Arts
Lorde fans preparing for singer to return to NZ
Lorde fans are gearing up for the singer's return to the country's stages after her Solar Power tour was postponed. It will be the first time the Grammy Award winning artist has toured in New Zealand… Audio
A talanoa with the film directors of 'The Uniform'
We talanoa with two contributors to the 'We Are Still Here' project - a unique film that explores the effects of colonisation on indigenous peoples in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific through… Audio
Fifty best films: Wanda
At 48th-equal in the latest Sight & Sound 50 Greatest Films list, Wanda is the first bolter, says Dan Slevin. Video
Playing Favourites with Robyn Malcolm
Robyn Malcolm's screen portrayal of crime-matriarch-gone-straight(ish) Cheryl West in Outrageous Fortune made her a household name but her repertoire extends far beyond West Auckland. It's been a busy… Audio
Screentime: The Whale, The Last of Us, The Territory
Film and TV reviewer James Croot joins Kathryn to talk about The Whale starring Brendan Fraser, which is about to hit cinemas. He'll also talk about the successful jump The Last of Us appears to have… Audio
Canterbury Museum to open pop-up site during redevelopment
The Canterbury Museum will open a pop-up site in the Centre of Contemporary Art, Toi Moroki building while the museum buildings are closed for redevelopment over the next 5 years.
The new mini museum… Audio
Ticketmaster apologises over Taylor Swift fiasco
Ticketmaster has apologised to Taylor Swift and her fans during a US Senate hearing.
Millions of fans were blocked from buying tickets to her tour in November last year when a bot attack overwhelmed… Audio
Ireland celebrates 14 Oscar noms for Irish films
Ireland is celebrating a record-breaking sweep of fourteen Oscar nominations in this year's awards.
Martin McDonagh's dark comedy, The Banshees of Inisherin, was a clear favourite with nine nods… Audio
Bookmarks with Gus Sharp
It was the end of an era when Hamilton's Founder's Theatre closed in 2016, and many were heartbroken when a bid to save it failed last year. Luckily there is some respite coming in the form of a new… Audio
Podcast Critic: Alex Barnes
Today Alex Barnes talks to Jesse about "Something for the people" (NZ): "A te reo Maori multimedia breakfast and current affairs show as well as The Grey Area. Audio
Julia Damrow: Kiwiburn
Kiwiburn: the homegrown alternative festival Next week marks the start of the Kiwiburn Festival - the locally grown answer to the US Burning Man Festival held annually in the Nevada Desert. Organiser… Audio
Nova Paul: Te Ao Māori filmmaking
The Sundance Film Festival kicked off in Utah yesterday Artist, filmaker and educator, Nova Paul is there. Her short film Haiwaiki was selected from over 10,000 entries... We caught up with Nova ahead… Audio
Hamish Annan: Exploring Human Connection
A new performance by a kiwi artist is asking audiences to lay bare their inner-most emotions and feelings Hamish Annan is an award winning interdisciplinary artist based in Auckland
He talks to Evie… Audio
Kaveisha Abeysinghe Perea: Celebrating Diversity
Mixit is a project which has been operating since 2006 and aims to use the performance arts as a way of helping new Kiwis to gain confidence and feel more at home in Aotearoa New Zealand. Kaveisha… Audio
Museum stop - Te Awahou Nieuwe Stroom - Foxton
Our last Summer Times museum stop is the Horowhenua town of Foxton where a very unique centre links Maori, Dutch and pioneering history together. Incoroporating the landmark Dutch windmill, Te Awahou… Audio
NZ-made Avatar sequel exceeds expecations
Avatar: The Way of Water - a US$250 million sci-fi film largely made in New Zealand - is getting rave reviews and breaking box office records. This is exciting for the thousands of local people who… Video, Audio
Museum stop - Mangawhai Museum
We're in Northland today visiting Mangawhai Museum on our museum stop. The museum is full of stories and treasures centred around the beautiful Mangawhai Harbour. It's a new and modern museum with a… Audio
National Geographic camps for budding photographers
For more than 130 years National Geographic has been informing and educating people around the world with incredible stories and stunning photographs. This year a number of its photographers are… Audio
Swallowing swords and juggling chainsaws
Imagine a CV with a list of skills which reading sword swallowing, knife-throwing, chainsaw juggling and fire-eating. Australian Chayne Hultgren aka The Space Cowboy holds 55 Guiness World Records for… Audio
'It has been the privilege of a lifetime to have led Auckland Pride'
Auckland Pride executive director Max Tweedie is stepping down from the role after this years' Pride Month festivities.