Arts

Elliott Childs offers up a compelling 101 on the enigmatic Frank Zappa and his music. Audio

Claire Mabey discusses the latest from the NZ writer Damien Wilkins. She also looks at The Hotel Balzaar by acclaimed children's novelist Kate DiCamillo and The Haunted Wood, a history of children's… Audio

A roundup of the arts scene. Audio

Ngatu, siapo, aute, masi, tapa… just some of the names from across the Pacific for barkcloth which reflect the rich variety of bark used and working processes. . 

Tapa is having a moment in the art… Audio

The Portage Ceramic Awards have long honoured the dynamic world of contemporary ceramics within Aotearoa New Zealand.

The 2024 Premier Award winner and three Merit Award winners were announced at a… Audio

This week on Regional Wrap we go to Gisborne where exhibition Wimples, crosses, and lepers Women of Influence has just opened at Tairāwhiti Museum.

Margaret Hansen has also written a book by the same… Audio

Churches big and small throughout Aotearoa New Zealand are vital spaces of culture and community but there are increasing challenges with heritage restoration and their relevance  in today’s world.

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For almost six decades photographer John Miller has been a protest photographer in Aotearoa New Zealand.

From his first photographs of an anti-Vietnam War protest on Auckland’s Albert Street as a… Audio

In April 2024, one of our most treasured artists Dame Robin White travelled from her home in Masterton to Aomori north of Honshu in Japan, to be an artist in residence at the Aomori Contemporary Art… Audio

Our guest picking the music is a familiar face on New Zealand TV, Colin Mathura Jeffree. He's been the host of New Zealand's hottest home baker and New Zealand's next top model, and he appeared on… Audio

Local band Te Huhu draw inspiration from psychedelic stoner rock, classic rock, shoegaze and blues to create a hazy, immersive sound Te Huhu joined us in the RNZ studio to record a live session to… Audio

Deepgrooves was a 1990s Auckland-based record label that released the first ever local hip-hop single to reach number one on the NZ charts with 3 The Hard Way's 'Hip-hop Holiday'. The label reflected… Audio

Once Were Warriors celebrates its 30th anniversary this month and the legendary soundtrack has been re-released. Based on Alan Duff's novel and directed by Lee Tamahori, the film became the… Audio

Dom Corry is in the studio to talk what's on in the theatres. He reviews Heretic, starring Hugh Grant; a Lucy Lawless directed documentary Never Look Away and the drama Memory, featuring Peter… Audio

Auckland based art dealer Charles Ninow joined Emile Donovan to discuss the sale. Audio