smock as a love-letter to underappreciated New Zealand caregivers. Rose worked in rest homes for eight years and her characters are based on women she… Audio
Paul McLaney is the musical director of this year's WOW
Paul McLaney is the musical director of this year's World Of Wearable Arts shows. He talks about some of the composers involved including SJD, Claire Cowan and Eden Mulholland, and the joys and… Audio
Dame Suzie Moncrieff - To Russia with WOW
World of Wearable Art founder Dame Suzie Moncrieff is back in a driving role for the 30th anniversary show which opens in Wellington next week. She has taken a back seat for the past few years, but… Audio
Urinetown - The Musical
If you're in Hamilton over the next week and are looking for some fun, try Urinetown - The Musical! This version will be performed by a local cast and crew. Director Scot Hall tells us about bringing… Audio
'Maniac' director takes over Bond movies
The man behind Netflix series Maniac has been named as the director of the next James Bond film.
Theatre Critic - Lin Clark
Lin Clark is with us from our Christchurch studio to talk about the play Mum's Choir on at the Court Theatre. Audio
Midnight diner, Minimum and Paradise PD
Paul Casserly has been watching the gloriously puerile animated comedy Paradise PD (Netflix) the women's suffrage documentary series Minimum (RNZ, Loading docs) and also a Netflix original, Midnight… Audio
Circus Caterpillar
Auckland Museum are hosting a very special Caterpillar for the upcoming school holidays. Audio
Transgender musician Eddie Ayres on depression, love and terrorism
Eddie Ayres struggled with depression and identity for years until realising in his 30s that he was a transgender man. The professional musician and ABC Classic FM presenter formerly known as Emma… Audio
Game of Thrones, The Marvelous Mrs Maisel win big at Emmys
HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones was named the best drama series, while Marvelous Mrs Maisel took the award for best comedy, lead actress, supporting actress, writing and directing. Video, Audio
Keeping track of Māori taonga in the world's museums
Ngarino Ellis (Ngapuhi, Ngati Porou) has a dream that one day the approximately 18,000 Māori artefacts held in international museums will be documented for the people of Aotearoa, even if they're not… Audio, Gallery
New Zealand's landscape painting history
Paris Kirby talks about her exhibition of landscapes, part of the Fertile Ground exhibition at Sanderson Contemporary in New Market. Fertile Ground shows the art of post-colonial woman landscape… Audio, Gallery
Playwright Acacia O'Connor and a few things she learned
Seven years ago the O'Connor family band LAVA had everything going for it. But when Amanda O'Connor died suddenly on November 2011 her daughter Acacia's life went into a tailspin. Acacia reflects on… Audio
Object affection - reflecting the history of Chinese People in New Zealand
Since 2012, photographer Dr King Tong Ho has been photographing Chinese New Zealanders with ancestral objects that hold great meaning for them. KT, who's a senior lecturer at AUT, calls his project… Audio
Comedy Pilot Season - ask the audience
How often do you watch a new comedy show on TV and wonder "Who picked that?" Well shortly the answer might be "You did"... TV3 is about to offer 5 possible new shows, and invite the audience to pick… Audio
Joel Tobeck: acting on stage and on demand
Joel Tobeck has acted in some of New Zealand's best loved films, theatre and TV shows. But for the first time in 15 years he's on stage again, starring in 'Mr Burns: a Post Electric Play', at Silo… Audio
