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Māui is the hook
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Māui is the hook
A demigod’s mischief making is brought to bear on contemporary issues in Rutene Spooner’s Dunedin Festival of the Arts show, he tells Tom McKinlay.
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Crafting new possibilities
Crafting new possibilities
New film Punch provided a dream role, even before he found himself acting opposite Tim Roth, Conan Hayes tells Tom McKinlay.
A reasoned response
A reasoned response
A new film about the 2007 Tuhoe terror raids tells a much bigger story, actor Manu Bennett tells Tom McKinlay.
Cinematic ambition
Cinematic ambition
Tami Neilson has gone big screen cinematic with her chart-topping new album and the accompanying tour, she tells Tom McKinlay.
Treasuring the opportunity
Treasuring the opportunity
It’s time to cash in on celebrity, Chris Parker tells Tom McKinlay.
Songs & stories
Songs & stories
Jenny Mitchell’s not so much picking up where she left off, but taking it to another level.
Into the light
Into the light
Nadia Reid has three or more very good reasons to get back on stage, she tells Tom McKinlay.
Kiwi as on other worlds
Kiwi as on other worlds
Sascha Stronach’s "fiercely queer" and Kiwi-as sci-fi is making connections, writes Tom McKinlay.
A war for our future
A war for our future
As hopes fade for missing British journalist Dom Phillips and Brazilian indigenous expert Bruno Pereira in the Amazon, a new documentary tells the story of another life and death struggle for the environment.
Hear at last
Hear at last
Having sold her Christchurch cottage by the sea and found a new home for her cat, jazz singer Annemarie Nelson clicked her heels together and set off to chase her dream.
Hear at last
Hear at last
Sometimes life is a co-operative support act for our artistic endeavours. Sometimes, less so. Jazz singer Annemarie Nelson share her story with Tom McKinlay.
Waiting for the frost to fall
Waiting for the frost to fall
In Siberia they like it to be a regular feature, Tom McKinlay would settle for an appearance.
From the outside in
From the outside in
Singer-songwriter Jackie Bristow’s career has carried her from the outside in, an experience she uses to maximum effect on her latest album, writes Tom McKinlay.
Signature sounds for our times
Signature sounds for our times
Die!Die!Die!’s new album spotlights some of what they don’t like, but they love the way it sounds, writes Tom McKinlay.
Pop and Parihaka
Pop and Parihaka
There are plenty of hooks and there is plenty to think about in Don McGlashan’s new album. He tells Tom McKinlay about writing songs remembering Parihaka, Shackleton and parenting, and downsizing...
A return to the scene of the crime
A return to the scene of the crime
Dunedin crime writer Liam McIlvanney is back in Scotland for his new novel, dealing justice with an old friend, writes Tom McKinlay.
Counting them in
Counting them in
The man behind the success of the Dunedin Jazz Club is finally tonight stepping into its spotlight himself, reports Tom McKinlay.
Love and other considerations
Love and other considerations
Dunedin film-maker Ollie Lucks bares all and shares pretty much everything in his new film, writes Tom McKinlay.
Charmaine Reveley’s broad church
Charmaine Reveley’s broad church
Dunedin designer Charmaine Reveley makes feminine fashion, but she’s not interested in stereotypes, she tells Tom McKinlay.
Dipping her toes in
Dipping her toes in
There were lessons lurking just below the surface, during the making of Anya Tate- Manning’s Show Me Shorts entry, she tells Tom McKinlay.