Arts
Top 10 moments in NZ literature
Sarah Barnett is a Wellington based poet, editor and creative writing teacher and she's done a list of the top 10 best moments in literature in New Zealand this year. So we thought we'd get her on to… Audio
Mortal Engines partnership pays off
Hollywood studios have partnered with New Zealand organisations to bring the new large-scale production of the epic adventure Mortal Engines to the big screen.
'About time' in Whangarei
There's about to be a new tourists attraction in Whangarei, a life-sized running ball clock. The sculpture has been created by the About Time committee of locals, to entice people to visit the town's… Audio
Contentious car park studio
The strained relationship between the Royal New Zealand Ballet and the New Zealand School of Dance didn’t affect Wellington City Council’s decision for relocating the national ballet company. The… Audio
Cartoonist rights
The 2015 attack on the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo killed 12 people, injured 11 others and sparked demonstrations across Europe in support of free speech. But, says cartoonist rights advocate… Audio, Gallery
Eating the Earth
Dark, dystopian and disturbing, artist Ruth Watson's new work Geophagy at COCA examines the challenges of overpopulation and the environmental issues on a planet straining to satisfy our appetites. Audio, Gallery
Pottery on the Page
In the late 1950's a group of New Zealand potters decided to get serious about who they were and what they wanted to do. They launched New Zealand Potter magazine and for 40 years, clay artists… Audio, Gallery
Telling The Real Story
What sorts of things do people write about? What rises to the top and what sinks out of trace? And most importantly overall, Do we have a New Zealand voice? These are all questions that Auckland… Audio
Under My Dark Umbrella: The Grimshaw Sargeson Fellowship 2018
The Grimshaw Sargeson Fellowship has been announced, awarding two writers a four-month residency each in the Sargeson Centre in Auckland. They are: Auckland playwright and actor Carl Bland, who will… Audio
Snexit
They're calling it the Snexit; Basement Theatre's long-serving development manager Sam Sneddon is quitting to go back to acting. It's been six years since Sam agreed to help Charlie McDermott and… Audio
No longer the "other"
There's never been a more important time to hear from a diverse range of voices on stage, says the writer-director of OTHER [chinese] Alice Canton. Audio
New Zealand Geographic Photographer of the Year
Neil Silverwood has just been named New Zealand Geographic Photographer of the Year for a portfolio of images shot deep underground. Audio
Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson
Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson is something of a polymath. As well as a singer; he is an airline pilot, novelist, international fencer, craft brewer, public speaker and broadcaster. Video, Audio, Gallery
Bronwyn Coate: why Da Vinci's 'Salvator Mundi' broke records
Is art really worth the value it reaches at auction? Take Leonardo Da Vinci's Salvator Mundi - that fetched $US450m at a Christie's auction recently. Or in NZ, a Colin McCahon work recently broke the… Audio
Jimmy Carr: 'I don't draw the line, audiences draw it'
Award-winning British comedian Jimmy Carr is known for jokes that sail close to the wind. He says people don't choose what they laugh at - it's a reflex - but when he hears an 'ooooh' after they… Audio
NZ Ballet asks for independent investigation
Royal New Zealand Ballet has asked for an independent review into its employment processes, and how it manages complaints. Board member Isaac Hikaka spoke to John Campbell. Video, Audio
Life in the BURBS
The team behind the successful webseries BURBS - set in the suburbs of Wellington - join Bryan to talk about telling stories with a sense of place. Video, Audio
RNZB board committed to ensuring ballet is supportive workplace
The Royal New Zealand Ballet says it is a responsible employer and has always taken employees' concerns, particularly those alleging any kind of bullying, intimidation or abuse, extremely seriously. Audio
New scholarship to study link of dance and dementia
A new Scholarship to research dance and dementia has been established. The Lady Rosemary Buchanan Dance Scholarship is named after the high-profile Kiwi Expat and will encourage and support a PhD… Audio
Beyond the Bars
In the past five years New Zealand’s female prison population has almost quadrupled to nearly 800. The new minister for Corrections, Kelvin Davis pledged to reduce the prison population by 30 percent… Video, Audio
