Personalities
The craft of a comedian
We sit down with Chris Parker to Take a Good Hard Look at his epic comedy career and latest show, which kicks off his Aotearoa tour at St James Theatre on the 4th of September.
Through the window
We caught up with Isabel Corfiatis – filmographer, director, editor, and many things in between – to discuss the film Music and the Mystical Experience ahead of its screening on the 18th of July at Roxy Cinema as part of the Doc Edge Festival.
Rock band redemption
Nick Sceats’ novel Paper Husbands tells a story of rock band redemption. We caught up to chat about the book, the process of writing it, and the album that accompanies the text.
The thespian of song
We were lucky enough to talk to global icon Engelbert Humperdinck, aka the king of romance, before he brings The Celebration Tour to Michael Fowler Centre on the 26th of June.
The thespian of song
We were lucky enough to talk to global icon Engelbert Humperdinck, aka the king of romance, before he brings The Celebration Tour to Michael Fowler Centre on the 26th of June.
Go towards truth
Tawhi Thomas (Ngāti Maniapoto) has just won Best Play by a Māori Playwright at Playmarket’s 2026 Adam NZ Play Awards. We got down to the nitty-gritty about his play Haere and more.
The next page
Award-winning author and illustrator Ruth Paul discusses her writing practice and her latest children’s book Farmer’s Pyjamas, published on the 1st of May.
Camera and a spear gun
An interview with Ricky Situ, who was named runner-up Wildlife Aotearoa Photographer of the Year for the Tūhura Otago Museum Wildlife Photography Competition with his stunning image Whimsical Lion’s Mane.
Circles of connection
Music Therapy Week takes place across Aotearoa from the 10th to the 15th of April. We chat with Wellington-based registered music therapist Sophie Sabri, who works with adults with disabilities at Evaro.
The work-art balance
Oliver Mander will direct Ben Elton’s Gasping, the first production of Wellington Repertory Theatre’s centenary season, at Gryphon Theatre from the 18th to the 28th of March.
The creative antidote
New Zealand singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Bic Runga will tour her sixth studio album and first in a decade this autumn. We Zoomed with the Sway singer ahead of the Red Sunset Tour at Michael Fowler Centre on the 2nd of April.
Thinking ahead with Alan Davies
We interview British stand-up comedian Alan Davies, known for QI and Jonathan Creek, before he pulls up to pull no punches at Michael Fowler Centre on the 8th of August amidst his Think Ahead tour.