Arts
Hokianga-London: Mahanga Mitchell taking Te Reo to the Globe
Kathryn speaks with an 18 year old from Hokianga, who translated Shakespeare into Te Reo and is now representing Aotearoa at the Globe. Mahanga Mitchell hadn't performed theatre, let alone… Audio
Māoriland Film Festival beginning next month
One of the biggest international Indigenous film festivals is set to begin in Aotearoa next month.
The ninth Māoriland Film Festival will feature 106 films over five days during Matariki.
The… Audio
Are we Abel to be called Aotearoa now?
"Are we Abel to be called Aotearoa now?"
Is the catch cry for renowned Aotearoa artist Hori's mission touring the country to confront the resistance but also promoting the country's name change from… Audio
Author Michael Sampson on his new children's book - and fleeing Ukraine
When Dr Michael Sampson embarked on a Fulbright Scholarship late last year he was expecting to continue the research and teaching he's devoted his life to. Instead his time in Ukraine was cut short by… Audio
Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Kennedy Warne visits the Hundertwasser Art Centre in Whangarei, initiated in 1993 and which finally opened in February this year. Austrian-born Friedensreich Hundertwasser lived the last 30 years of… Audio, Gallery
Pro-Russian hackers attacked during Eurovision contest
The Italian police thwarted hacker attacks by pro-Russian groups during the May 10 semi-final and Saturday final of the Eurovision Song Contest in Turin, it said on Sunday.
Ukraine's Kalush Orchestra wins Eurovision
Runaway audience favourites Kalush Orchestra have won the Eurovision Song contest.
Jennifer Ward-Lealand: more intimacy training on the horizon for actors
A well-known face of stage and screen, Jennifer Ward-Lealand is finding herself getting increasingly busy behind the camera in recent years, including working as an intimacy coordinator. Audio
Supernovae
Jan Eldridge, Associate Professor of Physics at the University of Auckland, explores the use of supernovae (or exploding/dying stars) in fiction. Audio
Budget should recognise wellbeing role of the arts
Opinion - The arts helped us through the pandemic. New Zealand's Budget should radically rethink how and why they're funded, write Mark Harvey and Molly Mullen, for The Conversation.
New York artist presenting an all-day tidal performance
New York based artist Sarah Cameron Sunde has returned to New Zealand to complete a performance which she first started working on just before the country went into lockdown in 2020. She talks to… Audio
Inaugural Pedal Party being held in Dunedin for NZ Music Month
This weekend in Dunedin there's a special party being held as part of NZ Music Month. But it's not the typical kind of scarfy get together you might be thinking of. Pedal Party organiser Brendan… Audio
A merger of technology with music on display
Tonight a unique exhibition is opening at the Depot Theatre in Devonport if you are curious about how the impossible is turned in to the possible then you need to check out "Synthesis". Professor Olaf… Audio
Pasifika artists with disabilities charting their own course
Pasifika artists living with disabilities empowered to chart their own course. Audio
Founders Theatre to be demolished after late bid to save it fails
The Hamilton City Council has voted to demolish the Founders Theatre after a lengthy debate.
Community groups await decision on Founders Theatre future
Community groups are on tenter-hooks awaiting a decision from the Hamilton City Council on the future of Founders Theatre.
The building was closed in 2016 due to earthquake safety concerns. Two-weeks… Audio
Ockham Book Awards winners crowned
Four quite different books all received top prizes in the Ockham Book Awards in Auckland last night.
They included a meaty history about the New Zealand Wars; a book on fashion in Aotearoa from 1840… Audio
NZ film sound: The success in not being noticed
Opinion - Many don't realise the immense craftwork that goes into the sound of a film despite New Zealand-made screen sound and music having receiving multiple awards, John Mckay writes.
Tom Sainsbury to head on Tour
Comedian, snapchat satirist, dancing Alien, game show champ and now TV foodie Tom Sainsbury is about to hit the road with with his brand new show SNAPCHAT DUDE LIVE! Famous for taking the Mickey out… Audio
Hastings wants to reinvent itself as art and culture centre
Hastings is getting a makeover. The city known as the birthplace of the Mongrel Mob is repositioning itself as a hip arts and culture mecca.
There's millions of dollars of investment throughout the… Audio
