Arts
Costa Botes: Remembering Forgotten Silver
Nineties mockmentary Forgotten Silver is having a short run as part of the NZIFF. Audio
Chris Tse: Poetry Dating Show
NZ's Poet Laureate Chris Tse is hosting Love At First Line: A Poetry Dating Show, where for one night only dating apps are ditched and poets woo with just their words. Audio
Jane Austen Wrecked My Life
This year marks the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen's birth, with celebratory events in England and now a French rom-com. Audio
'My fear is that I will have to leave NZ': 100 jobs to be axed at Wētā FX
Wellington mayor says if losses are confirmed it will be a major blow to the city's creative sector. Audio
NZ Live: Greta O'Leary is live in studio
Anticipation has been hotly building for Greta's debut album after a couple of her singles made a big splash last year, both reaching #1 on the Student Radio Network Top 10. The record arrived in May… Audio
Film Review: Blue Moon, The Life of Chuck & more
The New Zealand International Film Festival opened in Auckland last night, and that means busy days and nights for film fans and film critics. Like Kate Rodger! She joins Jesse to talk about her top… Audio
Packing a punch: 'Kaikohe Blood and Fire'
Director Simon Ogston joins Jesse to talk about his film 'Kaikohe Blood & Fire'. On the surface it looks like a film about fighting and mixed martial arts but look a little deeper and it's actually… Audio
Best in show: Your front row seat to the FQ Fashion Awards
The best of New Zealand fashion was celebrated last night at a glamorous black-tie affair, as the FQ Fashion Awards returned following a successful debut in 2024 Claudia Li was named Designer of the… Audio
Chief of War cast hope new series is a 'jumping off point' for audiences
Spoken almost entirely in Ōlelo Hawai'i and telling a story of Hawaiian culture, language and history, Chief of War was a first from the moment the script was written.
Turner Centre in Kerikeri turns 20
Twenty years ago, a dream of a world-class performing arts centre became reality in a small Far North town. Reporter Peter de Graaf has more. Audio
Twenty years of Kerikeri's world-class events facility
The Turner Centre is unusual in that it was planned and paid for by locals, not the council or government.
Staging sex on screen
In the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandals and subsequent #MeToo and Time's Up movements, Ita O'Brien introduced the "Intimacy On Set Guidelines". Audio
Bookmarks with the International Film Festival's Paolo Bertolin
Time for Bookmarks, when we sit down with a notable Kiwi and learn about their life and some of their favourite things. Paolo Bertolin is a writer, producer, film critic and programmer, who since last… Audio
Six-metre sculpture stolen from West Auckland studio
A West Auckland artist is puzzled as to exactly how thieves stole a huge galvanised steel sculpture from his studio. Artist Chris Moore spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Exploring decades of Banksy's iconic images
Banksy's street art and graffiti is some of the most recognisable and iconic images of the modern art world. Although his work started in the 90s in Bristol, Banksy's identity remains a mystery. Audio
Regional Wrap on the Waikanae River
This week for our Regional Wrap on Culture 101 we visit the beautiful Waikanae River on the Kapiti Coast, and the settlements on its banks of Waikanae and Otaihanga. Audio
Exhibition exploring relationships through weaving involves more than 100 artists and children
Weaver, sculptor and academic, Maureen Lander, is currently exhibiting at the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery in New Plymouth. But as the title suggests He Tukutuku Auahatanga: Maureen Lander with… Audio
Living well with bad weather: Chris Berthelsen's part in Japan's efforts to control extreme weather
Can we control the weather? Or, do we need to get better again at reading it for ourselves, rather than relying on technology? Audio
Fast Favourites: The Spinoff editor Madeleine Chapman
Madeleine Chapman will be stepping down from her role as editor of news and culture website The Spinoff later this year. Audio
