Sunday Afternoon

Emojipedia's founder says if an aubergine, peach, gun, bomb or poo were submitted to become emojis in this day and age, it's unlikely they would be accepted, Jeremy Burge has been called the "Samuel… Read more Audio

As a teenager, Frankie Adams was a fixture on our screen for six years on Shortland Street. The Samoan born Aucklander basically grew up on the show, then made the move to Los Angeles in 2015. Before… Read more Audio

Day Breathes Night seems to be the equivalent of one of those super-group sessions in the glory days of rock. It's an album released by Audio Foundation Records, and featuring some of our leading… Read more Audio

Hine Hoia is a new multi-artform work from director Juanita Hepi (Kai Tahu, Waitaha, Kati Mamoe, Ngati Mutunga, Moriori, Ngati Kahungunu, Ngati Wai, Ngapuhi), circus arts expert Danny Lee Syme and… Read more Audio

A new Documentary looks at the life of Hollywood Star Rock Hudson. Audio

Nosiphi Mapukata is the Artistic Director of Long Cloud Youth Theatre. Established in 2006, the company has become a training ground for young acting talent in the Capital. Earlier in the week she sat… Read more Audio

I'm always fascinated by the credits rolling at the end of a movie. What does the Best Boy do, for instance? Not to mention the Gaffer, the Greensman, the Scenic, Concept and Storyboard Artists - and… Read more Audio

Christchurch-based Carl Nixon is an award-winning short story writer, novelist and playwright. His latest novel is called The Waters and it's published on Tuesday. Carl spoke with Dan Slevin about the… Read more Audio

Whenever we welcome someone new to the top job in the New Zealand film industry, it's always hard not to be reminded of that old Chinese curse "May you live in interesting times!" Certainly Annie… Read more Audio

If there's one film in the Film Festival that draws a line in the sand in the Culture Wars, it's the Incredibly Strange Hello Dankness, by a duo calling themselves Soda Jerk. Seriously funny, it… Read more Audio

Earlier this year, Wellington playwright Jack McGee won the Playmarket "Playwrights b425" award after two previous nominations. His latest work is called Long Ride Home in which two actors spend the… Read more Audio