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SWIDT
Meet SWIDT, the rap group from Onehunga with more nominations than Lorde at this year's Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards. Find out how they'd spend $10…
Thomas Brothers - The secrets behind making a music video
Let's take a look behind the "glamorous" world of music videos!
Re.cord Volume 1: Kev & Crete
Welcome to Re.cord - a series that introduces you to some amazing Kiwi talent. First up are cousins Kevs Music and Cretecha from the Hokianga. Aiming…
What's in the attic of the Christchurch Art Gallery?
Inside the dark recesses of Te Puna o Waiwhetu is an amazing collection of local and international art. And also maybe a raincoat that once belonged…
Transforming the streets - public art in post-quake Christchurch.
During a time where it would've been easier to wallow in the rubble, Christchurch artists took to the streets... and buildings... and car parks...
Hera Lindsay Bird: writing poetry that teenage girls love and old-school poetry lovers hate
Proving poetry is alive and well, Hera Lindsay Bird's personal and powerful work is getting accolades both here in Aotearoa and internationally. Fresh off of her…
Cosplay Sculpting
Zen has a degree in neuroscience but that wasn't enough to keep his passion for sculpting masks and other costumes pieces for cosplay at bay!
Scott and Colleen, - Artists in Birkenhead, Auckland
Scott and Colleen are a) married, b) both artists and c) loving every minute of it ? ? ?
Len Lye, the Kiwi artist waaaaaay ahead of his time
Len Lye was cool before we even knew what cool was. Now you can find his works scattered around the country, including an amazing exhibition at…
Why do custom frames cost so much?
Professional framing, you might be surprised at how affordable it really is...
Musician Phoebe Hurst on dealing with depression in the arts
"I thought I knew how hard it was going to be to be an artist..." - Phoebe Hurst AKA Hunter opens up about the struggles of…
Re.cord Volume 2: Paige
Sweet songbird Paige hides herself away in the bathroom to write her music. We got her out of there and into the studio to perform two…
A hoon deep inside the Civic Theatre
Tāmaki Makaurau's The Civic is one of the seven remaining atmospheric theatres in the world which basically means it's really beautiful and is decorated with much…
TrueBliss- the story of the world's first reality TV popstars
"It was us against the world and then all of a sudden that was shattered." - Joe Cotton chatted with us about the whirlwind that was…
Rapper JessB in a live performance of Set It Off | Re.cord
JessB's Facebook bio says "JUST YO FAVORITE FEMALE FLAME SPITTA" and we couldn't agree more ???
Re.cord Volume 4: Melodownz
Bronson AKA Melodownz is an artist, poet, rapper and gentle Polynesian panther.
How dress ups and cosplay changed Jessica Nigri's life
As her Facebook page says, Jessica Nigri is "just a girl trying to make friends" and by the looks of it she's doing pretty well. With…
The '5 second' rule
The 5 Second Rule is the urban legend that's saved many a skittle from the bin... but is it too good to be true? ⏳?
Myths about our fruit and veg
From natural night vision goggles to nuts that makes you smarter, it seems we've all been fed some tall tales about our fruit and veg... or…
Church & AP
Church & AP are two teenagers from Tāmaki Makaurau that are making waves in the rap game.
Manu Collective: Breaking the rules for the love of dance
Faasu and Christian are from the Manu Collective, a project-based collective that empowers Pasifika youth through dance.
What 'What Now?' Dreams Are Made Of
Kiwi kids around the country grew up dreaming of being gunged. Which 'What Now?' era do you come from? Props Boy? Camilla the Gorilla? Thingy?!
Le'ts play a game with Maia & Ruby
We caught up with Maia & Ruby ahead of their show 'Fully Grown Children' to see if they could guess hot topics off each other's foreheads.
Code-switching
"I was the only brown guy in my year".
Let's take a look at code-switching - a form of adaptation that occurs when an individual finds themselves…