Creative New Zealand
Shock of the news - and the state of the arts
A new report says the arts and culture get just half of the space in our media that's devoted to sport. Mediawatch asks a leading local culture critic if the arts are just a 'nice to have' for our… Audio
Mediawatch for 23 October 2022
Bard-gate; on the sidelines of big news in China; chaotic politics sparks crude comebacks - and decency dilemmas. Audio
The Week in Detail: Climate concerns, funding foibles
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
Creative NZ speaks out after Shakespeare programme funding controversy
Creative New Zealand insists it does not "hate Shakespeare" after the Prime Minister stepped in to save a secondary-school Shakespeare programme. Audio
A scent of the past on Māhia Peninsula
Best of 2022 - A plantation of ancient tītoki trees used for perfume is among the secrets unveiled by historian and writer Mere Whaanga who has researched the story of Taipōrutu - her ancestral land… Audio
Are arts grants as out-there as they're painted?
The Taxpayers' Union has generated a lot of heat but not much light when it comes to its digs at Creative NZ grants. We explore who they go to, and what the money is used for. Audio
Does documentary photography die without publications to print it?
When Bauer Media shut down on 1 April, it wiped out just about every documentary photography job in the country. Now concerns are being raised over how New Zealand’s visual history will be documented… Audio, Gallery
Honouring Māori Artists: Rex Homan and Derek Lardelli
For Fifty five years, Rex Homan has worked as a wood artist and sculptor. His ideas stem from Maori stories, animals and in particular birds. His 'stylised pieces' have won a raft of awards, have… Audio
Honouring Māori Artists: Maureen Lander and Lewis Gardiner
Te Ahi Kaa is in Rotorua at the Te Waka Toi Awards, hosted by Creative New Zealand. The annual event honours the achievements of Maori artists who have a made a significant contribution to their… Audio
Ella Sutherland is off to Berlin
Previous Episode: Sunday, 24 November 2019 Add all to playlist This week on Standing Room Only on the first day of Summer 1 December No caption 12:00 PM.Your arts and culture radio six on Sunday… Audio, Gallery
New approaches to our arts grants
Creative New Zealand is shaking up its arts grants programme, raising the limits but also making changes to its popular Quick Response funding rounds. Audio
Are NZ's Venice Biennale attendants short-changed?
What could be more wonderful? Six weeks in Venice, surrounded by some of the world's best art, flights paid for, an apartment paid, gaining invaluable experience and connections as an attendant at… Audio, Gallery
Playwright International Exchange
Morna Young is a playwright, actress and musician from a wee fishing village in the North East of Scotland. She's currently in New Zealand being hosted by BATS Theatre and Toi Põneke as part of the… Audio
More than a hobby - pursuing the arts
Pacific people often feel the pressure to let their artistic talent fall by the wayside in pursuit of other career paths but artists in New Zealand hope their success can buck the trend. Audio
Pacific curator Kolokesa Uafa Mahina-Tuai
Museums are foreign spaces for many Pacific people but the curator Pacific at Tamaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum, Kolokesa Mahina-Tuai, is working to make it a more welcoming place. Audio
Iosefa Enari award winner - Madison Nonoa
At the age of three Madison Nonoa charged her family to attend her concerts in the living room. Now she's focusing on encouraging other Pacific people to take up a career in classical music. Audio
Poet Karlo Mila on the rise of Pacific poetry
Poet Karlo Mila had no idea what the mangrove poem in her high school English exam was about but now her works on Pacific culture, love, and politics are used in schools throughout New Zealand. Audio
Marc Taddei
Orchestra Wellington Music Director Marc Taddei has a new job to add to his resume. He's just been appointed Music Director of the Vallejo Symphony Orchestra. Located in the San Francisco Bay Area and… Audio
Simon Denny: power and secrets
New Zealand artist based in Berlin who represented New Zealand at the 2015 Venice Biennale with his work, Secret Power; four of the works have been acquired by Te Papa. Audio, Gallery
Tron Music Trust
The Tron Music Trust aims to assist musicians from Hamilton and the Waikato, while reinvigorating the live music scene. Zac Arnold and Tron trustee Trevor Faville discuss the sizeable task ahead. Audio