Justin Gregory
Bert van Dijk and the World Song Choir of Devonport
Actor and choirmaster Bert van Dijk believes everyone can sing. He puts his money where his mouth is by conducting the Devonport World Song Choir, an eclectic bunch of enthusiastic amateurs. Bert… Audio
Conor Clarke: Artist in Residence at Waitawa Regional Park
Artist Conor Clarke likes to find the beauty in the unspectacular. This former Auckland photographer has been based in Berlin for the last six years where her dramatic and ominous urban landscapes are… Audio
Aute: Making Māori Tapa Cloth
Nikau Hindin is reviving the lost Maori art of making aute, known in other parts of the Pacific as tapa cloth. The Auckland University Fine Arts student recently held a public performance of aute… Audio
The SaVAge K'lub
Since 2010, Rosanna Raymond has been creating art under the name of the SaVAge K'lub, a multi-disciplinary installation and performance vehicle built to discuss ideas of space, hospitality… Audio
SaVAge K'Lub
Back home in Auckland after 15 years away, artist Rosanna Raymond was unpacking boxes when inspiration for her next work arrived. As she removed a fine bone china tea set, she thought; "better have a… Audio
'Smart' glove
The prototype of a haptic feedback glove is being used to control a flight simulator but could have future use in physiotherapy Audio
'Smart' glove
The prototype of a haptic feedback glove is being used to control a flight simulator but could have future use in physiotherapy
AudioAwhi Creatures
Inter-dimensional critters are populating Papakura this month, hiding out in local landmarks and waiting to be found. Called Awhi Creatures, they're actually an augmented reality exhibition designed… Audio
Hudson and Halls Live!
TV cooking duo Peter Hudson and David Halls were magnificent. From 1976 to 1985 they whipped up what seemed to us weird and wonderful meals, they interviewed top stars, laughed, drank, fought and… Audio
Begging to survive
Radio New Zealand's Features team members, Katy Gosset and Justin Gregory reflect on what they've experienced in seeking out current stories about begging. Audio
An insight into the lives of beggars on streets of Auckland
There's little hard evidence but ask almost anyone living in New Zealand cities and they'll say the number of people begging on the streets is on the rise. Audio
The Begging Sign
On the streets of our bigger cities it's easy to spot the beggars. They wait where the people are, huddling in doorways and lounging on the pavement, shaking cups at passers-by, sometimes loudly… Audio
Cobwebs and Colonials : Sarah Mathew and the Founding of Auckland
The city of Auckland was founded in 1840 in a mix of hope and compromise and the occasion was marked with a suitably pompous ceremony. Just one eyewitness account remains from that day, and it was… Audio
Aotea Square reimagined as arts and cultural hub
Auckland Council wants to develop the area around Aotea Square and they want your input to make it happen. Right now the so-called Aotea Quarter is mix of theatres, galleries, restaurants, shops and… Audio
Planning for a pandemic
The Great Barrier Island community discusses the frightening prospect that they could be the sole survivors after a global flu pandemic. Audio
Planning for a pandemic
The Great Barrier Island community discusses the frightening prospect that they could be the sole survivors after a global flu pandemic.
AudioNear-death experiences in New Zealand
Research into near-death experiences raises more questions than it answers. Justin Gregory asks if it is possible that consciousness could survive the death of the body? Audio
You Call This Art 2014 Part 3
Join the audience gathered in Christchurch to hear choreographer Louise Potiki Bryant, landscape designer Megan Wraight and singer-songwriter Dudley Benson discuss differences and similarities in… Video, Audio
In Transit
To be a married couple who are also both artists is to constantly skip between the everyday and the ephemeral. Choreographer Louise Potiki Bryant and musician Paddy Free know that better than most and… Audio
You Call this Art 2014 Part 2
The actor Cliff Curtis, composer Phil Dadson and authors Damien Wilkins and Georgina White discuss the importance of discovery in the process of creating new performances or writing. Justin Gregory is… Audio