Arts

So'omalo Iteni Schwalger had never been to an exhibition curated by Pasifika people... He left switch, code, reverse deeply impressed.

Auckland singer songwriter Princess Chelsea has taken out the TAITE Music Prize - the top award at the TAITE Music Awards.

Princess Chelsea's album, 'Everything's Going to be Alright,' was described… Audio

Twice a week, Evie Orpe, So'omalo Iteni Schwalger and Liam Brown serve up music, culture, laughs and the latest goings-on around Aotearoa. In this episode, So'omalo chats to Māori singer-songwriter TE… Video, Audio

Reb Fountains released a new single today called Faithless Lover. She's also announced a one off show at Auckland's Power station and revealed details of her offshore concerts in the UK and Australia… Audio

Each year, hundreds of high school students compete in New Zealand's Race Unity Speech Awards. For many past winners, the awards have been a career springboard. In this episode of Voices, three past… Video, Audio

The 11th International Urban Sketchers Symposium is taking place in Auckland next week. We're joined by keen sketcher and one of the Symposium organisers, Eric Ngan. Audio

Considered one of the greatest conductors in the world, Sir Donald Runnicles makes his New Zealand debut this month. He talks to us about his life and career as well as what he's looking forward to in… Audio

The New Zealand International Comedy Festival is right around the corner, shows are selling out- including for our next guest, Ed Gamble! It's great to be able to welcome back international comedians… Audio

She's already sold out theatres in Ireland and the UK and now comic Joanne McNally is taking her critically acclaimed show, 'The Prosecco Express' to New Zealand shores. She's previously performed… Audio

The Rainbow Warrior bombing back in 1985 is fairly familiar to us here in Aotearoa. There have been TV documentaries and even a feature film telling the tale too. But it's not so well known around the… Video, Audio

One of the surprise streaming hits of the last few months is a show called Colin From Accounts. Our own Colin from RNZ spoke to co-creator and actor Patrick Brammall. Audio

Netflix's latest political thriller series, The Night Agent has been at the top of the charts on the service lately. Local talent, Luciane Buchanan plays the role of a cybersecurity expert who gets… Audio

Michele Leggott's latest book of poetry, Face to the Sky, explores her encounter with 19th-century New Zealand botanical artist Emily Cumming Harris. But there's more to this story - Michele was… Audio

Meg Smaker's 2022 documentary film about a de-radicalisation centre triggered such a backlash around the time of its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival that it was effectively blacklisted. But… Audio