Arts
Chris Parker wants to throw his phone off the Harbour Bridge
"This show is a bit of a mental push-pull of me wanting to throw my phone off the Harbour Bridge but then also being so grateful for Instagram," the comedian explains.
‘Every day is a work of art’ - Queen of vintage, avant-garde style icon Chrissy O
Almost 40 years on, Hunters and Collectors in Pōneke remains. The first vintage clothing store in the Capital, it’s a truly iconic creative Cuba Street institution. Hunters and Collectors’ matriarch… Audio
Jennifer Ward-Lealand and Michael Hurst: on stage alone together for the first time
Married couple Michael Hurst and Jennifer Ward-Lealand have theatre and film careers that span 40 years. Indeed, they met in the theatre - at Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland’s Theatre Corporate in 1983… Video, Audio
Calling Home: Bryan Donaldson in Pontoon Co Mayo Ireland
From humble beginnings performing magic tricks in Hamilton shopping centres to travelling the world as a trapeze artist with a circus, Bryan Donaldson's life reads something like a movie script. Now… Audio
'Moana 2' stars kick off Disney's D23 fan convention
The convention opened with a live performance from the anticipated animated film Moana 2. Video
The Mixtape: Film director Ant Timpson
As Bookworm opens in New Zealand cinemas this week, film director Ant Timpson joins us on the Mixtape. Ant founded the Incredibly Strange Film Festival AND the 48 Hours film competition. He's worked… Audio
Breaking meows: Non-stop laughs at Nelson's cat video festival
The festival features four 15-minute blocks of back-to-back cat videos.
DIY music collective bringing ‘Great Sounds Great’ to Pōneke
The Great Sounds Great festival is happening on Saturday 31 August in Wellington. Bands, DJs and poets will be performing across seven stages in six neighboring music venues around Cuba St.
The… Audio
Fintan O'Toole: We've been reading Shakespeare all wrong
The works of William Shakespeare have been taught in classrooms all over the globe for countless years, but have we been reading them the right way? Irish journalist, author and former theatre critic… Audio
Katie Wolfe: The Haka Party Incident
In 1979, group of young Maori and Pasifika activists tried to stop Pakeha students at the University of Auckland performing a parody of haka each capping week. Unfortunately, the consequences for… Audio
Breaking down the physics of the Olympic's newest sport
Breaking has had its Olympic debut. It's an urban dance style in which competitors demonstrate incredible strength and athleticism. Amy Pope has been taking a very close look what it takes to execute… Audio
Gold for New Zealand at Singapore garden festival
Jules Moore's garden was made of more than 4,000 plants, a waterfall, caves, and a "cosmic portal". Audio
The TAHI NOÉ and Twilight theories
Today on the show Matua Harry has a theory on the effects of the Twilight saga on romantic relos, Waimirirangi shares a hot take on bacterial baby names, and So’omālō introduces us to the independent… Audio
From the factory floor to the school of fine arts
Glenn Busch went from a factory worker to one of our country's finest photographers. Audio
Kent Belcher on spending years documenting Alien Weaponry
Documentary maker Kent Belcher spent six years following Henry and Lewis De Jong, the brothers behind Alien Weaponry - since they were teenagers. Audio
70 years potting around
The earliest known pottery vessels were discovered in Jiangxi in China and date back to 18,000 BC. While it doesn't go quite that far back, the Napier Pottery Club is celebrating a big milestone… Audio
New exhibition exposes hidden history of modern women artists
The 50 years between 1920 and 1970 were full of societal and political upheaval. Now a new exhibition at Toi o Tamaki, Auckland Art Gallery, seeks to explore the role women artists had at shaping the… Audio
Drop it like it's hot
We're going back in time to the golden era of 2000s pop and RnB. Music you'll still hear pumping out some of the bars on Courtney Place in Wellington on a Friday & Saturday night. Our tour guide is… Audio
Book Critic: The Heart in Winter by Kevin Barry
Dominic Hoey reviews The Heart in Winter, which has been described as a savagely funny and romantic tale of young lovers on the lam in 1890s Montana. Audio
Studio2 needs your help
For the past 20 years, Studio2 has provided an art space for people with a learning disability and members of the neurodiverse community. Audio
