ListenerListenerCultureConfronting Middlemore medical memoir set to take the stagePlaywright Gary Henderson explains the lengths he went to get his adaption to the stage.10 Aug 12:00 AM
ListenerListenerCultureHow job cuts at NZ School of Music will be felt beyond the capital32 staff losing their jobs an evisceration that would irretrievably damage its future.07 Aug 04:00 AM
ListenerListenerCultureBoom to busk: The crisis in tertiary music educationArt suffers as most prestigious music school is facing cutbacks and another has closed.06 Aug 05:00 PM
ListenerListenerCultureNew show celebrates 70th anniversary of our national ballet companyOur grande dame of dance is flexing her muscles, ready to leap into future challenges.27 Jul 12:00 AM
ListenerListenerCultureThe NZSO steps out with a classic Gershwin pieceIt’s one of the great openings in music.24 Jul 04:00 AM
ListenerListenerCultureAPO’s Opera in Concert brings two underappreciated artists togetherDie Tote Stadt is set to be performed for the first time in Auckland.08 Jul 04:00 AM
ListenerListenerCultureEmily Perkins opens up on changing careers and her personal lifeEmily Perkins talks about why she moved on from acting and opens up on her father's death.07 Jul 04:00 AM
ListenerListenerOpinionPatrick Mulligan: Remembering American literary titan Cormac McCarthyUS author was a seer who foretold the destruction of our natural world in his novels.06 Jul 05:00 PM
ListenerListenerCultureThe 16m Shakespeare treasure sitting in a NZ libraryExperts delve into why an Auckland library owns a copy of Shakespeare’s First Folio.30 Jun 05:00 PM
ListenerListenerCultureMeet the new NZ Opera head Brad CohenThe incoming general director of New Zealand Opera is keen to share the power of music.16 Jun 05:00 PM
ListenerListenerCultureIndian Ink’s new comedy ‘Dirty Work’ shows the life of faceless office workersThe acclaimed theatre company sets the scene in an international corporation office.16 Jun 05:00 PM
ListenerListenerCultureIs the Bachelor of Arts dying?Pressure on students to qualify for careers has seen the BA degree take a battering.15 Jun 05:00 PM
ListenerListenerCulturePlay has much to say about sexual assault and legal systemDirector is struck by the relevance of the Mama Hooch case to his play Prima Facie.09 Jun 05:00 PM
ListenerListenerCultureJimmy Barnes recruits rockabilly supergroup for a new albumWith laughter-filled lungs like industrial bellows, he's a combustible ball of enthusiasm.09 Jun 05:00 PM
ListenerListenerCultureThe man who helped turn NZ Opera’s fortunesThomas de Mallet Burgess on how he learnt to direct opera and cope with harsh reviews.09 Jun 05:00 PM
ListenerListenerCultureHow Matu Ngaropo survived and thrived as George Washington in Hamilton musical"When you see the show you’ll see a whole lot of nods to being Māori," Ngaropo says.03 Jun 05:00 AM
ListenerListenerCultureAuthor Joe Bennett turns his first three decades into a memoirThe columnist shares anecdotes about his childhood, career and sexuality.02 Jun 05:00 PM
ListenerListenerCultureUniversity ‘not a jobs factory’, Bachelor of Arts student saysStudying literature closely has helped a student "see beyond what’s on the page."02 Jun 05:00 PM
ListenerListenerCultureLate writer Kevin Ireland remembered for ‘humour, wit and knowledge’"With Kev’s passing, we have lost a unique and truly remarkable New Zealander."02 Jun 05:00 PM
ListenerListenerEntertainmentRadio host Nathan Rarere finds his real voice at RNZThe racism taken for granted when he was growing up still resonates today.26 May 05:00 PM
ListenerListenerCultureMark Adams’ new addition to renowned photos of the art of Samoan tattooingNew edition includes a series of images of Auckland surgeon Dr John Dunn being tattooed.19 May 05:00 PM
ListenerListenerCultureIs it okay to clap at the opera?NZ Opera's Emma Pearson settles the feud over audience etiquette.19 May 05:00 PM
ListenerListenerEntertainmentLate Dame Edna Everage creator Barry Humphries had a lasting impact in NZHis death has been marked by tributes examining his place in Australia and NZ.05 May 05:00 PM
ListenerListenerCultureMasterchef UK judge set to explore Auckland's cuisineYou can certainly trust him not to hold back in his restaurant reviews.28 Apr 05:00 PM
ListenerListenerCultureAuthor Sue McCauley doesn’t stick to convention in her new novelThe 81-year-old has plenty to say on society and ageing in her new novel Landed.15 Apr 05:00 PM