Arts & Culture
“Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.”
At 50,000 and counting, is this NZ's biggest record collection?
Chris started collecting vinyl at the age of eight. Now, there are too many records to count.
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Source. rnz.nz, 17.09.2024
Why New Zealand celebrates the Mid-Autumn Festival in spring
New Zealand's growing Chinese community is putting the finishing touches on a flurry of events to celebrate the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival.
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Source. rnz.nz, 12.09.2024
From global stage to Wellington Opera's Tosca
Soprano, Madeleine Pierard grew up in Napier in a musical family, then studied musical composition and biomedical science at Victoria University.
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Source. rnz.nz, 10.09.2024
Nine to Noon Short Story competition opens
We're looking for stories of 2000 words, submitted by Friday 29 September.
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Source. rnz.nz, 30.08.2024
2024 Silver Scrolls top five announced, Stan Walker a double-finalist
Stan Walker is a double-finalist at this year's Silver Scrolls. His song 'I Am' - featured in the Ava DuVernay film Origin - is up for the top songwriting prize, while his song 'Māori Ki Te Ao' is a top three contender for the APRA Maioha Award.
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Source. rnz.nz, 10.09.2024
Day One Shorts (2024)
NEW. A series of eight short films made by young, emerging filmmakers that explore cultural, social, and political issues. Made with the support of NZ On Air & Te Māngai Pāho.
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Source. rnz.nz, 04.09.2024
The butterfly and the bee a winning combination for Beren
Beren Hughes combined his passions — monarch butterflies, plants and photography — and won a national competition.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 03.09.2024
A weird, wild, wacky and witty musical not to be missed
It’s weird, wild, wacky, witty and absolutely wonderful. It also brilliantly showcases amazing talent.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 02.09.2024
Dairy-free lentil cream looks and tastes the part
A whipping cream made from lentils is about to go to the commercial market.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 02.09.2024
Artist gives worn fabric a new life
A South African migrant who has lived in New Zealand for more than a decade is opening her own exhibition exploring the struggles of transitioning to a new country.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 31.08.2024
'Airbnb for art' in converted laundromat
A former Nelson laundromat has been given a clean start as a gallery, jewellery school and artists’ studios.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 02.09.2024
In pictures: Festivals and community celebrations
Community spirit was alive and well in Nelson, with the Janmashtami Krishna festival being celebrated and a performance by the Mosaic World Choir bringing smiles to those who attended. Nelson Mail visual journalist Martin De Ruyter was there to capture it all.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 31.08.2024
Arts festival to brighten spring
Nelson is set for a burst of events to fill the longer days as the Nelson Arts Festival celebrates its 30th birthday in style.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 30.08.2024
Nelson Arts Festival weaves together past, present and future
With the 2024 Nelson Arts Festival programme going live online tomorrow, Friday August 30, the festival team are gearing up to welcome back to Whakatū a significant number of artists and authors who have previously appeared.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 29.08.2024
One-act South Canterbury plays make national competition
One-act plays from South Canterbury have made the last stage of a national one-act play competition.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 04.09.2024
Out & About: Word Salad Poetry Open Mic
National Poetry Day was celebrated with a Word Salad Open Mic evening at Timaru Booksellers where almost 20 poets shared their work. Timaru Herald visual journalist Aiman Amerul Muner went along and captured these images.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 03.09.2024
Out & About: Potters exhibit works
Timaru Herald visual journalist Aiman Amerul Muner went along to the opening of the South Canterbury Pottery Group’s annual exhibition, Inferno, at the Aigantighe Art Gallery last week, and captured these images.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 02.09.2024
Treasures of the Aigantighe: Milford Twilight
Silk-screen prints are made by brushing ink or dye through mesh onto the image surface underneath.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 31.08.2024
Rowena Jackson: Dancer of rare grace and profound influence
At the outset of her career, Invercargill-born future prima ballerina Rowena Jackson set a world record for spins on the same spot.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 27.08.2024
Local legends and UK sensations star in Rhythm and Alps lineup
The South Island’s largest New Year’s festival is back with some home grown flavour mixed with an international seasoning.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 22.08.2024
New exhibition transforms and empowers local women
A new photographic exhibition that transforms dozens of Southland women into iconic, fictional figures opens in Invercargill on Friday.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 31.08.2024
Celebrated carver proud to be part of te ao Māori revitalisation
Steve Solomon gets visibly excited when you ask him about the little, yellow 3D print on a table behind him.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 31.08.2024
Te Anau set to bloom with double flower show this spring
Southern floral enthusiasts are gearing up for a big weekend when Te Anau hosts both the 98th South Island National Daffodil Show and the 50th Te Anau Spring Flower Show.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 02.09.2024
Raindrop statue coming to Esk St
A dramatic new statue is to be unveiled at Invercargill Central, facing Esk St — and it’s to be the first of an annual series of commissioned works that will form a city arts trail.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 02.09.2024
Organist ready to celebrate spring with sound
Imagine whiling away a Saturday afternoon listening to the sounds of a large church organ ... in Bluff.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 03.09.2024
Gore artist reflects on the mysteries of Te Au Nui
Te Au Nui, the traditional name for the Mataura Falls, means "big swirling waters".
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 04.09.2024
7 Days in the Cultural Life of an Artistic Director
Violaine Huisman, who leads programming for the Crossing the Line festival, takes in dance on Little Island, a world premiere at Asia Society and “invigorating” translation projects.
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Source. nytimes.com, 21.08.2024
The Hidden Splendors of Cleveland’s Museums
It’s not too late to enjoy some lake weather in Cleveland, where the ice cream is fabulous and there’s never any shortage of art to see — let our critic tell you where.
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Source. nytimes.com, 23.08.2024
Now an Acclaimed Restaurateur, He Long Concealed a Secret
Arjav Ezekiel rose through the restaurant ranks becoming a sommelier and opening Birdie’s in Austin, Texas. Few knew of his past as an undocumented immigrant.
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Source. nytimes.com, 26.08.2024
Troy Kingi's Desert Hīkoi
Troy Kingi journeys into the Joshua Tree desert to record his latest album at the iconic Rancho De La Luna Studio. Made with the support of NZ On Air.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 20.08.2024
The secret to a good toastie, according to the experts
The humble toastie is flying out the door of Picton business Toastie Lords.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 19.08.2024
The best toastie in NZ has been crowned - what's the secret?
You'll need streaky bacon, sliced figs and plenty of cheese to make the best toastie in New Zealand.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 21.08.2024
The winner of the best bacon and ham in New Zealand has been crowned
If you're a pork eater, it's hard to fathom that bacon - and its cold-cut cousin ham - can be judged on a scale. Isn't it all a salty, fatty dream?
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 25.07.2024
Review: Jimmy Barnes' delivers emotional show with family in Auckland
Playing rare songs, sharing hearfelt yarns, shedding a tear and surrounded by family, the set at the Civic was special, writes Liam Swiggs.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 26.07.2024
Winning images of the 2024 BigPicture natural world photography competition
A fox in the sun, fireflies and a brush fire, and trees blanketed with butterflies are among the striking images caught by winners of the California Academy of Sciences’ annual contest. Now in its 11th year, it highlights biodiversity and the many threats our planet faces.
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Source. theguardian.com, 17.07.2024
How to make the best custard squares in New Zealand
From the first velvety, creamy bite, it's clear Piccolo Morso's custard square is no ordinary quadrangular sweet treat. With firm, smooth custard, hand-piped icing and the passion-fruit filling, it verges on perfection.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 17.07.2024
Gateway sculpture mission completed
A public sculpture project born out of fears that Tasman coastal settlements would be cut off by a highway bypass has reached its goal.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 15.07.2024
Southern fashion collaboration for new Hokonui fashion award
Three champions of southern fashion design have combined to introduce a new award for secondary students entering the Hokonui Fashion Design Awards.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 15.07.2024
25 Kiwi lit hits since 2000
When thinking of classic fiction from Aotearoa, works by Janet Frame and Keri Hulme, published last century might come to mind.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 03.07.2024
The top 20 contenders for this year's Silver Scroll Award
The APRA Silver Scroll Awards have announced their shortlists for 2024.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 04.07.2024
The best movies of 2024 so far
RNZ film reviewer Simon Morris picks his five favourite movies of the year to date. Have you seen his pick of the bunch?
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 19.06.2024
The best albums of 2024 so far
An album you can only hear in full on YouTube and an iconic pop star who served a country record. Music 101 host Charlotte Ryan picks her top five albums of the year so far.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 20.06.2024
The best books of 2024 so far
RNZ book reviewer Kiran Dass, programme director of Christchurch's WORD festival, picks five favourites from her 2024 reading pile.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 23.06.2024
From farm to fabric to fashion
A sustainable fashion label was born and now grows on Georgina and Willy Lawson's sheep farm in Otago.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 14.06.2024
New Zealand Opera to provide braille surtitles for live performances
Vision-impaired operagoers now able to follow lyrics or scripts without interference of audio descriptions.
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Source. theguardian.com, 10.06.2024
Lydia Peckham's ingenuity in obtaining Hollywood role
When she auditioned for the film Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, Lydia Peckham used the creativity and ingenuity she is known for.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 26.02.2023
Kaliane Bradley on her debut novel The Ministry of Time
Kaliane Bradley's debut novel began as a bit of fun to entertain friends during lockdown in London. The Ministry of Time is both a time travel/sci fi novel, a romcom and a mystery with a twist.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 06.06.2024
Dog in a flap collars top comedy pet pic prize
Gravity-defying cats, gurning donkeys and dogs in a flap all feature in this year's Comedy Pet Photo Awards.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 07.06.2024
New 'Hunger Games' book - and movie - coming
Inspired by an 18th century Scottish philosopher and the modern scourge of misinformation, Suzanne Collins is returning to the ravaged, post-apocalyptic land of Panem for a new "The Hunger Games" novel.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 07.06.2024
Page-turning delight
Browsers, bargain-hunters and bibliophiles were out in force over King’s Birthday Weekend at the annual Founders Book Fair. Nelson Mail visual journalist Braden Fastier went along.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 03.06.2024
Country music star Kaylee Bell ‘grateful’ for AMA honours
Kiwi country music sensation Kaylee Bell is heading back to Nashville next week on a high after scooping two awards at the Aotearoa Music Awards in Auckland on Thursday night.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 31.05.2024
From the world to Timaru: Helen Manson’s photographic journey comes to town
Over the span of 15 years, award-winning humanitarian photographer Helen Manson has travelled the world capturing photos in some of the world’s most challenging communities.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 03.06.2024
Working together: Ōamaru artist appears in Timaru gallery
The work of Ōamaru artist Eion Shanks is appearing in a Timaru gallery for the first time - a somewhat fitting occasion in the town where he began his artistic journey.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 03.06.2024
First-timer Amy Maynard wins New Zealand Gold Guitars in Gore
She’s never been to Gore before, but Amy Maynard is going home with its most coveted prize - a win at the New Zealand Gold Guitar Awards.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 03.06.2024
NZSO principal conductor Gemma New receives King's Birthday honour
The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra's principal conductor Gemma New has been made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to music direction in the King's Birthday Honours.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 03.06.2024
Radiohead's Thom Yorke announces solo New Zealand tour
British musician Thom Yorke will embark on his first solo tour of New Zealand later this year.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 04.06.2024
Vincent van Gogh’s Starry Night Over the Rhône returns to Arles for the first time in 136 years
The painting is on loan for an exhibition that opens this weekend in the Provençal city where the painter became obsessed with the night sky and eventually descended into madness.
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Source. theguardian.com, 01.06.2024
‘Without them, the city would be lost’: the art of preserving Mexico City’s ancient floating gardens
The Mexican capital’s Unesco-listed wetlands are being brought back to life by the Indigenous chinamperos, who are striving to overcome the effects of urbanisation and the climate crisis.
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Source. theguardian.com, 28.05.2024
Drawings depicting gladiators among latest discoveries at Pompeii
Charcoal graffiti believed to have been sketched by children uncovered at ancient Roman city.
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Source. theguardian.com, 28.05.2024
Kiwi Surprise and Joy
In his fourth programme for New Zealand Music Month, in reaction the sometimes depressing seriousness of the world around us, William Dart takes a trip around some joyous music from our land.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 26.05.2024
NZ Music Month Live: Byllie-jean at the Christchurch Art Gallery
Byllie-jean, Ngāti Kahungunu ki Heretaunga, Ngāti Pahauwera, performs live at the Christchurch art gallery for Music 101 and NZ Music Month.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 26.05.2024
The story behind the AI image that shocked the world
“Just as photography replaced painting in the reproduction of reality,” German artist Boris Eldagsen argues, “AI will replace photography.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 26.05.2024
Aussie Lego Masters bring their RELICS exhibition to Auckland
In 2020, childhood friends Alex Towler and Jackson Harvey won the Australian reality show Lego Masters. Four years on, their elaborate retrofuturistic Lego exhibition RELICS: A New World Rises is coming to Aotearoa.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 25.05.2024
Shapeshifter celebrates 25 years: Drama, anxiety "and a ridiculous amount of good times"
It is a "real honour" to still be performing for fans 25 years on, Shapeshifter founding member Sam Trevethick says.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 25.05.2024
Forging through tough times
Blacksmith Jamie Hughes has a niche business crafting knives and hand-forged metalwork for chefs, farmers and tourists from his old-fashioned smithy in Norsewood.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 24.05.2024
Holly Arrowsmith's award-winning song a tribute to a 'true cowboy'
A heartfelt tribute to a "southwestern gentleman" has earned singer-songwriter Holly Arrowsmith the 2024 APRA Best Country Music Song award.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 25.05.2024
How to cast your vote for the 2024 Aotearoa Music Awards
Next week, judges will decide who will win the 2024 Aotearoa Music Awards - and you can be one of them.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 24.05.2024
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom at 40: Spielberg’s hit-and-miss relic
There’s plenty to still admire in Indy’s second outing but it remains an ungainly and, at times, culturally offensive adventure.
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Source. theguardian.com, 23.05.2024
Review: Hit Me Hard and Soft by Billie Eilish
We’re living through the most self-reflexive time in history. It’s not enough to make art, the art has to be about the art. The internet and its subsequent scrutiny has ensured it.
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Source. theguardian.com, 22.05.2024
Unheard Louis Armstrong recordings to be released
What a Wonderful World and You’ll Never Walk Alone are among five unreleased tracks on compilation Louis in London, performed at the BBC in 1968.
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Source. theguardian.com, 22.05.2024
Mesmerising microbes: bacteria as you’ve never seen them before – in pictures
Tal Danino’s day job at Columbia University, New York, is engineering “living” medicines. “We program microbes for cancer therapy using synthetic biology,” he says. As a side hustle he manipulates and photographs the microbial world; his images are collected in a book, Beautiful Bacteria.
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Source. theguardian.com, 18.05.2024
How the world could have looked: the most spectacular buildings that were never made
A mega egg in Paris, a hovering hotel in Machu Picchu, an hourglass tower in New York, a pleasure island in Baghdad … we reveal the architectural visions that were just too costly – or too weird.
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Source. theguardian.com, 16.05.2024
‘An incredible phallic landmark!’ The grain silo gallery, a gift from the trillion dollar man
Le Corbusier called grain silos ‘the magnificent first fruits of the new age’. But what can be done with these soaring industrial cathedrals when they’re redundant? A Norwegian tycoon has the answer.
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Source. theguardian.com, 16.05.2024
More valuable than gold: New Zealand feather becomes most expensive in the world
The well-preserved huia bird feather was expected to fetch up to NZD$3,000 but ended up selling for more than NZD$46,000.
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Source. theguardian.com, 21.05.2024
Kiwis’ stunning Milky Way photos named among world’s best
Images of the Milky Way by three Kiwi photographers have been named among the world’s best.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 21.05.2024
Has the Mystery of the ‘Mona Lisa’ Background Been Solved?
Ann Pizzorusso, a geologist and art historian, says she’s identified the location in the background of Leonardo da Vinci’s famous painting.
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Source. smithsonianmag.com, 20.05.2024
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.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 19.05.2024
Dame Hinewehi Mohi inducted into New Zealand Music Hall of Fame
A musician and producer, Dame Hinewehi is best known for her double platinum album Oceania (1999) and its lead single 'Kotahitanga'.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 18.05.2024
'I've always wanted to be a solo artist' - Naked and Famous star
Releasing a solo album is uncharted territory for Thomas Powers, a New Zealander living in Los Angeles who first found fame as one half of the hit-making Auckland indie electronic band The Naked and Famous.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 19.05.2024
Stop-motion animation training at University of Canterbury
Even if you don't recognise Aardman Animations by name we're certain you'll have fond memories of their work. Wallace and Gromit, Shaun the Sheep, Chicken Run - their stop-motion animations have resonated with people of all ages across generations.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 18.04.2024
Wellington artist awarded $500,000 from NZ on Air for animated zombie web series
A 20 year old from Wellington has been given half a million dollars to write, draw and animate a web series based on his family.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 11.05.2024
Emily Perkins: 'A full life depends on creativity'
Author Emily Perkins says 'radical wildness and imagination' are more necessary now than ever, in a speech delivered as part of a nationwide series.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 09.05.2024
Emily Perkins' Lioness wins Aotearoa's top fiction prize
A "unforgettable" novel by Wellington writer Emily Perkins has taken out the country's top literary prize at the 2024 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 16.05.2024
How Cannes works, from the standing ovations to the juries to the Palm Dog
The Cannes Film Festival is hallowed ground in cinema but understanding its unique landscape can be confounding.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 15.05.2024
A festival of music, film and spectacle: the best of Belfast 2024
A year-long celebration aims to start a new chapter for Belfast, forging better connections and conversations within communities through creativity and culture.
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Source. theguardian.com, 15.05.2024
Rare huia feather regarded as 'significant piece' of history to be auctioned
A single huia feather is expected to fetch over $2000 dollars at auction next week, according to Webb's auction house.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 15.05.2024
Kim Ireland wins Iris Fisher Scholarship
The scholarship is a national award of $5,000 given to support an outstanding postgraduate student in the final year of a visual arts study.
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Source. artnews.co.nz, 12.05.2024
King Charles: First official portrait since coronation is unveiled, painted by Jonathan Yeo
The first official painted portrait of King Charles III since his coronation has been unveiled at Buckingham Palace.
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Source. bbc.com, 14.05.2024
8 Kiwi Jazz Women You Need to Hear
Nick plays tracks from eight NZ women leading their own jazz bands - including pianists Charmaine Ford and Anita Schwabe, saxophonist Louisa Williamson, singer Alannah Goldsmith, and drummer Lauren Ellis.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 11.05.2024
Supertonic turns 10
It started out as group of friends who wanted to continue singing together after 'ageing out' of Wellington Youth Choir.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 10.05.2024
Creating community through collective music making
The New Zealand Ukulele Trust | Te Rūnanga Ukurere o Aotearoa is a volunteer-run charity inspired by Bill Sevesi’s dream that every child would learn to play the ukulele.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 07.05.2024
Marvel star Tom Hiddleston to play Sir Edmund Hillary in upcoming film
An A-list actor is set to play Kiwi hero Sir Edmund Hillary in upcoming film Tenzing.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 11.05.2024
What the new Warriors women’s side means for the Black Ferns
The Black Ferns open their season on Saturday in Hamilton against the USA in the annual Pacific 4 Series. The current world champions are favoured to sweep the three-test schedule, with games against Canada and Australia to follow, but there's another challenge looming on the horizon.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 10.05.2024
Revealed: Lord of the Rings movies production hub to be in Wellington
News of two new Lord of the Rings movies has sent a ripple of excitement through the home of Middle Earth in Wellington. Andy Serkis will return in his role as Gollum and also direct the first film which is set to hit screens in 2026.Tentatively titled "The Hunt for Gollum" the film will be produced by filmmaker Peter Jackson out of Wellington.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 10.05.2024
Two new Lord of the Rings movies heading to theatres
A fresh instalment in the Lord of the Rings movie series, one of the biggest film franchises of all time, is scheduled to debut in theatres in 2026.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 10.05.2024
Musician, poet and skit queen Elle Cordova
TYou may not know her name but if you spend time online there's a high chance you've come across one of her hilarious skits on your travels. Elle Cordova is a comedian, musician, poet, and video creator in Los Angeles. She has almost one million followers on Instagram and is currently working on a new album with her creative partner Toni Lindgren. She spoke to Kathryn from her home in LA.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 06.05.2024
Ode to flatulence wins NZ on Air award
The 2024 Children's Music Awards have been announced, with the NZ On Air Best Children's Music Video awarded to a two-minute ode to flatulence.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 05.05.2024
Free Madonna concert draws crowd of 1.6m to Brazil’s Copacabana beach
Area around Rio de Janeiro beach filled for several blocks as singer closes her Celebration world tour.
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Source. theguardian.com, 05.05.2024
Song for Wales winner inspires fresh bid to get country its own Eurovision place
Sara Davies hopes release of song and glitzy video will ‘drive the idea forward and get people talking about it.
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Source. theguardian.com, 03.05.2024
How NZ is celebrating Star Wars Day
Whether they are baking Wookie cookies, dressing up as their favourite character or attending a movie marathon, Star Wars fans are in for a big weekend with events celebrating May the 4th - also known as Star Wars Day - planned across the country.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 04.05.2024
What we're wearing on NZ Music T-shirt Day 2024
If you think RNZ is a place where people unironically wear grey cardigans and socks with sandals, prepare to be dazzled by our collection of NZ music t-shirts.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 03.05.2024
Free NZ Music Month festivals for Feilding and Marton
The arrival of May will be music to the ears of Marton and Feilding locals who can look forward to two free community festivals.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 02.05.2024
Songs and dancing to the beat of Nelson’s cultural heart
Six60 rocked up to town, bringing the house down in the process, and Nelson’s vibrant Filipino community came together in celebration in a riotous display of colour. Nelson Mail’s visual journalists captured all the fun.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 03.05.2024
Canterbury Clothing Unveils 120 Years Commemorative Mural Featuring Sporting Greats Jonah Lomu, Peter Blake and Michael Jones
Three of New Zealand’s biggest sporting greats have been immortalised on a large-scale mural painting unveiled today.
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Source. nzhearld.co.nz, 24.04.2024
Kiwi Indians celebrate harvest and new year festivals
New Zealand's diverse Indian community has celebrated a number of harvest and new year festivals in recent weeks, including Sikh Baisakhi, Telugu Ugadi and Malayali Vishu.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 24.04.2024
Chris Isaak's West Auckland mall show: 'Most people don't even think it really happened'
US singer songwriter Chris Isaak is playing some big venues on his latest NZ tour, but even those who saw him play at a West Auckland mall in the late '90s can't quite believe what they saw.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 24.04.2024
Mataaho Collective scoops Golden Lion at Venice Biennale in a huge weekend for art from Oceania
Aotearoa New Zealand has won one of the world’s most prestigious art prizes. Mataaho collective have been awarded the Golden Lion by a jury at the 60th Venice Biennale for their large scale work in the main curated exhibition.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 21.04.2024
The Dandy Warhols on where it all began, new album and NZ show
Psychedelic rock band the Dandy Warhols have been making music for 30 years, but they still only feel "pressure to blow our own minds", their frontman says.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 20.04.2024
Mike McRoberts’ greatest moments
After a 40-year career in journalism, most of it on TV, and nearly half of it as a co-anchor of Newshub’s flagship 6pm bulletin, Mike McRoberts has announced he is stepping aside.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 19.04.2024
Te Matatini taking kapa haka across the ditch
Kapa haka mania is heading across the ditch with nine teams taking to the stage as part of Te Matatini regional competitions hosted on the Gold Coast this weekend.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 19.04.2024
Review: A Tribute to the Jazz Great Max Roach Meets His Standards
Ayodele Casel leads a program celebrating Roach’s centenary that also includes works by Rennie Harris as well as by Ronald K. Brown and Arcell Cabuag.
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Source. nytimes.com, 04.04.2024
Review: Dance Theater of Harlem Is in New (and Capable) Hands
The company performed its first New York City Center season under the direction of Robert Garland in a program including George Balanchine’s “Pas de Dix.”
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Source. nytimes.com, 12.04.2024
How the Rockettes Fall Like Dominoes
Watch how the Rockettes Fall like dominoes.
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Source. nytimes.com, 2024
FKA twigs Dances Martha Graham: ‘This Is Art in Its Truest Form’
The rebellious spirit of Martha Graham has found a rebellious soul mate in another creative powerhouse. A classically trained dancer, she’s known in the world as an acclaimed recording artist.
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Source. nytimes.com, 16.04.2024
Taylor Swift Sells a Rainbow of Vinyl Albums. Fans Keep Buying Them.
Artists across pop genres are finding success with colored vinyl and different variants of their releases. For Swifties, the urge to collect them all is strong.
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Source. nytimes.com, 17.04.2024
On the Ground at the Venice Biennale
The exhibitions have been installed. The artists have arrived. The city of Venice is prepared to welcome throngs of visitors from across the world.
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Source. nytimes.com, 17.04.2024
Review: ‘The Wiz’ Eases Back to Broadway
Almost 50 years after it debuted, this classic Black take on “The Wizard of Oz” tries to update its original formula.
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Source. nytimes.com, 17.04.2024
Takerei Komene
Composer Takerei Komene talks with Bryan Crump about his composition "E Iwi E". The work will be premiered in the Orpheus Choir's concert on 20 April.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 15.04.2024
Moment of Calm; Cats on the keyboard
Maybe it's not what you'd usually describe as relaxing, especially when it's performed in the middle of the night, but there's still something quite delightful about this piano performance by George the Cat, the tabby companion of RNZ Concert host Bryan Crump.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 17.04.2024
Classical and kapa haka combine to honour Māori Battalion
There are rich choral traditions running through New Zealand's cultural fabric, but they don't always mix and mingle. On one hand, the classical choral sound brought to this country by its pakeha settlers. On the other, the indigenous musical culture of kapa haka.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 15.04.2024
Māori publisher scoops big prize at leading international children's book fair
Huia Publishers have won the Bologna Prize for the Best Children's Publishers of the Year, Oceania, at the Bologna Children's Book Fair in Italy.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 10.04.2024
Pink concert pumps $16m into Dunedin’s economy
Pink has proved to be a big money spinner for Dunedin’s economy. The American singer performed under the roof to a sold-out Forsyth Barr Stadium on March 5.
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Source. artnews.co.nz, 17.04.2024
Here are the finalists for the 2024 Aotearoa Music Awards
Stan Walker and Avantdale Bowling Club's Tom Scott are leading nominations for the 2024 Aotearoa Music Awards. Walker (Tūhoe, Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Porou) is up for five awards, including Best Solo Artist, Best Māori Artist, and the Te Māngai Pāho Mana Reo award, which recognises albums or singles with at least 50 percent te reo Māori content.
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Source. artnews.co.nz, 18.04.2024
Oliver Stretton-Pow wins People’s Choice Award
Hard Graft was selected as the Fullers360 People’s Choice Award at the 2024 Perpetual Guardian Sculpture on the Gulf.
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Source. artnews.co.nz, 14.04.2024
Prominent portrait photographer Jae Frew shifts focus
If you’ve ever opened a magazine in Aotearoa New Zealand, chances are, you’ve almost certainly seen Jae Frew’s work.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 14.04.2024
Arts news: NZ in Italy, a screen crisis, new dance festivals & annual fests skip a year
Eight Māori Aotearoa New Zealand artists feature in the central international exhibition at this year’s prestigious Venice Biennale, which opens next Saturday.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 14.04.2024
Taranaki Jazz Club president says come join the cool cats
Lynda Matthews has been a jazz fan for more than 30 years and wants to ensure Taranaki’s 27-year-old jazz club carries on for another three decades.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 12.04.2024
Exhibition features contemporary weaving using traditional Māori techniques
The journey of learning traditional Māori techniques has inspired a new exhibition at the South Canterbury Museum.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 12.04.2024
We Will Rock You a rollicking good time
Nelson Youth Theatre's rendition of "We Will Rock You" at the Theatre Royal is a journey through a dystopian future where Queen's timeless hits provide the soundtrack to rebellion.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 11.04.2024
Patriarchy, alpine villages and fashion meet in Italian Film Festival
Stories of love, friendship, art and emancipation are to be on display at this year’s Cinema Italiano Festival. The touring festival will hit 18 towns and cities across New Zealand from the end of April.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 09.04.2024
New radio show offers news beyond borders
A new radio show in Manawatū is offering people from Sri Lanka news in their own language.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 10.04.2024
New strategy to ‘back’ Marlborough’s creative sector
A “strong vision” for Marlborough’s arts and culture has been unveiled as the council seeks to “back” the creative sector into the future.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 10.04.2024
Marlborough brass band wins Australian competition
Picture a 30C Australian day, playing a brass instrument on a tar-sealed square, wearing a black, double breasted wool uniform.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 10.04.2024
The shop where everything is black
The dress code for the VIP opening of a new store is, unsurprisingly, as dark as the items it features.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 05.04.2024
A feast for the eyes: The hyperrealist paintings of Alice Toomer
They say that art feeds the soul, but Alice Toomer's paintings could almost feed more than that.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 07.04.2024
Molten magnificence: how Richard Serra’s giant steel sculptures bent time and space
The American’s mighty masterpieces – straight, curved or set at thrilling angles – sucked everyone nearby into their mysterious gravity. Our critic pays tribute to art’s legendary man of steel
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Source. thguardian.com, 27.03.2024
SlavFest announces musical acts
SlavFest 2024 has announced its line-up of performances for the free all-day cultural festival of Slavic, Balkan and Eastern European cultures on April 13.
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Source. thepost.co.nz, 27.03.2024
Controversial Titanic floating door prop sells for $718,750
The much-debated door from the 1997 film, which only had room to save Kate Winslet’s Rose but not Leonardo DiCaprio’s Jack, has sold at auction.
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Source. theguardian.com, 26.03.2024
Flying Nun’s Look Blue Go Purple to be celebrated at Taite Music Awards
A member of pioneering band Look Blue Go Purple says it is "wonderful and also quite crazy" to hear they are still inspiring people, 40 years on.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 23.03.2024
Delaney Davidson speaks honestly about new album
Award-winning musician Delaney Davidson talks to Charlotte Ryan about his tenth - and he says possibly final - studio album Out of My Head.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 23.03.2024
Banksy confirms north London tree mural is his work
World-renowned street artist claims mural in Finsbury Park area as his own in an Instagram post on Monday
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Source. theguardian.com, 18.03.2024
Music with Charlotte Ryan
Charlotte Ryan plays new music from Norah Jones' ninth studio album - and previews Delaney Davidson's new album out later this week.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 19.03.2024
The Kiwi director bringing live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender to life
Netflix's live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender is arguably one of the biggest productions of the year. The project, which has a budget of US$120 million, has captured imaginations worldwide since its debut last month. Today, Netflix confirmed the series will be renewed for two more seasons.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 07.03.2024
Designer inspired by 'passive resistance' of Parihaka men for Melbourne Fashion Festival
A Taranaki designer who is showcasing a collection inspired by the story of Parihaka at the Melbourne Fashion Festival this week says it has been a deeply personal project.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 29.02.2024
Angélique Kidjo: genre-defying music superstar
Multi Grammy award winning Beninese musician Angélique Kidjo has been named one of the most influential people in the world by Time Magazine.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 09.03.2024
Arts News Sunday 10 March
The PANNZ - Performing Arts Network New Zealand - Arts Market took place this week - with three days of networking, showcases and discussions.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 10.03.2024
Newsable interviewed Russell Howard, the chat was all over the place
The PANNZ - Performing Arts Network New Zealand - Arts Market took place this week - with three days of networking, showcases and discussions.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 31.01.2024
Austrian jack-of-all-creative-trades leaves mark on Taranaki
When Laura Feller left high school she had to make a decision between two very different life paths.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 07.03.2024
Kaiako champions revitalisation of Pacific culture
Early childhood educator Maele Seau believes that cultural identity is central to a sense of belonging and educational success.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 12.03.2024
John Williams Faces His Legacy: 54 Oscar Noms, ‘Star Wars’ Mistakes and Changing the Movies Forever
Harrison Ford can’t escape the two-and-a-half-minute fanfare that John Williams composed for his most famous cinematic hero, Indiana Jones.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 06.03.2024
A British Woman Bought a Brooch for 20 Pounds. It Sold for Nearly £10,000.
Flora Steel, an art historian living in Rome, bought the brooch 36 years ago at an antiques fair. She realized its value only last year while watching YouTube.
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Source. nytimes.com, 20.03.2024
Nicole Scherzinger to Star in ‘Sunset Boulevard’ on Broadway in the Fall
The revival, birthed in London, is a radically reimagined version of the 1993 Andrew Lloyd Webber musical based on a 1950 Billy Wilder film.
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Source. nytimes.com, 25.03.2024
Artwork copyright in the age of social media and AI
Today we are all publishers, sharing fresh content online to please our followers. So when does taking a photograph of an interesting artwork constitute a breach of copyright? What about the harvesting of those images by AI?
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 14.04.2024
Arts news: NZ in Italy, a screen crisis, new dance festivals & annual fests skip a year
Say the name Anurag Kashyap in South Asian circles and you’ll likely find some star struck fans.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 14.04.2024
Christchurch playwright scoops an award trifecta with The Odyssey
Two playwrights have won this year’s Adam NZ Play Award; Dan Bain from Christchurch for The Odyssey and Sam Brooks from Tāmaki Makaurau for This Is My Story of Us.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 14.04.2024
Matilda the tale an extraordinary girl and the power of imagination
Some of Manawatū’s best young theatre talent are set to tell the tale of an extraordinary girl named Matilda.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 11.04.2024
Huge canoe sculpture proposed in $18m Bluff Hill visitor plan
A proposed 25-metre taurapa on Motupōhue/Bluff Hill will be visible from the Bluff township and function as a beacon of the Southland landmark’s cultural significance.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 11.04.2024
‘Trot around the globe’ with series of themed short film nights
The curtain is about to rise on Show Me Shorts winter season in Christchurch, part of New Zealand’s biggest International short film festival.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 10.04.2024
Taranaki band The Slacks on a mountain high
Taranaki’s favourite Kiwiana four-piece have returned with a new single.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 09.04.2024
Two shows, 170 children: theatre scene bigger than ever
Every week, Nelson Youth Theatre director Richard Carruthers gets two or three queries from parents asking how their child can get involved in his shows.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 10..04.2024
Arts Foundation delivers creativity message to Blenheim
A message about the importance of creativity landed at Te Kahu o Waipuna recently when a touring event came to town.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 09.04.2024
Collective dreams combine for new Stafford St business
A collection of works by the region’s artists and creators has been set up in a shop in Stafford St - an area of town the business’ owner hopes to help reinvigorate.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 03.04.2024
‘Englishness is constantly revised’: Umbro exhibition shows evolution of football shirts
Showcase proves Nike’s criticised reimagining of red and white St George’s Cross for Euros shirts has decades of precedents.
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Source. theguardian.com, 08.04.2024
From Marx and Austen to stranded in an airport: Jonathan Dove on keeping opera relevant
“If opera doesn’t tell stories about right now or about who we are now, then eventually it’s just going to die out,” British composer Jonathan Dove tells Culture 101’s Mark Amery.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 04.04.2024
Picture-perfect shot earns photographer an honourable mention in world competition
Rita Baker’s passion for photography started in her native Germany in the 1980s, when her grandfather taught her how to use an old film camera.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 27.03.2024
Boho is back: Chloé show marks revival of hippy-adjacent style
Interest in look epitomised by Sienna Miller in 00s has surged after Chemena Kamali’s recent Paris fashion week debut.
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Source. theguardian.com, 22.03.2024
UK’s Jungle talk sampling and collabs ahead of NZ show
British electronic group Jungle are lifelong friends from Shepherd’s Bush, London - the epicentre of Kiwi’s partying abroad. Now Jungle are heading to our shores, playing Spark Arena on May 15th. Producer Josh Lloyd-Watson talks Charlotte Ryan through sampling and fresh collaborations ahead of their New Zealand show.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 23.03.2024
The Mixtape: Guy Williams
Bringing the tunes and a barrel of energy to the Mixtape is comedian and self-proclaimed 'volunteer journalist' Guy Williams.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 23.03.2024
Monet happy returns: Normandy celebrates 150 years of impressionism
The dramatic coastline of northern France inspired some of the country’s most famous artists. Now their work will appear in shows across the region
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Source. theguardian.com, 21.03.2024
New 28-metre mural adorns Geraldine school’s pool area
An almost 28-metre mural inspired by New Zealand’s wildlife and marine life, is an impressive addition to Geraldine Primary School’s pool area.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 21.03.2024
Ockham Book Awards finalists: Familiar names compete for top fiction prize
Four award-winning authors are in the running for the $65,000 fiction prize at this year's Ockham Book Awards. Birnam Wood author Eleanor Catton, Lioness author Emily Perkins, Audition author Pip Adam, and A Better Place author Stephen Daisley are finalists for New Zealand's top fiction award.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 06.03.2024
When art and film become entwined: painter Sandro Kopp
In 2018, film director Wes Anderson asked Sandro Kopp to create ten monumental paintings in less than three months for his film The French Dispatch.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 10.03.2024
Reimagining a map from a Tongan perspective: Icao Tiseli
What would a map that represents a more distinct lived human cultural perspective look like? That has been the very personal question for Icao Tiseli with her award-winning project Mapping the Wheke.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 10.03.2024
A rock solid friendship of art and light
Two artist mates have found themselves between a rock and a heart place at New Plymouth’s Koru on Devon art gallery for much of March.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 07.03.2024
P!nk’s stunning ‘carnicopia of pleasures’ delights Dunedin
Dunedin’s Forsyth Barr Stadium rolled away its green carpet for one of the world’s great rock and pop performers on Tuesday evening.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 06.03.2024
Bluff chef among industry’s 50 most influential women
Haylee-Chanel Simeon is exceptionally proud of shining a spotlight on her home town.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 12.03.2024
New Banksy mural sprouts beside a cropped tree in London
A new Banksy mural drew crowds to a London street on Monday, even before the elusive graffiti artist confirmed that the work was his.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 19.03.2024
The Impressionists’ First Flowering Is Still Fresh After 150 Years
Their paintings emerged from a specific historical and artistic moment, yet they still resonate today, as a blockbuster Paris exhibition shows.
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Source. nytimes.com, 26.03.2024
Legends and animals from the Cook Islands feature in new mural
A 560-metre plain grey seawall has been transformed into the longest mural in the South Pacific.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 04.01.2024
Taite Music Prize finalists announced
The finalists for the Taite Music Prize 2024 have been announced by Independent Music NZ (IMNZ) and Recorded Music NZ. The award recognises outstanding New Zealand albums released in the past year.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 05.03.2024