Nz Festival
Black Ties - Indigenous Australian and Aotearoa theatre
Black Ties is a new theatre piece that tells the story of trans-Tasman love through the eyes and lives of its indigenous peoples. The musical dramedy goes the heart of love and its modern… Audio
Laurie Anderson: a deep dive into her art and music
Music reviewer Kirsten Johnstone takes a deep dive into the work of Laurie Anderson, who will return as a guest curator to the NZ Festival in March. Audio
New take on Swan Lake as NZ Festival enters final week
Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake, one of the greatest ballets in history, is taken in a whole new direction in one of the last big international shows at the New Zealand Festival this week. Michael… Audio
Theatre Critic Mark Amery
Mark Amery reviews shows from the NZ Festival and Auckland Arts Festival. Audio
Shelagh Magadza - festival artistic director
Kim catches up with NZ Festival artistic director Shelagh Magadza about how the 2018 festival - her last - is shaping up. Audio
Writers & Readers at the NZ Festival
In this hour, Kim talks to four NZ-based guests appearing at the NZ Festival Writers and Readers events next weekend: Rajorshi Chakraborti, who has just published The Man Who Would Not See; visual… Audio
NZ Festival Review: Thundercat
Nick Bollinger caught the melodic motifs, deep funk grooves and furious jazz improvisations of L.A.'s Thundercat last night at Wellington's Festival Club, as part of the NZ Festival.
NZ Festival behind the scenes
Where volunteering can get you! Eight years ago, Meg Williams was a volunteer for the NZ Festival. Next stop, Head of Marketing and Development. Now she's the executive director. Audio
Mike Ladd - Invisible mending
Mike Ladd started writing and reading his poetry in Adelaide at the age of 17. His first book The Crack in the Crib was published in 1984 followed by eight collections of poetry and prose. He was the… Audio
Bless the Child
Who killed baby Ara? It could be another headline to another news story about another child killed by a family member or step parent. Which is very much the point of Hone Kouka's new play Bless the… Audio, Gallery
Star Wars symphony in stellar NZ festival line-up
From Star Wars to Swan Lake - the line up for next year's New Zealand Festival has been revealed. Several hundred gathered at Te Papa in Wellington last night to hear what festival organisers had… Audio
The 2018 NZ Festival's line-up of musical gems
Grizzly Bear, Teeks, Nathan Haines & Jonathan Crayford, and Perfume Genius are among the musical acts who'll be performing at Wellington's New Zealand Festival. Audio
Coming up
The Mixtape: Mark Cubey
This week's RNZ Music mixtape selector is the outgoing Saturday Mornings producer Mark Cubey. He speaks with Yadana Saw about his decade in the job and many other things he's turned his hand to. Audio
Both Sides Now - Julia Deans Sings Joni Mitchell
Fur Patrol's Julia Deans re-interprets songs from Joni Mitchell's legendary songbook. Audio
New Zealand Festival - Lynn Freeman
The New Zealand Festival's reaching its halfway mark and kiwi musicians are taking centre stage, from flying Nun bands the Chills and the Verlaines, to the Phoenix Foundation, Dame Kiwi te Kanawa and… Audio
Rachel Hyde
Premiering last night at New Zealand Festival was John Psathas' epic work No Man's Land, a symphony with pictures featuring musicians from the many countries who fought in the First World War. Rachel… Audio
John Luther Adams
'Sila: The Breath of the World' is an outdoor work by American composer John Luther Adams, which is being staged in Wellington's Civic Square as part of the New Zealand Festival. Adams is a Pullizer… Audio
Jennifer Shennan: RNZB Review
Jennifer reviews the Royal New Zealand Ballet's "Speed of Light" season featuring works by Adonis Foniadakis, William Forsythe and Alexander Ekman. Audio
Major Steven Small : Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo
Major Steven Small is director of bagpipe music for the British army. He's also a veteran of the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo which returns to Wellington to perform as part of New Zealand Festival.
…Buskers - Elisabeth Auchinvole
Violin player and busker Elisabeth Auchinvole is a Wellington based performer and event organiser who will be taking part in The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo in the New Zealand Festival. Audio