Arts
Sally Stockwell takes on motherhood
Balancing the intense demands of being a mother with desperately wanting to continue as an artist can prove overwhelming for many new mums. Auckland performer Sally Stockwell has lived through it and… Audio
Owen Marshall returns to short story writing
He's kept us waiting for 13 years, but Owen Marshall, one of our finest short story writers, has just put out a new collection, Return to Harikoa Bay. The characters in the 33 stories are often… Audio
A Slightly Isolated Dog director, Leo Gene Peters
After asking their fans on social media which story they'd most like to see turned into an irreverent play, Wellington's A Slightly Isolated Dog company chose the Trojan War from the dozens of… Audio
Dr Hannah August and the best-selling Elizabethan plays
The only reason any of Shakespeare's plays have survived is because canny publishers saw a market for them amongst a populace hungry for material to read. Dr. Hannah August is the Senior Lecturer in… Audio
Opera singer Eliza Boom comes home
No matter how famous they become overseas, our opera singers are often keen to come home to perform. Munich- based Eliza Boom is no exception. Eliza's in the lineup of in-demand young operatic talent… Audio
Simon Lewis-Wards and his unique candy sculptures
What were your favourite sweets growing up? Chewy milk bottles? Jaffas? Gobstoppers and chocolate fish? Sculptor Simon Lewis-Wards has made a name for himself casting large and small glass candies… Audio, Gallery
US actress Anne Heche dies: 'We have lost a bright light'
US actress Anne Heche is legally dead but will remain on life support to allow for a possible organ donation, her representative has said.
Council-run festival musicians call out organisers over pay cut
Musicians set to play at a council-run Wellington festival in the capital have been calling out organisers for cutting their pay.
A number of musicians, who were meant to play a cancelled show last… Audio
Film & TV - Still Here, Girl in the Picture, Sea Beast
Film and TV correspondent Laumata Lauano joins Susie to talk about Still Here (TVNZ), a four part docu-series celebrates the small but mighty Pasifika community in inner-city Auckland who have… Audio
Tingle in the Theatre
Theatre-maker Amy Atkins who is well known for her ASMR videos is taking them to the stage into with the help of her ASMRtist persona Letitia Lickkit. RAW! ASMR explores the silly side of this… Audio
Bookmarks with Mervin Singham
This week's Bookmarks guest is the Chief Executive of the Ministry for Ethnic Communities. He was the Executive Director of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Historical Abuse in State and… Audio
Auckland Writers Festival | Waituhi o Tamaki Programme Launched
Auckland Writers Festival Waituhi o Tamaki Director Anne O'Brien joins us with a preview of the 2022 festival. Audio
Artists, promoters encouraging mask use at gigs to keep safe
It's no longer compulsory indoors, but if you're heading to a gig, should you be masking up? Some artists and promoters are encouraging their audiences to wear face coverings to help keep them safe… Audio
Tea with Terrorists by Sameena Zehra debuts at Circa Theatre
Tea with Terrorists is a performance that promises to take audiences us on a life straddling two cultures. Written and performed by Sameena Zehra, the play examines the nature of conflict and the need… Audio
NZ dance company Black Grace back on stage in New York
At last the opportunity to dance like the world is watching. Renowned NZ contemporary dance company Black Grace is back on the international stage with an actual audience for the first time since the… Video, Audio
Tins of food gets entry to Dannevirke's Cans Film Festival
Forget about Paris, it's Dannevirke's turn to host the CANS film festival. It's not the French film festival with the A-Listers and red carpets, Dannevirke's version is all about actual tin cans. The… Audio
Campervan set to be ultimate arthouse experience
The world's first art gallery in a campervan is the star turn of the Coastal Arts Trail which is being launched in Taranaki today.
Small Goldie painting could sell for $600k at auction
People are flocking to an Auckland auction room tonight for the first time in almost a year after lockdowns forced bidding online.
And all eyes will be on a small Goldie oil painting expected to set… Video, Audio
Podcast Critic: Paul Bushnell
Today Paul Bushnell talks about politics podcasts from insiders and outsiders. He reviews The Rest is Politics and Westminster Insider. Audio
Arts with Julia Waite: Barbara Tuck and William Harding
Arts commentator Julia Waite joins Susie to talk about senior painter Barbara Tuck's show Delirium Crossing and 1800s photographer William Harding's exhibition Between Skin and Shirt, which is on now… Audio