Sunday Afternoon

The NZSO's contra-bassoonist's final concerts are this weekend, playing the ultra-low part in Shostakovich's 10th Symphony. But as Bryan Crump from RNZ Concert's 3 to 7 programme discovered the other… Read more Audio

The wave of post-Covid literature continues with a new book by one of our leading writers, Fiona Farrell. Award-winning poet, novelist and non-fiction writer, Fiona's novel Deck starts out as a modern… Read more Audio

It's been 70 years since the first 'James Bond' book was published on the 13th of April 1953. Ian Flemming's 'Casino Royale' sold out within weeks. Dr Ebony Nilsson (nill - son) , took a look at the… Read more Audio

The New Zealand International Comedy Festival returns next month, but for the first time in four years it's a truly International one again. After Covid struck in 2020, the Festival carried on, but… Read more Audio

Formed just a few years ago in 2019, Pacific Connection is already well on the way to big things. Last year, in their first ever competition as a chorus, the Porirua-based choir won the National… Read more Audio

Boy meets girl - relationship blossoms - . . pretty standard backdrop for a TV sit com. But 'boy meets girl' by maiming a defenceless dog with careless driving - not so standard: Patrick Brammall… Read more Audio

But first - if you're Netflix-watcher, you'll know the latest American political thriller series - The Night Agent - has been top of the Netflix charts here lately. It may surprise some of you that it… Read more Audio

In 2021 Judith Collins spoke about not being able to speak on the marae during Waitangi weekend. This incident inspired writer Tuako Ohia to create Kopu, a show to elevate the voice of wahine Maori… Read more Audio

Two years ago, the New Zealand international film industry seemed bigger than it had ever been. Despite - or maybe even because of - a global pandemic, we hosted two of the biggest shows on Earth -… Read more Audio

Paul Chaat Smith is an author, essayist, and the curator of the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian. His work focusses on the contemporary landscape of American Indian politics and… Read more Audio

Dan Slevin talks to children's publisher Julia Marshall about the recent Bologna Children's Book Fair. Audio

Over 70 countries are gearing up to compete at the 26th World Championships of Performing Arts in LA this year. It's been officially nicknamed the "Talent Olympics", and it's broadcast on TV in the… Read more Audio