Justin Gregory
Public Loos
We do public toilets well in this country - think Hundertwasser in Kawakawa or the surreal, sculptural ones in Matakana. And soon, we could be adding Piha to the list. A new toilet is due to be built… Audio
Californian art and design
Auckland Art Gallery's new exhibition examines the impact of modern West Coast American design on how we all live now. California Design: living in a modern way traces the development of this… Audio
Spiritual Outlook for 14 July 2013
Justin Gregory talks to MP and former race relations commissioner Dr Rajen Prasad about Hinduism in New Zealand. Audio
The Arts Report
With new theatres being built in Auckland, classical musicians have started asking where their special performance space is. The surprising answer seems to be Q Theatre. Built as a live theatre venue… Audio
Q Theatre
With new theatres being built in Auckland, classical musicians have started asking where their special performance space is. The surprising answer seems to be Q Theatre. Built as a live theatre venue… Audio
The Pitchfork Disney
Justin Gregory's been visting with the cast and crew of a new blood-thirsty production at Auckland's Q Theatre. Audio
Hip-Operation Crew
Waiheke Island's Hip-Operation Crew is possibly the world's oldest Hip Hop dance group. And while age may weary them, they're aiming for the World Champs in Vegas later this year. But they don't yet… Audio
The Handshake Project
Everyone needs a helping hand from time to time. And the Handshake Project, a three-year scheme matching-up emerging jewellers with the superstar mentor of their choice, does just that. Audio
Short and Sweet Theatre Festival
Auckland's Short and Sweet Theatre Festival is back, but with a twist. This season of ten minute plays and dances now has a new category; song. And not before time according to composer Robbie Ellis… Audio
The Arts Report
Peter Arnett is our most famous war reporter. This former Southland boy has covered the most dangerous conflicts of the last fifty years, and a documentary team in Auckland now wants to tell his… Audio
Organ Spectacular
Pipe organs. You've gotta love them. The Auckland Philharmonia certainly does. This week they programmed six new works by local composers for the refurbished Auckland Town Hall pipe organ and… Audio
Some Time
The Corban Estate Arts Centre in Henderson is home to a new work by artist Gabby O'Connor that re-creates the Ross Ice Shelf. Called Some Time, this large-scale sculpture depicts the ice shelf at the… Audio
Auckland Festival of Photography
Justin Gregory wonders if photography is currently the most important art form of them all, as he looks ahead to the Auckland Festival of Photography. Audio
The Auckland Triennial
With more than thirty artists and art collectives, across nine different galleries spanning the length and breadth of Auckland, led by superstar curator Hou Hanru and lasting for three months, the… Audio
Regional Wrap
It's been another week of mild temperatures in the North Island, while in the South there's been some welcomed rainfall. Audio
Satire in New Zealand
New Zealand has a proud tradition of satire and parody, and people in power have always been popular targets. We all remember fondly the Golden Years of McPhail and Gadsby, Fred Dagg and the many… Audio
Temporary outdoor library
Think of Auckland's Waterfront and books aren't the first things that spring to mind. But a little shipping container on Te Wero Island has been turned into a temporary outdoor library, and passersby… Audio
The Arts Report - Apocalypse Z
Justin Gregory reports on a zombie invasion in Auckland's Aotea Square. It's part of a new immersive, interactive theatre experience, called Apocalypse Z. Its writers wanted to find out what… Audio
Apocalypse Z
If zombies attacked your town, what would you do? That's the question behind Apocalypse Z, an immersive, interactive theatre experience in Auckland's Aotea Square. Audio
Fire at Maidment Theatre
The fire at the Maidment Theatre in Auckland saw a number of theatre companies plans go up in smoke. Two shows due to open that week had to be cancelled and a third, Midnight in Moscow by the Auckland… Audio