Arts

British-Trinidadian award-winning poet, novelist, lecturer and much-admired musician, Anthony Joseph won this year's T.S. Eliot Prize for his collection of poetry called "Sonnets for Albert", based on… Audio

It starts with a chat to a mysterious stranger at a beach bar in Mexico - and leads to a big case of mistaken identity thanks to a fedora with a faded pink feather. Kiwi Nick Davies has just released… Audio

Long before the misdeeds of Anna Sorokin, Bernie Madoff and the Tinder Swindler came to light, a man named Albert Rosenberg was perfecting the art of the con.  Audio

Nearly forty arts organisations have signed an open letter urging Auckland's mayor to reconsider community and arts funding cuts in the draft budget.

A $20 million cut is being proposed. 

The open… Audio

Megan Nicol Reed might not be a new name to you if you've been a reader of the Sunday Star times or Canvas magazine over the years. But now she's back with her debut novel 'One of Those Mothers'. Audio

If you remember back to the summer of 2019, the story every New Zealander was talking about was a British family causing havoc around the North Island.  Now Stuff is putting together a six part… Audio

As part of their mission to decrease the negative impacts of fashion on people and the environment, the New Zealand arm of the organisation will be running quarterly workshops called Stitch It… Audio

Evana Belich has plenty of experience dealing with other's employment woes. She has worked as a trade union official, a mediator, an employment relations adviser, and has degrees in law and dispute… Audio

Auckland-based fashion designer Kat Tua (Ngati Kahu, Ngati Raukawa) is the powerhouse behind menswear label Manaaki, which is already proving popular with high-end fashion buyers. In its first year… Audio, Gallery

Sir Sam Neill is known as an open book, sharing yarns from his Central Otago vineyard home with his social media following, but in his soon to be released memoir Did I Ever Tell You This? Sir Sam… Audio

The flags are up and the stages ready as WOMAD returns to Brooklands Park in New Plymouth tonight after two years of Covid-forced cancellations.

This year the festival is celebrating its 20th… Audio