In the footsteps of three iconic 60s artists
A painter, a sculptor and an architect collaborated in the 1960s and 70s to create unique churches, chapels, schools and private houses - all with a d...
RNZ: Standing Room Only
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Standing Room Only is literally radio with pictures... and arts, theatre, film, comedy, books, dance, entertainment, pop culture, and music – all the things, in other words, that make life worth living.
Bridget van der Zijpp's novel tackles courage and denial
What does it really mean to be courageous? Bridget van der Zijpp explores this in her new novel I Laugh Me Broken. Bridget's first novel, Misconduct w...
Christchurch's Heritage Festival remembers old craft work
The popularity of the British TV series The Repair Shop - where damaged personal items are repaired by talented craftspeople - is a reminder that some...
Wild Creations blends three art forms
Origami as you've never seen it before... Artist Sarah Hunter has designed giant origami light-shade installations from her photographs of her much-lo...
Yuki Kihara goes to the Venice Biennale
It'll be a year later than planned, and the artist might not be able to attend to install her work or meet the international guests. But Yuki Kihara w...
Mandy Barker's deceptive pictures of Pitcairn's sea bottom
Plastic items from more than 25 different countries, including New Zealand, wash up on the remote Pitcairn Islands, posing a threat to a habitat that'...
The State of live festivals under Delta
Postponing, rescheduling, cancelling, even rebranding... Organisers of the country's biggest arts, film and music festivals are having to make huge ca...
Ataria Sharman draws on Maori culture for a fantasy novel
Ataria Sharman knows how tough it is to make a living as a writer. The essayist, poet, social entrepreneur and editor at The Pantograph Punch is const...
Chloe Weavers on her plans for Auckland's Silo Theatre
A five-million dollar Cultural Sector Emergency Relief fund has been announced, with Creative New Zealand deciding who gets what. But with so many art...
Gigi Fenster's A good winter reaches the book shelves
A story of obsession, jealousy and resentment won last year's Michael Gifkins Prize for an Unpublished Novel. But Gigi Fenster's book is now published...