Arts
100 years of Disney animation artwork on display in Wellington
100 years of Disney animation sketches and concept artwork will be on display in Wellington from tomorrow. Disney: The Magic of Animation has toured cities from Paris to Melbourne and is now on its… Audio
Bookmarks with Acushla-Tara Kupe
Today's guest, Acushla-Tara Kupe, has gradually made herself a mainstay of our screens and stages over the past five years or so. Audio
Music Critic: The Delines
Dianne Swann introduces us to country soul band The Delines. Audio
Translating Te Matatini
The world's biggest Kapa Haka festival, Te Matatini is kicking off next week in New Plymouth. Audio
Television Critic: The White Lotus and Invincible
Brooks Alexander reviews the latest season of the pheromonal and tries out the adult animated superhero show Invincible. Audio
Conclave named best film at BAFTAs, The Brutalist honoured
Papal selection thriller Conclave and period drama The Brutalist were the big winners at the BAFTA Film Awards.
High school student curates Waihī photo exhibition
The curator of a photo exhibition in the Hauraki town of Waihī in the North Island, hasn't come from a big city museum, in fact she hasn't even finished high school. Libby Kirkby-Mcleod reports. Audio
What you need to know about Te Matatini 2025
The national kapa haka competition returns on 25 February, hosted this year in Ngāmotu/New Plymouth.
'I thought it was the worst' - How an old-school tattoo style made a comeback
A style of tattoo, popular in the 1970s and 1980s, has re-emerged as a major trend for tattoo artists. Audio
Living better, closer and more affordably together: Space Craft Architects
How can we live better, closer and more affordably together? New Zealand young architecture studio Space Craft are one of the winners of a recent competition to design the housing of the future for… Audio
Tackling the Tāmaki Makaurau performing arts scene: Tātaki's Daniel Clarke
Tackling the Tamaki Makaurau performing arts scene and keeping it alive is part of Daniel Clarke's new role as Director of Performing Arts at Tātaki Auckland Unlimited. Clarke leads a team which… Audio
Regional Wrap: Ashburton
The large town of Ashburton is to be found on the Canterbury Plains, halfway between Christchurch and Timaru. It is home to the increasingly celebrated Ashburton Art Gallery and Heritage Centre, whose… Audio
Two Hands tattoo studio celebrates two decades with exhibition & convention
A familiar fixture in Ponsonby in Tāmaki Makaurau, Two Hands tattoo studio is celebrating 20 years. Tattoo artist Stefan Sinclair founded the studio in 2005 and specialises in single-needle fine-line… Audio
How Queer really are the plays of Shakespeare? A punk pirate musical answers the question
Two characters both named Antonio in two different Shakespeare plays - the Merchant of Venice and Twelfth Night - are often considered to be gay. Antonio in Much Ado About Nothing is also suspected. A… Audio
Bringing the organs to Silo Park
A new multi-sensory sound performance is debuting at Silo Park in Tāmaki Makaurau. Artist and composer Flo Wilson is drawing inspriations from contemporary organ music and medieval choral traditions… Audio
Fast Favourites with Auckland Pride's Hamiora Bailey
It's Pride Month in Tamaki Makaurau where the LGBTQIA+ community comes together to celebrate diversity and resilience throughout February. The month-long festival features more than 200 events this… Audio
Geoffrey Rush: The Rule of Jenny Pen
A New Zealand made horror movie has been wowing festival audiences worldwide. The Rule of Jenny Pen, starring John Lithgow and Geoffrey Rush even caught the eye of "King of Horror" Stephen King, who… Video, Audio
In celebration of gay anthems
Jason Parker joins Charlotte Ryan to talk about his show Little Gay In, and share some of his favourite pride songs. Audio
Ben Elton: 'People are stupid ... we're homohalfwit'
The greatest threat to humanity is not artificial intelligence, it's the same one it has always been - authentic stupidity, Ben Elton says. Audio
