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Bailey Poching: Here are the Māori comedians - but where are you looking for them?
Comedian and actor Bailey Poching has responded to an article asking Where are all the Māori comedians? saying the question has never been where Māori comedians are, but rather: where are you looking for them? Audio
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Restructures at Penguin, a women's only exhbition & Ria Hall for mayor: Arts News 12 May
12 May 2024Arts news for 12 May
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Creating Aotearoa's own Watership Down: Shelley Burne-Field
12 May 2024Aotearoa New Zealand is a land of birds. Yet contemporary fiction providing a bird’s eye view has been slow to arrive.
While Catherine Chidgey’s award winning… Audio
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Regional Wrap: Kaitaia with Dr Opeloge Ah Sam
12 May 2024In this week’s Regional Wrap we look at the culture of Far North town Kaitaia. Audio
Bailey Poching: Here are the Māori comedians - but where are you looking for them?
Comedian and actor Bailey Poching has responded to an article asking Where are all the Māori comedians? saying the question has never been where Māori comedians are, but rather: where are you looking… Audio
Restructures at Penguin, a women's only exhbition & Ria Hall for mayor: Arts News 12 May
Arts news for 12 May
Coming up
Creating Aotearoa's own Watership Down: Shelley Burne-Field
Aotearoa New Zealand is a land of birds. Yet contemporary fiction providing a bird’s eye view has been slow to arrive.
While Catherine Chidgey’s award winning 2022 novel The Axeman’s Carnival looks… Audio
Regional Wrap: Kaitaia with Dr Opeloge Ah Sam
In this week’s Regional Wrap we look at the culture of Far North town Kaitaia. Audio
Getting over writer’s block: Fast Favourites with Troy Kingi
10 albums in 10 years in 10 different genres - that was Troy Kingi’s goal. But after the release of the seventh album - 2023’s ambient instrumental vibe album Timewasters - he’s admitted in a new TVNZ… Video, Audio
Framing a life: Ans Westra
Over almost sixty years, Dutch-Kiwi photographer Ans Westra took hundreds of thousands of pictures of life in New Zealand. A new illustrated biography Ans Westra - A life in photography interrogates… Audio, Gallery
Nazeem Hussain: the totally normal comedian
Following a two-year hiatus, comedian Nazeem Hussain is back on the tour circuit with his new stand-up show Totally Normal. Having cut his teeth in the Melbourne scene in the 1990s, Hussain is one of… Audio
Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
Nights' resident film critic, Dan Slevin, takes a look at the upcoming Architecture & Design Film Festival, dives into big budget adaption of Shōgun and takes listeners through the Kanopy catalogue… Audio
New Lord of the Rings movies incoming
News of two new Lord of the Rings movies has sent a ripple of excitement through the home of middle earth in Wellington. Bill Hickman reports. Audio
Lynskey, Malcolm among cast for Pike River Mine movie
Melanie Lynskey and Robyn Malcolm play Anna Osborne and Sonya Rockhouse, who have been prominent in seeking justice for bereaved families.
'Everything about it is just joy' - The Secret of the Wiggles' success
After about 30 years teaching and entertaining children, The Wiggles are still going strong, and they are back in New Zealand for another tour.
Climate change film explores mining in Australia
New documentary Walanbaa Ngiiyani, Stronger Together follows students visiting mega coal mines and gas wells in Australia. Audio
Clowning about with comedian Trygrve Wakenshawe
Hastings-born comedian Trygve Wakenshaw is a critically acclaimed comedian known for his sharp and playful physical comedy. Audio
The TAHI 9/05/24
C-List celebrities So'omālō and Evie sit with superstars Benjamin Mack and Isla Noon, the team continue their New Zealand Music Month celebrations, and Producer Harry reminisces on his past of great… Audio
Bookmarks with Mary Kisler
Today our Bookmarks guest is distinguished art curator and author Mary Kisler MNZM - former curator at Auckland Art gallery, and independent writer. Audio, Gallery
Lost in translation: Daniel Hahn on interpreting literary works
Many of us will know the difficulties of travelling and being understood in countries where we don't speak the language. Now imagine taking a great work of literature and translating that - without… Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Wednesday 8 May
On today's episode, Labour leader Chris Hipkins discusses MP behaviour and Corrections funding, Genesis Energy is to resume importing coal, Resource Minister Shane Jones joins us, a Te Pāti Māori MP… Audio
Eurovision Song Contest underway
Malmo in Sweden is playing host this year after taking out the top prize in 2023, with the song contest promising lots of drama onstage, as well as protests in the streets. Eurovision Journalist… Audio
Pacific stars shine in new film
Two Fijian born actors were welcomed home for the grand premiere of 'Stranded Pearl' in Fiji. Audio
In pictures: All the glitz and glamour from Met Gala 2024
From Taika Waititi to Zendaya to Cardi B - here are some of the best looks on the carpet of the Met Gala 2024.
