Arts
Ceramic goat believed made by King Charles could fetch $21k at auction
The little goat represents the King's "early passion and artistic flare", auctioneer says.
Why do we clap?
At the Cannes Film Festival, standing ovations can last for more than 10 minutes. But what drives humans to smack our hands together? Video
Best Country Music Song to be awarded at Gore event
There's a hoedown planned in Gore on Friday night. The Best Country Music Song Award will be presented at the Country Music Honours, a red-carpet event and curtain-raiser for the local Bayleys Tussock… Audio
Guitarist and designer up for five Aotearoa Music Awards
As well as playing guitar for the Best Group-nominated band Mermaidens, Lily Paris West is the artist behind two of the three album covers in contention for Best Album Artwork. Audio
The TAHI 23/5/24
Joining Evie and So'omālō today, revered Rapper Nauti and 2024 Billy T Nominee Advait Kirtikar are in - we're also having a closer look at Expo's, Gilmore Girls and Lookalikes, tune on in! Audio
Australian ballroom dance legend Aric Yegudkin brings show to New Zealand
Touring 12 towns and cities across Aotearoa, Ballroom Blitz features twelve first-class dancers, a live five-piece band, and two live vocalists. Audio
Photos: At the Pet Gala, fashion goes to the dogs
Eighteen dogs went down the red carpet at the annual American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog. Each canine donned couture similar to what celebrities wore at the Met Gala two weeks earlier.
Bookmarks with David Downs
Our bookmarks guest this week is an example of what it means to beat the odds. As a tech entrepreneur, David Downs was at the centre of many amazing innovations during the 1990s and 2000s. He also… Audio
Three picks for the French film fest
The annual French Film Festival goes from strength to strength. Dan Slevin samples a selection from this year’s programme. Video
The TAHI 21/5/24
Todays on the show So’omālō and Evie chat outfit ideas for the upcoming national Beyblade tournament, we meet Kirikiriroa-based Pasifika island pop artist Lehali who tells us about her new single, and… Audio
The Panel with Ali Jones & Andie McCombs (Part 2)
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Ali Jones & Andi McCombs discuss the impact of cycle lanes on business & the Gina Rinehart portrait controversy. Ali Jones is a PR consultant… Audio
Brand new show for Tony Lyall in NZ Comedy Festival
The NZ International Comedy Festival is here and Tony Lyall has brand new jokes for the masses. Audio
Arts news: A Rita Angus bridge, controversial portraits & the book awards
Arts news for 19 May 2024 Video, Audio
Bringing an indigenous house of storytelling alive in Ōtautahi: Juanita Hepi
Te Whare Tapere in the Christchurch Arts Centre is neither a European-style gallery or theatre. As a space principally by Māori, for Māori, it is, says co-founder artist Juanita Hepi, “a… Audio
Gore: Capital of country music and moonshine with Jenny Mitchell
Gore is quite rightly known as our Capital of country music. But there’s always been much more going on culturally in this East Southland town. Video, Audio
Finding a city's memory in the rubble of Chernobyl
Vast exclusion zones operate around the cities of Pripyat, near the ruined Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine, and Plymouth, on the Caribbean island of Montserrat, decimated by the island’s… Video, Audio
Practising Hawaiian culture across the sea: Ahilapalapa Rands
Over 100 years ago artist Ahilapalapa Rands’ great-grandfather, the ukulele virtuoso Ernest Ka’ai wrote the song ‘Across the Sea’, the lyrics speaking to the pull that Hawai’i has for Kānaka Maoli… Audio
Finding joy in the rubble of Chernobyl
The meltdown at the Chernobyl power plant is the stuff of legend. But Raúl Ortega Ayala isn't as interested in the disaster as he is in what's left behind. Audio
Dame Jane Campion: 'Even if they took a few months off my life, I would still do them'
Dame Jane Campion talks to Susie Ferguson about the intense job of directing movies, her love of napping in the bush and losing a baby as she won international acclaim for The Piano. Audio
