Arts
Review: New Zealand film Kōkā looks 'several million bucks'
Kōkā is a New Zealand road movie featuring two very different women, writes Simon Morris.
Does the underground still exist? A conversation with Samuel Te Kani
Does an underground still exist? Or is it just one more consumer choice in an ever growing banquet of ticketed events? Testing this may be Tamaki Makarau's biennial Festival of Live Arts (FOLA), at… Audio
Musicians fly the flag for Aotearoa at Welsh Festival
Award-winning UK festival Focus Wales celebrates emerging talent and artists. The festival which has been running for 15 years saw more than 22 thousand attendees, showcased 250 artists across 20… Audio
The art of saying hello to everybody: Aotearoa's friendliest artist
In her debut book Hello to Everybody, Wellington illustrator Sallie Culy depicts the smiling faces of the people in her life.
The founders of dynamic Kia Mau and Pacific Dance New Zealand Festivals
This month welcomes two contemporary indigenous performing arts festivals which have established themselves as cornerstones of the presentation of new work from Aotearoa and across the Pacific. Audio
New digital whodunnit series spotlights epidemic of image-based abuse
A new digital whodunnit comedy series puts the spotlight on the dangers and growing epidemic of image-based abuse and bullying. Inspired by millennial television shows like Gossip Girl, The Sender is… Audio
Hello to everybody: Aotearoa's friendliest artist Sallie Culy
If cities can be lonely places no one told artist Sallie Culy. A familiar face on the streets of inner city Poneke Wellington, Sallie counts many people she has met a friend. Its an approach to life… Audio
Fast Favourites with Miriama Kamo at Birdlings Flat
The shortlist for the 2025 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults was announced this week and, among the titles, is a story on the theme of Matariki by journalist and broadcaster… Audio
Best Song Eva: Robyn Malcolm
Robyn joins Jim to talk about the new Netflix series she stars in and shares her 'Best Song Eva'. Audio
Auckland's Cabaret Festival: Songs from the Factory
Auckland's Cabaret Festival is on at The Civic until next Friday. The final show will be Songs from the Factory directed by Anapela Polata'ivao. Audio
Award-winning nightlife cabaret set to dazzle Aucklanders
The legendary British cabaret La Clique was formed 20 years ago by Australian David Bates. Growing up on a sheep farm playing the piano, David is now an Olivier Award-winner and tours his Spiegeltent… Audio
Māori art returns to NYC’s The Met in reimagined exhibition
About 650 works are back on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's permanent Oceania exhibition following a major renovation and reenvisioning.
Shower Thoughts: How do you create a font?
Klim Type Foundry in Wellington have designed fonts for The Financial Times, Paypal and National Geographic; and closer to home, Kate Evans' definitive book about feijoas, Feijoa (which fittingly… Audio
Winter Telly with Kate Rodger
Winter is here - the nights are longer, the couch is comfier, and it's the perfect time to get stuck into some seriously good viewing. Whether you're looking to stream something new, head to the… Audio
Dai Henwood: Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit
Dai Henwood has to be one of New Zealand's best-loved comedians. Being honoured today with Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, he's carrying on a family tradition joining BOTH of his parents… Audio
Australian first nations performance at Pacific Dance and Kia Mau Festivals
This next fortnight sees the visit of indigenous performers to Aotearoa from across Te Moana Nui a kiwa -the Pacific Ocean. They are presenting works at two established contemporary festivals -… Audio
Regional Wrap: the arts scene in Takapuna
Every week in RNZ Culture 101's Regional Wrap we find out about the arts scene in a place beyond our city centres. This week it's a suburb that developed its own sense of identity before travel was… Audio
"There's power in the circle" Global folk phenomenon Bulgarian
In 1988 a choir founded in the '50s Soviet socialist era, the Bulgarian State Television Female Vocal Choir released the album Le Mystère Des Voix Bulgares. It won them a Grammy, turned them into an… Audio
