Thomas Monckton comes into the studio to chat about the return of his circus, comedy, all-round-very-good show The Artistabout the productivity in procrastination. It opens tonight, and at the end of its season Thom performs his newest show, The King of the Taking. Whakarongo mai nei!
Billy Joel is playing at Eden Park this Saturday. However, concertgoers will not be able to take the train to the venue as KiwiRail is closing the network for repairs.
Auckland’s rail is undergoing an almost 300 million dollar upgrade and rebuild in time for the opening of the City Rail Link.
This means large swathes of Auckland’s rail network will be out of use for the next three years.
David spoke to Councillor Mike Lee about the issue and how it will affect Aucklanders.
Musician, artist and recipient of both Te Tohu Kōwhitinga Tāngata (People's Choice Award) at the Student Radio Network Awards, and the 2022 Waiata Māori Music Award 'Te Tohu Kaipūoro Rangatahi' (Emerging Artist Under 25 Years), Te KuraHuia phoned up for a kōrero with Zoë about their incredible new single 'UHA'. Check out the music video here, and whakarongo mai nei!
Salene's here to you help you out with all the renting questions you may have after the Auckland Floods this weekend. She also recommends you check out Renters United for some helpful info. Three Civil Defence Centres are open for anyone who needs a safe place to go to.
In Kelson at Saint Leonard's Road School, 15 Leonard's Road
In Randwick Park, at Manu Tukutuku, 32 Riverton Drive
In Albany, at the Massey University Albany East Precinct. Enter at Gate 1/Main Entrance off the Albany Expressway SH17. The centre is set up in the Sir Neil Waters Theatre.
Also, a helpline has been set up by Auckland Emergency Management for anyone who needs accommodation: 0800 22 22 00.
Fire alarms, new producers, great tunes- Wednesday brings it all. On The Mind Trench, Rob Bollix improves our lives by telling us which habits improve cognitive function. Billie from the Hollywood Avondale comes up with Louisa Nicklin to chat to Rachel about the Hollywood Avondale's special screening of Meet Me in the Bathroom. The Auckland Arts Festival joy continues as Eric Beauchesne, Associate Artistic Director of Revisor, comes into the studio to talk about the show's history and opening night (tomorrow!). Whakarongo mai nei!
Last Friday, Tauranga Art Gallery saw the proper opening of Work Out - a multi artist project celebrating colour and how artists have turned their practise into sustainable careers. The gallery contains pieces by Simon Ward, Dream Girls Art Collective, Yvonne Todd, Turumeke Harrington, and Paul Darragh. I’ve had a chat with the latter two artists about their pieces - Turumeke’s “Massive Props”, and Paul's “Shape Up Ship Out”. We’ll be learning about what went into them and their creative practice as a whole, but first we’ll be hearing from Serena Bently - the curator and exhibition manager of Tauranga Art Gallery. We had a yarn about the inspiration behind the project, the different artists involved, and more! Whakarongo mai nei!
Over the past few years artist Chevron Hasset has become well known as a photographer. But this Friday Artspace is opening his show Far Far Away which explores his interests in sculpture and installation. Hassett is exhibiting a new sculptural work that continues his exploration of urban indigeneity, led by the spirit whanaungatanga. Autobiographical in nature, Chevron’s work embeds community, whanau and whakapapa as essential to the artist and the artwork. Chevron was born in Lower Hutt but has recently moved to Tāmaki. On VA this week, Frances talked to Hassett about the show.
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