Milly from The Miltones
“You just want to bloody play music!” Milly from the Miltones talks about the constant conflict between creating music and managing a brand.
Observations on the contemporary object
Mark Amery celebrates current initiatives, exhibitions and networks for object-making in New Zealand
Leo Gene Peters: A need for change
We chat to theatre maker Leo Gene Peters about making joyfully absurd theatre that reflects the joyfully absurd nature of life.
Mixit: Building resilience through creativity
Mixit is harnessing creative practices to enable resilience, optimism and a sense of belonging in refugee and migrant youth.
On The Fringe: Lydia Zanetti
Off the back of a successful festival in 2017, Auckland Fringe Festival is now a yearly event. We talk to festival director, Lydia Zanetti, about being at the helm of such a magnificent beast.
CONTAIN: Art in Prisons
CONTAIN, an exhibition by artists from the Northland Region Corrections Facility sheds a light on the wide-reaching positive impacts of arts programmes in prisons.
Paul Walsh: Private security for the stars
Paul Walsh works in private security and his clients have included Metallica, Slipknot and Justin Bieber. Don't Give Up Your Day Job podcast talks the psychology behind his job.
SLEEP: Max Richter
Taking in a concert while sleeping? An expensive sleep at Auckland Arts Festival or a unique way to experience music?
Sam Taylor: Holding students at the heart of teaching
“I am always flabbergasted by the amount of talent that is everywhere, in every student." Sam Taylor, the new Head of Audio Department at SAE on keeping students at the heart of his teaching practice.
Thomas Teutenberg: 365 Days
Amelia Harris interviews Gisborne photographer about his 365 project where he challenged himself to take a photograph every day for a year.
The Art of Collaboration: Talking Marine Snow with Finnius Teppett and Lori Leigh
"I always tell writers that they should write one impossible stage direction." Cassandra Tse interviews Finnius Teppett and Lori Leigh about their latest production, Marine Snow
Giving Painting a Push
Mark Amery on the art of Daniel Unverricht and Hamish Coleman