Arts
Six60 to headline Auckland's Moana Festival
The second iteration of the Moana Festival will run along Auckland's waterfront from 27 January to 9 March.
Banana art sells for US$6.2m at Sotheby's in New York
Auckland based art dealer Charles Ninow joined Emile Donovan to discuss the sale. Audio
Crypto king buys banana art for $10.5m, says he'll eat it
Cryptocurrency platform TRON founder Justin Sun says he wants to honour the viral artwork's place in art history and popular culture by eating it.
Rust movie to premiere three years after on-set shooting
Director Joel Souza, who was wounded in the shooting, will introduce the movie at the Camerimage film festival in Torun, northern Poland.
A duct taped banana is now set to sell for $2.5m
The viral artwork by Italian Maurizio Cattelan, called Comedian, is designed to make us question art.
The million-dollar banana pushing artistic boundaries
Charles Ninow speaks to Emile Donovan about 'Comedian' by the Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan. Audio
Destroyed homes given new life through sculpture
Muriwai residents are creating a unique art piece using the remnants of their homes that were destroyed by Cyclone Gabrielle. Audio
Muriwai residents use debris to make memorial sculpture
Almost two years on from Cyclone Gabrielle, Muriwai residents are using debris to commemorate the tragedy which wreaked havoc on Auckland's west coast. The unique art piece will use broken roofs… Audio
Gladiator II: Rhino-riding and brooding in 'a bit of a dad movie'
The long-awaited sequel to Gladiator, starring big names like Paul Mescal and Denzel Washington, has finally arrived. Are you going to be entertained?
What did Hollywood get wrong about great white sharks in Jaws?
Nearly half a century old, how accurate was the science in Jaws? And what shark policy has it shaped?
Rare huia feathers sell at auction for more than $10,000
Three rare huia feathers have sold at an Auckland auction for more than $10,000 each. Webb's auction house head of the decorative arts department Leah Morris spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Review: Twenty One Pilots told us how to rock, and I don't mind
Break out the red beanies.
Saturday Night is more exhausting than entertaining
Jason Reitman's new comedy Saturday Night is "manically nostalgic" and ultimately more exhausting than entertaining, writes Dan Slevin. The 1970s are ugly in Jason Reitman's new comedy Saturday Night…
What will New Zealand's arts world look like in 2030?
A new strategy is open for public consultation and outlines how the government could support the creative sector. Minister Paul Goldsmith talks to Culture 101. Audio
William Boyd on how the spy game has changed
Best-selling author William Boyd latest Gabriel's Moon, is his fourth fictional foray into the world of espionage. Audio
The Musical Outlier: Diverse sounds from the electronic underground
The sheer diversity and invention of electronic music today in Aotearoa is evident in a list of sounds at the upcoming electronic sonic arts festival Outlier in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. Curated… Audio
What does the arts make of the government’s draft arts strategy? Dr James Wenley and Dolina Wehipeihana
This month Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage released a draft for consultation of Amplify: A Creative and Cultural Strategy for New Zealand. It’s stated as a national strategy that… Audio
Minister Paul Goldsmith on the government’s new arts and culture strategy
The Ministry for Culture and Heritage has released Amplify: A Creative and Cultural Strategy for New Zealand. It’s a draft open for public consultation described as ‘action-oriented’ outlining how the… Audio
Myths and Maidens: Documentary unpacks the stereotype of the Pasifika woman
We’re all familiar with the image of the Pacific woman on postcards and in tourism marketing; warm and welcoming, light-skinned, with a slim build and long wavy hair. But what happens for young women… Video, Audio
