Arts
Shower Thoughts: How do you turn a black and white photo into colour?
Brendan Graham worked with historian Jock Phillips on the book Our Land in Colour which was a collection of 200 retouched and coloured photographs depicting life in Aotearoa New Zealand from 1860 to… Audio
Woolston Brass perform in Christ Church Cathedral
Musical instruments rang out in the Christ Church Cathedral last night for the first time since the Canterbury earthquakes. Anna Sargent was there. Audio
Zakir Hussain: Influential ambassador for Indian music dies
Renowned Indian instrumentalist Zakir Hussain has died, aged 73. Hussain played his final two concerts in New Zealand in June, in Christchurch and Auckland. Audio
What are the tikanga for buying, wearing and caring for pounamu?
Pounamu is a prized taonga for both Maori and non-Maori alike and increasingly its gifted for significant life events and celebrations. But as interest around pounamu grows, what are the tikanga… Audio
Arts News for December 15, 2024
Renowned Māori actor and filmmaker Cliff Curtis has been honoured with the prestigious International Federation of Film Producers Associations Award at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards.
The event, held… Audio
The Moth has flown: the life of musical adventurer Dean Roberts
Dean Roberts, aka The Moth, was an experimental composer and multi-instrumentalist who lived in Auckland, New York, Bologna and Berlin. A student of the sound artist Phil Dadson, he went on to lecture… Audio
From Google Street View and Second Life to 4chan: the profound impact of the internet on culture
A survey of recent film work by Jon Rafman Oh, the humanity! opens at Whangārei Art Museum on December 20. It is, the gallery say “a harrowing meditation on the digital era’s fraught promises, and… Video, Audio
Review: The Teachers' Lounge
A simple situation gets out of hand in German film The Teachers' Lounge, a "terrific film", Simon Morris says.
Kura Forrester: everything in life's a crack-up eventually
Comedian and actor Kura Forrester chats about discovering her inner clown in Paris, making friends with her hearing aids and the fine art of taking selfies with Shortland Street fans. Video, Audio
The Mixtape: Comedian Kura Forrester
Our guest picking the music is comedian, actor and writer Kura Forrester. The Billy T Award winner has just finished a sell-out run of Camping - a hilariously risque play with friends Tom Sainsbury… Audio
Rhys Darby on his steadfast Kiwi accent: 'It really is my thing'
Whether it's the cult pirate comedy Our Flag Means Death or the upcoming Star Trek series, Darby says he will always sound like the chatty guy from Pakuranga that he is. Audio
Mark Hadlow: Playing favourites in mid-life crisis
One of New Zealand's most prominent entertainers, Mark Hadlow is bringing back one of New Zealand best-loved theatre productions MAMiL (Middle Aged Men in Lycra). Audio
The undefinable C.W. Stoneking
Award-winning Australian singer-songwriter C.W. Stoneking is coming to New Zealand next month for a string of shows, including headlining the Auckland Folk Festival. Critics have called him the… Audio
Nick Ut: The photo that ended a war
Pulitzer prize winning photo journalist Nick Ut is best known for his iconic image 'The Terror of War' (also known as the 'Napalm Girl') of children running from a napalm attack. The image is widely… Video, Audio, Gallery
Rhys Darby standing up again
Kiwi comedian Rhys Darby brings his unique brand of comedy home for his new tour on AI and robot tech. Audio
Critics Choice: NZ stars and Kiwi spinoff show score nominations
New Zealand-born actress Anna Sawai, Kiwi actor Antony Starr and the What We Do in the Shadows spinoff will face some tough competition.
Auckland Folk Festival
Emily Roughton is the artistic coordinator of the Auckland Folk Festival. It's a four-day extravaganza that which takes place at the end of January. Emily also has a tried-and-true technique using… Audio
James Nokise wins Topp comedy prize
The stand-up hopes his win inspires more Pasifika to achieve whatever they aspire to.
Mokotron on music's role in decolonisation
Mokotron is a Ngati Hine music producer based in Tamaki Auckland, who is part of a Maori electronic music scene that has become a creative force. The man behind Mokotron is Tiopira McDowell - by day a… Audio
Te Awamutu's Regent Theatre still delighting movie goers
Te Awamutu's Regent Theatre is one of the oldest working cinemas in the country, Leonard Powell went to check out the small town's big screen. Audio
