Arts
Suspended iceberg in Nelson dripfeeds reality of climate struggle
The international premiere of THAW features in this year's Nelson Arts Festival line-up, on show at Port Nelson on Labour Day.
19-month-old cheeseburger & fries sells for $475
The new owner of 'Framed Cheeseburger & Fries' is "stoked" to add a 19-month-old McDonald's combo to his budding art collection. Marcus Herron – who bid $475 for the artwork on TradeMe – says his… Audio
Great album: The Car by Arctic Monkeys
Today's link 3 winner is in for a treat. As well as winning the latest album from the Arctic Monkeys, they will also get a matching tote bag with a lyric booklet. The vinyl copy of The Car will also… Audio
Screentime: A Question of Justice, Shantaram, The Vow: Part II
Tamar Munch has been watching local series A Question of Justice (Prime TV) which looks as aspects of our legal system, Shantaram - streaming on Apple TV+ and The Vow: Part II (Neon) which delves… Audio
The Sheilah Winn saga: Much ado about funding
Was Creative NZ really cancelling the Bard? Audio
Bookmarks with Ralph McCubbin Howell
For Bookmarks this week playwright and actor Ralph McCubbin Howell is our guest. He found theatre company, Trick of the Light, with his partner Hannah Smith. Audio
Podcast Critic: Ximena Smith
Today Ximena talks to Jesse about The Prince, a podcast looking behind the scenes at the life and leadership of Chinese President Xi Jinping. She's also been listening to Eliza: A Robot Story which is… Audio
Dunedin teen wins short story competition for the second time
A Dunedin teenager has taken out the top spot of the Sargeson secondary schools short story competition - for the second year running. Shima Jack talks to Jesse about her award-winning writing. Audio
Creative NZ speaks out after Shakespeare programme funding controversy
Creative New Zealand insists it does not "hate Shakespeare" after the Prime Minister stepped in to save a secondary-school Shakespeare programme. Audio
Creative New Zealand speaks out after Shakespeare funding controversy
Creative New Zealand insists it doesn't "hate Shakespeare" as the Prime Minister steps in to save a secondary-school Shakespeare programme.
The funding agency's received fiery backlash for not… Audio
Art Chemist prescribing arts at Nelson Arts Festival
Eleven days of must see arts events kicks off in the top of the South Island tommorow. At the Nelson Arts Festival you can get arts on prescription - to look at a painting, read some poetry or immerse… Audio
Booker Prize 2022: Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka wins with supernatural satire
Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka, who studied in New Zealand, has won this year's Booker Prize for his supernatural satire The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida.
Actor on Sheilah Winn funding decision
Creative New Zealand's decision to not to approve a funding application from a popular secondary-school Shakespeare festival is becoming a bit of a Shakespearean tragedy in its own right.
From left… Audio
Teacher defends Shakespeare after Creative NZ funding cut
"To be or not to be?", that is the question, and as far as Shakespeare is concerned, Creative New Zealand says the answer is "not".
The arts funding body has pulled its support from a popular Sheilah… Audio
Po' Boys and Oysters - a hearty serving of Afro-queer in Aotearoa
Caribbean-Kiwi playwright Estelle Chout's confronting and comedic new play Po' Boys and Oysters wrapped on a high last week. Kadambari Raghukumar speaks to the cast about what it means to be black… Video, Audio
Diversity is the new black in TV comedy
The range of comedy, light drama and drama series on TV and streaming services in this country is astonishing right now. The days of "diversity" meaning "worthy and tucked away somewhere" are long… Audio, Gallery
Australian physical theatre company Legs On The Wall
Almost three tonnes of ice will soon be dangling high above Nelson's harbour while suspended dancers struggle to balance on it, as it melts over the course of a day. The city's Festival-goers will be… Audio, Gallery
Dame Malvina Major Award-winner, tenor Oliver Sewell
Winning this year's $50,000 Dame Malvina Major Award is allowing Christchurch tenor Oliver Sewell to live the dream and forge an international career. Oliver's currently in Europe after recently… Audio
The art (and craft) of tatting
Tatting, a form of lace making, was on an international 'seriously endangered craft' list until just a couple of years ago. Its rejuvenation is credited to the worldwide Covid lockdowns, when people… Audio, Gallery
Climate protesters throw soup at Van Gogh painting
London's National Gallery has confirmed Vincent Van Gogh's 'Sunflowers' painting is now back in place, six hours after climate change protesters threw soup over it.
