Arts
"Posture of our generation" Milarky sculpture
Scultpure on the Shore in Tamaki Makaurau winds up this weekend. The biennial exhibition has been showcasing more than 120 artworks by both established and emerging artists. Audio
Paying homage to the "big tree" of Cornwall Park
Artist Josh Lancaster doesn't want you to look too closely at his paintings. Instead, he hopes his work will transport people to moments in their lives and evoke their memories. Audio
Hanly House: Campaign to create artists' oasis residency
The race is on to preserve the home of two of New Zealand's most beloved artists. For 30 years the Mt Eden home of Pat and Gil Hanly has been a creative hub and base for artists all over Aotearoa. Audio
Regional Wrap: Sarjeant Gallery wins major architecture prize
This time last year we took Culture 101 on the road to the new, revamped Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery in Whanganui. To those unfamiliar with this Whanganui landmark, the gallery was founded in… Audio
Oscar-winning prosthetic artist on transforming "The Rock"
He's won two Oscars, worked with Hollywood A-lister actors and directors but if he's done his job well, then his work is invisible. Audio
Local jeweller Zoe and Morgan celebrate twenty years
Local jewellers Zoë and Morgan are celebrating two decades of their family business. Audio
Fast Favourites: Best actress winner Antonia Prebble
She's one of the country's most beloved actors and on Friday night, took home the New Zealand Screen Awards for Best Actress in a Series for the second time for her role in the comedy Double Parked… Audio
Ho ho ho: Comedian Chris Parker gets festive
Kiwi comedian Chris Parker is hosting The Best Christmas Comedy Show on Earth next Friday. Audio
'Letting the world know we're still here': Te Matatini champion on power of kapa haka
Kereama Wright (Te Arawa) says kapa haka is a form of rongoā, healing body, mind and spirit.
The Mixtape: Harry Ricketts
Harry Ricketts is a Wellington-based poet and educator who recently published his eleventh volume of poetry. In In this episode of The Mixtape he plays some of his favourite records and talks to Nick… Audio
French For Rabbits' Brooke Singer
As well as fronting her own acclaimed band, the singer-songwriter runs Home Alone Records, fostering acts who live and create out of Te Whanganui-a-Tara. Audio
Sam from Phoenix Foundation
Another iconic Wellington band are also celebrating a 20th anniversary. Their album Pegasus was nominated alongside BOATS for Album of the Year at the 2005 NZ Music Awards. Audio
‘Superman #1’ copy found in attic becomes most expensive comic ever sold
Three brothers from northern California discovered the issue, while clearing out their mother's attic after her death.
Nick Bollinger on Wellington's history of jam bands
RNZ's resident music historian talks us through a key component of the local music scene. Audio
Ladi6 and Louis Baker
Two musicians with their own connections to Freddy's pop by to talk about their history with the band, as well as their new and upcoming projects. Audio
Curator Ian Wards
In 2005, Wellington Museum senior curator Ian Wards bought BOATS on CD. Now, two decades later, he's put together an exhibition based around the band's foundations, and the making and production of… Audio
Scott and Joe from Fat Freddy's Drop
Two Freddy's alumni join us to discuss what went into making the landmark album, which went straight to number one and became the longest-charting album in Aotearoa history. Audio
NZ photography: earliest to AI - Athol McCredie
New Zealand Photography Collected: 175 Years of Photography in Aotearoa spans nearly two centuries in more than 400 pages, exploring our identity as a nation. Audio
From Baldrick to Alfred the Great - Sir Tony Robinson: having fun with history
Sir Tony Robinson is perhaps best known for playing dogsbody Baldrick in British sitcom Blackadder. But that's just one highlight of his 50-year acting career. Audio
In major auction night, rare Klimt painting smashes records at $419m
The painting, which hung in a billionaire's home for decades, is now the most expensive work of modern art to ever sell at auction.
