Kaitlyn and Molly of bFM chat to Karyn about the upcoming Fancy New Band 2025 with a stacked line-up, and delve into the history behind the gig (in it's eighteenth year) and the segment that started on Mikey Havoc's Breakfast show nearly two decades ago.
Sofia went along to the opening night of the Aotearoa Art Fair. She asked a range of fair-goers what brought them there that evening, and their highlights of the fair thus far.
The Aotearoa Art Fair is on from 1-4 May at the Viaduct Events Centre.
Emily Cumming Harris was one of New Zealand’s first female botanical artists and writers. However, herself and her work has largely been forgotten. Neither her distinctive voice nor her almost 200 surviving images have been heard or seen in any quantity outside of archival or online spaces.
Groundwork: the Art and Writing of Emily Cumming Harris is a new book by author, poet and emeritus Professor of English at the University of Auckland, Michele Leggott, and co-author Catherine Field-Dodgson, published by Te Papa Press. It is the first detailed study of Harris’ exhibiting practices.
Sofia had a kōrero with Michele and Catherine about the book and what inspired them to embark on this research
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