Arts
Nicola Willis: most Covid restrictions should be dropped
Here at First Up we get the weekly opportunity to speak with the deputy leaders of both the Labour and National parties. Yesterday Nathan Rarere spoke with National's 2IC Nicola Willis, and began by… Audio
Oscars today, Power of the Dog tipped for a few wins
The Oscars are underway while Afternoons is on air today. We speak to our reviewer Dom Corry, who's also Letterboxd Editor-at-Large about which way he thinks today's award will be going. Audio
Otago farm used in The Power of the Dog under Oscars' spotlight
The 94th Academy Awards is this afternoon and The Power of the Dog, directed by Kiwi Dame Jane Campion, has a leading 12 nominations, including being tipped as favourite for Best Picture.
The movie… Audio
Power of the Dog among frontrunners as Hollywood prepares for Oscars
Hollywood is getting ready up for its biggest night of the year - the Oscars begin in just a few hours.
Wellington-born director Jane Campion's Western The Power of the Dog leads the field with 12… Audio
The Power of the Dog tipped as favourite for Best Picture
The 94th Academy Awards is this afternoon and The Power of the Dog, directed by Kiwi Dame Jane Campion, has a leading 12 nominations, including being tipped as favourite for Best Picture.
The movie… Audio
Preview of the Oscars with Kate Rodger
The most prestigious awards in the entertainment industry get underway a little later today. And this Academy Awards Ceremony looks set to be a very good one indeed for little ol' New Zealand. Yes… Audio
International Film Festival returns in 2022
Whanau Marama: the New Zealand International Film Festival has just announced it will return this year, though it's going to have to reduce the number of films and venues. It's coming off the back of… Audio
Oscars 2022: Could Apple's Coda win best picture?
Statistically, Coda should not be such a strong contender to win best picture at Monday's Oscars.
Chris Bryant Toi: Te Ara Kahikatea
The depth and diversity of humankind's relationship with the natural world are explored in a new exhibition Nature Culture at MTG in Hawke's Bay. Local artist Chris Bryant-Toi's work forms a… Audio, Gallery
Lost in the Museum
A boy's father goes missing while at Te Papa - but he's not missing in the building, he's lost in one of the museum's taonga. That's the premise for a new book called Lost in the Museum, a… Audio, Gallery
Janet Charman: The Pistils
Poems based on public holidays and significant days in our history are included in Pistils, the 9th collection by Janet Charman. There are deeply personal works touching on the death of her partner of… Audio
Francis Upritchard: Paper, Creature, Stone
Creatures from the distant past or visitors from another dimension? An arresting new exhibition from internationally renowned Kiwi artist Francis Upritchard features a range of human and animal forms… Audio, Gallery
Hannah Upritchard: eccentric jewellery to spark joy
A three month trip home to Christchurch from London to donate a kidney to her mother, has turned into a two year stay for expat jeweller Hannah Upritchard. But she's making the most of her time… Audio, Gallery
Murray Cammick's show goes on
Photographer Murray Cammick's new exhibition The show must go on comes bristling with levels. It's the old showbiz dictum, of course - no matter what, go on and give them a show. And these days that's… Audio, Gallery
Adam NZ Play Awards announced
First today it is a privilege on Standing Room Only to be announcing the winners of the Adam NZ Play Awards. Lynn is joined by Murray Lynch, the head of Playmarket that runs the awards. We will also… Audio
My Current Song: Jackie Bristow, 'Livin' For Love'
New Zealand-born, Nashville-based country singer-songwriter Jackie Bristow's new album 'Outsider' came out to critical acclaim earlier this month, with IndiePulse Music Magazine rating it as a… Video, Audio
The surprising performance art photographs of Jane Campion
A new exhibition soon to open in Wellington includes 1970s images of Oscar-nominated filmmaker Jane Campion, who worked with photographer John Lethbridge as a performer-assistant. Audio
Robert Leonard: the surprising photographs of a young Jane Campion
With her filmmaking Dame Jane Campion has often surprised - as she also did with comments at the recent Critics Choice Awards, for which she has apologised. And she surprises again with photos from… Audio, Gallery
Te Ahu Taiohi fuses kapa haka, dance, hip-hop & theatre
A group of rangatahi aged from 13 to 18 have taken part in Te Ahu Taiohi a five week programme featuring theatre, contemporary dance, kapa haka, hip-hop and much more. They then fused all those… Audio
Polyfest celebrations livestreamed due to Covid-19
The Polyfest competition is underway in Manukau, but Covid-19 restrictions mean most of the audience is following the performances via livestream.