From the University of Auckland's School of Architecture and Planning, Masters student Rosemary Li joins us to talk about the upcoming event as part of Artweek 2020. Rosemary’s piece, the Wish Tree, is a large-scale walk-in structure constructed using traditional Chinese joinery called Dou Gong, one of the Chinese joinery techniques she is studying for her masters thesis research topic. You can check out more here.
Listen in to find out about the intricacies of the debate surrounding how we best manage weeds and vegetation in our urban setting. We look into Tāmaki Makaurau's past, present and whether the upcoming council decision will set us on a road sprayed by glyphosates, thermally managed or kept tidy by an altogether different method.
M4URI M4STA is the moniker of Abigail Aroha Jensen, a multi-disciplinary artist and sometimes DJ based in Tāmaki Makaurau. She recently released her debut PŪORO PLAY V0L 001 - a soundscape of tāonga pūoro, wai, debris and various urban field recordings she took travelling between Kirikiriroa and Parnell train station. On the show, she weaves her favourite lockdown tracks with taonga pūoro to send you on a journey within.After that, Sam plays some pumpers. No vaccinate, no 808.
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.
Te Paparahi Toi Māori, Walks in the City, are eight walks from Art Now NZ, showcasing sixty locations where you can view private and public art, urban and architectural design, and sites of significance. Art Walks also features four Gallery Walks, each mapping out the locations of the galleries in different parts of the city so you can gallery-hop in the city centre.
Art Walks are new to Art Now, so to hear about them, Frances caught up with Art Now director Stephanie Post.
Liam will be chatting with Greens Arts, Culture, and Heritage spokesperson Chlöe Swarbrick about arts policy in the 2023 election.
Frances will dive into some events as part of Artweek in the City centre, speaking with Victoria Gancheva about her performance of 'Past is Prologue' in the Urban Art Village, and Season gallery director Francis McWhannell about “Tangata Whenua’, a new exhibition of Robyn Kahukiwa’s work.
Liam also chatted to Jonny Brugh about Proof, his directorial debut that’s showing in the Show Me Shorts film festival.
Warning: Frances played Dire Straits in this show.
For Get Action!, Ngāti Kahu o Torongare joins producer Sofia Kent to talk about their current petition that stands against a series of land injustices.
Wāhi tapu of Whangārei, Te Kamo is battling an approved consent that will see 93 homes built upon sacred Onoke Pā.
Though having been legally recognised as wāhi tapu (sacred land), the council has chosen to ignore significant cultural importance in lieu of urban development.
Nicki Wakefield begins by explaining the significance of Onoke Pā.
The Auckland regional fuel tax ended on 30 June that has been active since 2018, with the purported aim to ease cost of living pressures.
The generated tax revenue was used for road safety initiatives and public transport infrastructure projects including the eastern busway, new electric trains for the City Rail Link and redevelopment of the downtown ferry terminal.
Without a fuel tax, the infrastructure funding will come from rates which are unlikely to increase to recoup the loss of tax revenue.
I spoke to Senior lecturer in Urban Planning Dr Timothy Welch about the short and long term impact of the removal of fuel tax.
Chaos Magic is an exhibition by Matt Joils currently on at Window Gallery. Based in Tāmaki, Joils is a painter whose works draw from visual elements found organically online and graphic design in the urban wild.
In response to Mark Fisher’s publication ‘Capitalist Realism’, the exhibition consists of a series of a small-scale abstract painting installation and a large depiction of Garfield.
Sofia spoke to Matt about his practice and the exhibition, on until October 18th.
Earlier this week, Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown released his draft mayoral proposal for Auckland Council’s annual plan for the year 2025-26.
Within this, a major part of the proposal is a council controlled organisation reform which could see Auckland Transport stripped of its planning, strategy and policy roles, council’s urban regeneration agency Eke Panuku Development abolished, and the roles of the council’s economic development and regional facilities agency Tātaki Development Auckland reduced.
Additionally, a new space for homeless support in Auckland’s city centre, Manaaki Tangata, has opened up as a collaboration between Māori wardens, Auckland Council and Eke Panuku Development Auckland.
Producer Sofia caught up with Councillor Julie Fairey about both of these topics.
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