Arts
Creative New Zealand's Arts Pasifika Awards 2024
A dazzling display of Pasifika's finest artists - Creative New Zealand's Arts Pasifika Awards 2024. Audio
The Australian dance group building bridges and breaking down walls
Co-artistic director of Australian dance first nations outfit Marrugeku, Dalisa Pigram joins Emile Donovan to talk about their New Zealand shows. Audio
New exhibition explores the small universe of home
Kim Paton is the director of Objectspace and joins Emile Donovan. Audio
Feature interview: Etiquette for the 21st century
William Hanson doesn't make the rules, but he does enjoy them. Audio
Heading Off: biking through Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan
Intrepid New Zealand journalist Isobel Ewing spent a month biking around northern Pakistan. Audio
The 2024 Surrey Hotel Writers Residency Award announcement
Steve Braunias is in our Auckland Studio to announce the winner of the seriously groovy Surrey Hotel Writers Residency Award. Audio
Bluey stage show coming to New Zealand
Bluey's Big Play The Stage Show, a theatrical adaptation of the animated show, will hit the road in April 2025. Audio
Juggler Mike Twist on his life as an international performer
Mike Twist is believed to be New Zealand's oldest performing professional juggler, has an unofficial world record for the most juggling performances in a week and has worked all over the world… Audio
Jazz pianist Jonathan Crayford on music, travel and where he calls home
With his work spanning many different genres, disciplines and regional styles, Jonathan Crayford is considered one of New Zealand's foremost jazz pianists. He joins Emile Donovan. Audio
Photographer Frank Habicht dies, aged 85
A Northland photographer whose images immortalised the social upheaval and flower power movement of London's 'Swinging Sixties' has died aged 85.
What is the new boss of The Office Australia like?
Felicity Ward, who plays the character, describes her as "a baby goat on ice". Video, Audio
Man runs around world on strava map, doesn't leave Melbourne
Now to the art of running; Kiwi Peter Mitchell's marked a milestone birthday by running around the world without leaving Melbourne, and he's created a masterpiece along the way. Using GPS he mapped… Audio
How Pulp Fiction changed cinema 30 years ago
Thirty years ago, Quentin Tarantino's ultra-violent crime thriller Pulp Fiction shocked audiences and put Uma Thurman on a thousand bedroom walls. So how does it stack up in 2024? Video
Akira Kurosawa: The 'pictorial Shakespeare of our time'
Akira Kurosawa was a Japanese filmmaker who Steven Spielberg has referred to as the "pictorial Shakespeare of our time." Even if you've never seen a film by Japanese director Kurosawa,... Video, Audio
The Mixtape: Tama Waipara, Co-director of Wellington Jazz Fest
Multi-award-winning composer, singer/songwriter and Wellington Jazz Festival co-director Tama Waipara joins Charlotte Ryan to share some of his favourite music.
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Louis Baker Live in Titahi Bay
Charlotte Ryan joined Louis at his house on the hill, overlooking the sea for a special live performance to celebrate the release of his new EP Medicine Video, Audio
Remi Wolf phones in from a bathroom floor in Atlanta
The American singer and songwriter is a headlining artist at Auckland's Laneway Festival in January next year and speaks to Charlotte Ryan. Audio
Jeanine Clarkin: an artistic take on a seaweed pest
Artist and fashion designer Jeanine Clarkin who's transforming an invasive seaweed into something truly special. Audio
What it takes to be a stunt artist in the movies
Patricia Tallman was working at Macy's in New York when a friend suggested she try out as a stuntwoman. That led to a 50-year career. Audio
