Arts
Taylor Swift fans get early listen to new album
Those wanting to listen to Taylor Swift's new album The Tortured Poets Department have had a chance to get a jump on everyone else. Variety's Jem Aswad spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
Damaged Treaty display at Te Papa to come down next week
A Treaty of Waitangi display at Te Papa in Wellington which was spray painted last year will be taken down next week.
The TAHI 18/4/2024
On the show today So’omālō is riding solo and is concerned that robots have learned to breath, musician KVKA who’s been all over the globe visits our studio to talk about his latest projects, and… Audio
Explainer: How to become an art collector
Where do you start? How do you afford it? And how do you find a piece you're confident you're going to love forever?Art expert Bentley de Beyer joins Emile Donovan. Audio
NZ developed video game to hit the big screen
Black Salt Games Producer's Nadia Thorne and Lead Artist Alex Ritchie join Emile Donovan to discuss the success of the game 'Dredge'. Audio
Pleas to keep funding for Christchurch's Arts Centre
Christchurch's Arts Centre wants more money from the council.
Music with Dave Wilson: Jukebox Musicals
Music commentator Dave Wilson joins Kathryn from New York, where he's been hitting Broadway. Audio
Cook Islands documentary receives standing ovation
Cook Islands documentary receives standing ovation. Audio
Making it up on the spot with Joe Bill
Joe Bill has been called one of the best teachers of improvisation in America today.
He joins Emile Donovan during his visit to New Zealand. Audio
Preview: 2024 Italian Film Festival
Dan Slevin checks out three of the 24 features, documentaries and classics screening in this years Italian festival. Video
The TAHI 16/4/24
On today’s episode, local electronic artist Lola reveals there was a ghost at her music video shoot, S.T.A.L & Hari speak about their collaboration on the single 'Forces' and Evie explains that music… Audio
Finalists for Adam Portraiture Award announced
This year, portraits including aluminium steel, linen, and coffee-painted materials have made the cut.
The passion behind puzzling, Anna Shechtman's story
Anna Shechtman is a 14 letter word for someone who loves creating or solving crossword puzzles. As a passionate cruciverbalist, she published her first puzzle in the New York Times at just 19. She… Audio
Television Critic: Dom Corry
Today Dom talks to Jesse about Sugar on Apple TV +, Fallout, new on Prime Video and Mr Bates Vs. Post Office on TVNZ +. Audio
Te Radar takes audiences from flaming kūmara to East Timor
Tales from a "failed war correspondent", a trek through Antarctica and a delve into vintage Kiwi cookbooks: Te Radar will present five different shows in five days. Audio
Funding not the only barrier to keeping art galleries afloat
Galleries will turn off their lights on Monday to highlight their dire financial straits - but building issues and restructuring also pose grave threats. Audio
Christchurch playwright scoops an award trifecta with The Odyssey
Two playwrights have won this year's Adam NZ Play Award for unproduced new plays for theatre: Dan Bain from Christchurch and Sam Brooks from Tāmaki Makaurau. Audio
Arts news: NZ in Italy, a screen crisis, new dance festivals & annual fests skip a year
Arts news for Sunday 14 April from RNZ Audio
Keeping the lights on in our public galleries not just about funding
A "lack of joined-up thinking" in Wellington's gallery sector has led to two major art spaces closing at the same time, an art historian and former gallery director says. Audio
Regional Wrap: Sean McDonnell’s Baylys Beach
Baylys Beach is a settlement of a few hundred on a wild section on the west coast of Northland, just outside Takiwira Dargaville.
It’s home to painter Sean McDonnell who works and sells his art in… Audio