Item on new wing for Len Lye’s work in Govett Brewster Gallery, New Plymouth. Includes interviews with John Matthews, Len Lye Foundation; Greg Burke, Govett Brewster director; Claire Stewart, New Plymouth mayor; Paul Foos, Art & Tech magazine publisher (Sydney).

New Zealand arts programme featuring film and exhibition reviews and interviews with local and overseas artists.

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New Zealand arts programme featuring film and exhibition reviews and interviews with local and overseas artists.

00:00:31 An interview with James Belich, historian and maker of television series ‘The New Zealand Wars’. 00:15:40 An item on Montana New Zealand Book Awards; item on Victorian government, Melbourne and the Arts; Ross Stretton, artistic director, Australian Ballet; Tama Barry, Jane Lucas, ballet students; Jeff Kennett, Victoria premier; Clive Gregory, Victorian College of the Arts; James Griffin, ABC arts producer. 00:25:40 Studio debate on arts as tourist draw and profit maker with Gary Russell, AIT tourism lecturer, David Gascoigne, ex International Festival of the Arts and Brian Mogridge, NZ Tourism Board; item on new wing for Len Lye’s work in Govett Brewster Gallery, New Plymouth; John Matthews, Len Lye Foundation; Greg Burke, Govett Brewster director; Claire Stewart, New Plymouth mayor; Paul Foos, Art & Tech magazine publisher (Sydney). 00:43:35 An interview with Jonathan Dennis, maker of documentary ‘Mouth Wide Open’ on Ted Coubray. 00:51:10 Film review of ‘Dripping Clowns’ and a short film from the Film Festival with Chris Knox. 00:58:30 An item on ‘Waiora’ on urban migration of Maori; Rawiri Paratene, ‘Hone’; Murray Lynch, director; listings. 01:07:10 Backchat and letter of the week. 01:11:28 end

What’s wrong with foreign ownership of New Zealand media? Brief rundown of foreign owned NZ media. Studio debate: Jim Anderton, Deputy Prime Minister. Mike Robson, Independent Newspapers Ltd. Dr. Wayne Hope, Auckland University of technology. Steven Joyce, RadioWorks. Blenheim’s Millennium Art Gallery has been gifted funding to keep it out of trouble. Writers Festival, The morality of Science: review with Jodi Ihaka, comments: Colin Tudge, Author: Margaret Wertheim, Author: Geoffrey Robertson, Human Rights lawyer: Mary Doria Russell, Author. ‘World Struck’ Dunedin’s Book Festival: Benjamin Zephaniah, Poet. A tribute to Sir John Gielgud who died at 96. Comments: Sheridan Morley, Gielgud Biographer. Sir Richard Attenborough, Actor & Director. Studio interviews on John Gielgud’s New Zealand connection. Davina Whitehouse, Actor. John Reid, Director “Leave All Fair”. The film winners at Carnies. Film review with Chris Knox: Ray Finds. Wellington ‘Charts & Soundings’ some small navigation aids, by Sue Fitchett & Jane Zeiters & Ralph Hotere’s ‘Black Light’.

Mark Crysell introduces Art, Apples and the Add man, Billy Apple & Saatchi & Saatchi present an edible art piece. Interview Billy Apple, Artist. Kevin Roberts, Saatchi & Saatchi World-wide CEO. Opera ‘Faust’ tv snippet from Prime. ‘The End of the Golden Weather’ B&W film footage and Ian Mune’s 1991 film version. Interview with Peter Vere-Jones, Actor working on a new solo stage performance. Nokia film awards Best Actor finalists film clip of Taika Cohen ‘Scarfies’. Queen’s Birthday Honours - Distinguished Companion NZ Order of Merit: Heather Begg - Opera. Prof Vincent O’Sullivan - Literature. Companions NZ Order of Merit: Gretchen Albrecht - Painting. Juliet Peter - Art. Officers NZ Order of Merit: Carol Archie - Journalism & Maori. Leigh Brewer - Dance. Gordon Ell - Journalism. Robert Gardiner - Arts & Tourism. Raymond Hawthorne - Theatre. Peter Henson - Newspaper Industry. Russell Kerr - Ballet & Dance. Ronald Fong Sang - Arts & Literature. Carla van Zon - Arts. Members NZ Order of Merit: Rosemary Barnes - Music. David Beaumont - Music. Trevor Bremner - Music. Shona McCullagh - Dance. Maureen Potter - Music. Eardrie Stewart - Pipe Bands. Ruth Todd - Women & Literature. Interview with Tanemahuta Gray, Dancer. James Bellamy, film maker with the help of Lynn McClelland, AMP travel to New York city to film and interview New Zealander Murray Hickman, Percussionist. Best Actor finalists film clip of Cliff Curtis ‘Jubilee’. Film review with Chris Knox 32nd Film Festival reviews. Best Actor finalists film clip of Karl Urban ‘The Price of Milk’. 4th Sing Aotearoa Weekend in Ohakune, from choirs around the country. comments from the public. Letters of the week: Ross Elliffe collects ‘Golden Deeds’ by Catherine Chidgey.

Koru Pix. Who owns the Haka? Should Adidas fork out big money for Maori imagery, Air New Zealand with their trademark Koro design and artist Dick Frizzell controversial cartoon - Grocer Moko. ADIDAS Haka TV Commercial. Studio interview with John Hackett, Intellectual Property Lawyer. Maui Solomon, Lawyer. Julie Paama-Pengelly, Artist, designer and curator. New ‘Aida’ indoors, opening in Wellington. Int.. Jonathan Alver, NBR NZ Opera. New Zealand String Quartet. Int: Rolf Gjelsten, Cello: Gillian Ansell, Viola: Helen Pohl, Violin: Douglas Beilman, Violin. Supporting Actress finalists at the Nokia Film Awards 1 - Ashleigh Siega, ‘Scarfies’. Aida #2. Taki Rua Maori Theatre commissioned for the International Festival of the Arts. Jodi Ihaka reporting. ‘Blue Smoke’, ‘Haruru Mai’ and ‘Women Far Walking’. Int: Hone Kouka, Taki Rua Productions. Piece from ‘Waiora’: 1997 Int: Jim Moriarty, Actor. Witi Ihimaera, Author/Playwright. Rima Te Wiata, Actor. Rachel House, Actor. Supporting Actress finalists at the Nokia Film Awards 2 - Sophia Hawthorn, ‘Savage Honeymoon’. Film review with Chris Knox 32nd Film Festival Documentaries. ‘Mr Death’ and ‘Crazy’. Supporting Actress finalists at the Nokia Film Awards 3 - Elizabeth Hawthorn, ‘Savage Honeymoon’. Rutherford Trust collection of contemporary NZ art. Interview: Geraldine Baumann, Rutherford Trust Trustee. Looking for a home for the collection.

Mark Crysell introduces Sir Ian McKellen, as he opens the ‘Out Takes’ Gay & Lesbian film festival. Backchat exclusive, first TV interview with Sir Ian McKellen, playing ‘Gandalf’ on “The Lord of the Rings”. Creative New Zealand has given $200,000 to new Douglas Wright, Shona McCullagh contemporary dance company, opening without Parmenter. June 1999 item interviewing Shona McCullagh, Choreographer. Raewyn Hill, Dancer. Michael Parmenter, Choreographer. Christchurch architects Sir Miles Warren and his firm Warren & Mahoney have won a gold medal The Institute of Architecture Resene Awards, for outstanding contribution to architecture. Gerald Parsenson, winner of domestic house in Eastbourne. Interview with Jonty Rout, Architecture Awards Jury Convenor. Nokia New Zealand Film Awards 2000 finalists announced last. Best Film finalists: ‘Savage Honeymoon’, ‘The Price of Milk’ and ‘Scarfies’. Best Director finalists: Mark Beesley ‘Savage Honeymoon’, Robert Sarkies ‘Scarfies’ and Vanessa Alexander for ‘Magik & Rose’. Best Actor finalists: Cliff Curtis ‘Jubilee’, Karl Urban ‘The Price of Milk’ and Taika Cohen ‘Scarfies’. Best Actress finalists: Danielle Cormack ‘The Price of Milk’, Willa O’Neill ‘Scarfies’ and Alison Bruce ‘Magik & Rose’. Best Actress finalists Film clip of Alison Bruce in ‘Magik & Rose’. Readers Digest Magazine celebrated 50 years in New Zealand last week. Theatre & Dance performance - Black Grace, Neil Ieremia, Choreographer. Last weeks item on Artist Bill Hammond, auctioning sort after works at Dunbar Sloane. Tina Barton, Art History - Victoria University. Lara Strongman, Wellington City Gallery. Why & How does an artist get popular? Marshall Seifert, Art Dealer: Luit Bieringa, Art Consultant. ACCESS art internet only art gallery opened this week. Best Actress finalists Film clip of Danielle Cormack ‘The Price of Milk’. Film review with Chris Knox goes shopping for three recent video releases: ‘Friends & Neighbours’, ‘Gummo’ and ‘Peck’. Deborah Crowe on her show called ‘Shift’ currently at the Fisher Gallery. Rayna Fahey, Hamilton collects ‘Spindrife’ by Greg Billington’.

Weeknight prime-time current affairs interview show

An advance on the debate on cultural quotas. Minister Marie Hasler says she has an open mind on the issues on quotas in radio & television. Debate in parliament from last week, Helen Clark, Labour Leader: Marie Hasler, Minister Responsible for Radio New Zealand (RNZ): Muriel Newman, ACT Broadcasting spokesperson. RNZ Staff Resolution. Interview with Kim Hill, Broadcaster / RNZ Staff Representative. Wellington City Council’s Arts Spending - Gallery’s, Theatre’s, Ballet etc. Ellie Smith, Downstage Theatre: Martin Rodgers, Bats Theatre: Letter From Paula Savage, to the public with regard to cuts in art spending: Christine Fletcher, Auckland Mayor, speaking on the cultural capital in NZ: Simon Prast, Auckland Theatre Company: Mark Blumsky, Wellington Mayor. Interview with Elric Hooper, Christchurch Court Theatre: On the myth of the cultural capital. New Zealand Film Awards: Best Film: ‘Memory & Desire’ Owen Hughs - Producer: Onfilm. Best Director: Ian Mune for “What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?”. Special Jury Prize: “Memory & Desire” Niki Caro - Best Director. Best Actor: Temuera Morrison “What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?”. Best Actress: Nancy Brunning “What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?”. Best Supporting Actor: Clint Eruera “What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?”. Best Supporting Actress: Jodie Dorday “Via Satellite”. Best Foreign Performance: Yrui Kinugawa “Memory & Desire”. Best Screenplay: Alan Duff “What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?”. Best Cinematography: Allen Guilford “What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?”. Best Editing: John Gilbert “Via Satellite”. Best Original Music: David Hirschfelder “What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?”. Best Sound Design: Dick Reade / Mike Hedges “ When Love Comes”. Best Design: Grant Major “Memory & Desire”. Best Make Up: Denise Kum “Channelling Baby”. Best Graphics, Animation, Computer Effects or Special Effects: Guy Moana / Inia Taylor “What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?”. Best Short Film: “Philosophy” Geoff Cawthorn - Director. Best Contribution to Short Film: Jesse Warn “9 Across” - Writer / Director. Best Technical Contribution to Short Film: Simon Raby “Juno”. Interview with Gaylene Preston, Academy of Film & Television Arts: Jonathan Dennis, Film Critic: Chris Knox, Film Critic. National Youth Choir: Jonathan Lemalu, Former Choir Member: Karen Rylls, Musical Director. Film Review by Chris Knox: “A Simple Plan”. Book of the week, ‘OriOri’ writer Roma Potiki, Poet: Illustrator Robyn Kahukiwa, Artist. Books: ‘The best of Albert Wendt’s short stories’, Megan Hutching ‘Long Journey for Sevenpence’, ‘Unofficial Channels’ by Ian McGibbon. Entertainment roundup.

Interview with Al Morrison, Radio New Zealand's Political Editor on PM Jenny Shipley's comments regarding John Hawkesby's pay-out from Television New Zealand (TVNZ) .NZ Dance: Shona McCullagh, Choreographer: on the next NZ full time Contemporary Dance Company: Raewyn Hill, Dancer: Michael Parmenter, Choreographer.Creative NZ Council sets the strategic direction for NZ Arts funding: Brian Stevenson, Chairman Creative NZ is about to resign: New Vision report, a critical view of the visual arts infrastructure: Luit Bieringa, Artists' Roundtable: Jim Barr, Art Collector: Kim Hill, Broadcaster / Radio NZ staff representative: Gareth Farr, Composer: Tame Iti, Tuhoe artist and activist: Gareth Morgan, Economist: Simon Prast, Actor / Director, Auckland Theatre Company; Haydn Rawston, Classical Music Agent: Rev Graham Capill, Christian Heritage Party: Chris Knox.Arts News: The Prague Quadrennial, Theatre Design & Theatre Architecture event: strong NZ contingent;5 April 1998 report on Ngaruawhia High School's Art teacher, Linda Sabbage: Charis Rata, HOD Physical Education;Wellington's Dan Poynton: Pianist: recital at Sydney Opera House.Interview with Wendy Pye, publisher: on women in Asia Pacific Economic Community (APEC) conference; exclusive showing of the new 'Crunchie Bar' ad, featuring Beryl, from the original.Art Collectors, Les and Milly Paris are loaning out 30 works from the 70s & 80s to the Govett Brewster Art Gallery in New Plymouth to make room in their Wellington home.Interview with Carol Shepheard, artist, and Peter Webb, art auctioneer on a 5% levy for art works re-sold.Film Review with Chris Knox: 'The Spy Who Shagged Me';Joanna Randerson, Playwright: Auckland Theatre Works Festival: Maike Nevill, Festival Co-ordinator: Toa Fraser, Playwright.Shear Madness: Playing in Wellington had it's 100th showing last weekend. Entertainment roundupBooks: 'Washing Up In Parrot Bay' by Francis Cherry & 'The Picnic Virgin' Selection of short stories chosen by Emily Perkins.

Broadcasting Standards Authority release of ‘Worst words in the Language’, report by Mark Chysell. Mike Hill Professor of Sociology Victoria University. Michael Stace Broadcasting Standards Authority. An interview with Howard Grieve Saatchi & Saatchi: on ‘Bugger Ad’. Discussion on on use of foul language: Max Cryer, Broadcaster: Oscar Kightley, Playwright, Martyn “Bomber” Bradbury, Youth talkback Host. Elizabeth McDonald, Feminist Legal Theory Lecturer. Nelson Museum’s new historic find of early colonial settlement: Hubert Klaassens, Nelson Provincial Museum. Art displays at Te Papa, response from Jenny Harper, Head of Art History, Victoria University. Reply from Cheryll Sotheran. Drama theatre students performing with professionals for free, story by Caitlin Cherry. Lyndee-Jane Rutherford, Prof Actor. Nigel Collins and Jane Donald, NZ Drama School students. Miranda Harcourt, “Much Ado About Nothing” Director. David O’Donnell, “The Sojourns of Boy” Director: Murray Lynch, NZ Drama School. Ballet Performance, Matz Skoog, RNZ Ballet Artistic Director. Stephen Wellington, Soloist. Museum of Gardening idea for Auckland. John McCormack, Garden Museum Project Director. Bob Harvey, Waitakere City Mayor. Film review with Chris Knox. Finalists, Short Film category at Nokia NZ Film Awards 1999: “Flying” , “Physiology”, “The Grocers Apprentice”. Best Actor category: Dean O’Gorman “When Love Comes”; Temuera Morrison “What Becomes of the Broken Hearted”. Books: 1999 Montana NZ Book Awards, Finalists. Stevan Eldred-Grigg, Books & Beyond, Canterbury Festival Organiser in. Entertainment roundup. Letters of the week. Book give-away: Jane Evans by John Coley.

‘The Heart of the Nation’ report, a Backchat exclusive. Reporter Jodi Ihaka. Int: Judith Tizard, Assoc. Minister for Arts, Culture & Heritage. Peter Biggs, Creative New Zealand. Report: Creative NZ replaced by... - Creative Resources Foundation. - Creative Industries Development Agency. - CNZ clients Government funded. Backchat’s producer Gordon Harcourt interviews Hamish Keith, Heart of the Nation Convenor, speaking on phone from Paris. Television special, what do New Zealanders want to see on the television. Studio debate on state owned television, current broadcasting with Jane Wrightson, Screen Producers & Directors Assn.. Katherine Rich, National Broadcasting spokesperson. Willie Jackson, Alliance Broadcasting spokesperson. Shaun Brown, TV One General Manager. What is the government doing about Maori broadcasting? Jodi Ihaka backgrounds the story. Int: Greg Mayor, Mai Time Producer. Tiwai Reedy, Te Haeata Productions. Tini Molyneux, Journalist. Stacey Daniels, Mai Time Presenter. Studio interview with Derek Fox, Broadcaster & Publisher: Katherine Rich, National Broadcasting spokesperson: Willie Jackson, Alliance Broadcasting spokesperson. New Zealand Sympathy Orchestra ‘Heartland Tour’ performing in Taupo. public audience comments. Int: Dave Pawsey, NZSO Stage Manager: Georgina te Heuheu, National List MP. Marc Decio Taddei, Conductor. Gisborne Opera festival - Virginia Marie Stack as Carmon. Film review with Chris Knox: ‘Keeping The Faith’. Thanks to the NZ Film Archive for the clip of Rudall Hayward’s ‘The Bush Cinderella” played last week. Letters of the week: Chris Wheatley, Wellington collects ‘The Movie Book’.

Clean up the streets campaign outrages Tagging Arts. Auckland City Council is adopting a zero tolerance of tagging and banning bombing and burning. Jodi Ihaka reports. Int: Doug Astley, Auckland City Council. Footage from ‘Beat Street’, Orion Pictures 1984. Elliot O’Donnell/Askew, Aerosol Artist. Mike Weston, The Area Gallery. Otis Frizzell, Aerosol Artist. Footage from ‘Keith Haring show’ Wgtn City Gallery 1999. Tease #1 - Let’s All Make Love / Shifter / Chamber / Sami. Music video Wellington band Fur Patrol ‘Now’. Government approved pop music, is it the path to wealth and fame or ludicrous folly. Studio interview with Brendan Smythe, NZ on Air: Mark Cubey, Editor - Loop. Magazine: Julia Deans, ‘Fur Patrol’. Classical Polynesia, with opera star Jonathan Lemalu - rehearsals in Newtown, Wellington. Tease #2 - NZ Actors Co. / Chamber /Sami. Madeline Sami, New Zealand Actor. Jodi Ihaka reporter. Int: Madeline Sami, footage from ‘No. 2’, ‘Bare’ footage ‘Chicago’ 1995 and ‘Shortland Street’. Toa Fraser, Playwright. John Smythe, Theatre Critic. NZ Actors Company opened ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ in Hamilton, ‘Let’s All Make Love’ showing in Wellington and ‘Crumpy’ at the Court in Christchurch. Tease #3 - Film Review. Film Review with Chris Knox - ‘Magnolia’. New Zealand Film ‘Shifter’ Backchat quote “Self indulgent to the point of un-watch-ability”, and other quotes. Chamber Music Festival. Int: Uwe Grodd, Conductor & Artistic Director: James Tibbles, Historic Keyboard Specialist. Letter of the week. Evan Yates, Hamilton collects ‘The Art of Mehndi’ by Sumita Batea.

Backch@t is magazine-style arts and culture show.

00:00:31 Unit standards for performing arts; Robin Payne, freelance director; Bill Lennox, NZ Qualifications Authority; Jenny Stevenson, director Wellington Performing Arts Centre; Annie Ruth, Toi Whakaari. 00:12:35 Studio debate on public funding for Radio New Zealand with John Isles, acting chairman Radio New Zealand, Jo Tyndall, SPADA and Derek Lowe, Radio Broadcasters Association; clip of performance in ‘Isadora’s Tribe’. 00:26:35 Studio debate on Home of the Year awards with Debra Miller, NZ Home & Building magazine and Pete Bossley, architect and winner; profile of Humphrey Ikin, furniture design. 00:40:34 Simon Upton, minister of cultural affairs on arts funding. 00:52:34 Lindsay Dawson, editor on the launch of women’s magazine ‘Grace’; listings; clip of performance in ‘Isadora’s Tribe. 01:00:34 Chris Knox reviews ‘The Winter Guest’. 01:08:34 Backchat and letter of the week. 01:11:50 end

Discussion on whether to increase licence fee for NZ On Air; Kevin Riley, Communicado CEO; Jo Tyndall, SPADA; Sharon Crosbie, Radio New Zealand CEO. 00:12:32 studio debate on whether to increase licence fee for NZ On Air with David Beatson, NZ On Air, Lindsay Perigo, commentator, Greg McGee, writer and Tony Ryall, SOE minister; John Hegley. 00:30:30 Tuariki John Delamere, associate treasurer, Pita Sharples, Maori Performing Arts and John Page, Royal New Zealand Ballet on funding secured for both Kapahaka and the Royal New Zealand Ballet; commercial break; 00:41:32 Aranui High School Theatre and Media Academy; Evette Cosgrove, Bernie Tamati, student; Graeme Plummer, Aranui High School; Colin Birch, student; Robert Gilbert, Academy director; Natasha Perkins, Aneta Waretini, student; Philippa Campbell, ‘Via Satellite’ producer. 00:54:31 Stephen Bain on play ‘Too High the Sun’; listings; clip of Humourbeast comedians. 01:04:31 Chris Knox and Helene Wong review the film ‘Gattica’. 01:11:31 Backchat of the week, letter of the week.

00:00:30 Kiwi films, including ‘Via Satellite’ at Cannes film festival; Ruth Harley, Mladen Ivancic, NZ Film Commission; Owen Hughes, producer ‘Memory and Desire’; Niki Caro, director ‘Memory and Desire’; Rena Owen, actor; Lindsay Shelton, NZ Film Commission; Anthony McCarten, writer / director ‘Via Satellite’. 00:14:00 Studio debate on Court of Appeal decision that stymies David Lange’s defamation action against ‘North and South’ magazine. With Sandra Moran, defamation lawyer; Jenni McManus, Independent Business Weekly; Sir Robert Jones, businessman; and Michael Laws, commentator and author. 00:29:30 Interview with John Rowles. 00:39:30 Reunion of Burns Fellowship writers: Witi Ihimaera, fellow 1975; Ian Cross, first fellow 1959; Maurice Gee, fellow 1964; Michael King, fellow 1998; Lynley Hood, fellow 1991; Keri Hulme, fellow 1977; Roger Hall, fellow 1977/8; Rawiri Paratene, fellow 1983. 00:50:30 Shortlist for fiction, Montana Book Awards. A winner from advertising Axis awards. Allie Smith as new Downstage manager. Ian Fraser, new CEO of Symphony Orchestra. Listings. Jacob Rajan’s play ‘Krishnan’s Dairy’. 01:05:30 Film review of ‘Wag the Dog’ with Chris Knox. 01:11:30 Backchat and letter of the week.

Censorship, moral crisis. Debates over moral consumption of broadcast material, content and standards. Why is live performance not subject to censorship? Studio interview with Bill Hastings, Chief Censor and Rev. Graham Capill, Christian Heritage Party. New Zealand Festival 2000 with festival correspondent Miriama Kamo. Dans Paleis, 100 year-old wooden tent. Te Vaka. Miriama talks to Sarah Priday, Festival Buff. French Aerial Ballet, ‘Les Arts Sauts’. Interview with Stephane Ricordel, Trapeze Artist. Guests and Foreigners. Text Exhibition. Interview with Joseph Kosuth, Conceptual Artist. Week 2 Festival 2000: Talking Point - interview with Paul Bushnell, Radio NZ Arts Editor on Les Ballets C de la B/Ensemble Explorations ‘Iets Op Bach’ the Belgium dance theatre production. ‘Shockheadded Peter’ the most imaginative gruesomely funny show of the year and Barabbas ‘White Headed Boy. ‘Haruru Mai’ by Briar Grace-Smith and ‘Rutherford’ played at Circa Theatre. Douglas Wright has choreographed a new piece for the Royal New Zealand Ballet ‘Halo’. Interview with Douglas Wright. Fringe Festival update with Amanda Hereaka, festival Correspondent. Film review with Chris Knox: ‘Savage Honeymoon’. Ralph Hotere, a major retrospective of his work ‘Black Light’ between Te Papa & Dunedin’s Art Gallery has just opened. Interview with Justin Paton, Dunedin Public Art Gallery. Perhaps New Zealand’s most significant living painter, Ralph Hotere’s abstract minimalist works draw on the traditions of Western art history. While his work doesn’t use traditional Māori symbols or motifs, it is imbued with a spirituality connected to his heritage and culture. His subject matter is drawn from the natural environment and the processes of growth and decay. He is deeply concerned with environmental issues. In this Hotere’s Black Light series is discussed. Hotere began using the colour black in the late 1960’s and it has become a defining characteristic of his work. The colour black holds many associations: race, death, silence and infinity.

Great expectations in the Arts. Creative New Zealand funding item by Mark Crysell. Interviews: Ian Fraser, NZSO; Dame Cheryll Sotheran, Te Papa; Phillip Temple, Dunedin Writer. Interview with the new Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage, Prime Minister Helen Clark. New Zealand Festival 2000 with festival correspondent Miriama Kamo. Week 2 Festival 2000: Dans Paleis, 100 year-old wooden tent: Tim Finn, Musician - interview. The Candlestick maker, play by play right & Actor Jacob Rajan, interview. The Edinburgh Military Tattoo, at the WestPac Trust Stadium, first time seen out of Scotland, Brigadier Melville Jameson, Tattoo Producer and C.E.. Week 2 Festival 2000: Talking Point - interview with Paul Bushnell, on “Soc Raffaello Sanzio” - Giulio Cesare. “Cool Heat Urban Beat” U.S. A.. “Blue Smoke” New Zealand Musical. Film review with Chris Knox: ‘Straight Story’ Directed by David Lynch. An Art show about the 20 Century’s obsession with car. New Plymouths Govett Brewster Art Gallery’s exhibition, “Drive”, interview - Greg Burke, Director. Letters of the week: Ali Bramwell.

Backchat wins best lifestyle Programme Award, New Zealand Television Awards. Self imposed charter, to bring up-to-date arts, ideas and current affairs issues to the viewer. New Prime Minister Helen Clark is the Minister of Arts. Broadcasting - is the new broadcasting Minister Marion Hobbs up to the job. Interview with Marion Hobbs, Broadcasting Minister. Issues involve Television New Zealand management, the new chairman of TVNZ Board, Ross Armstrong and the new culture of change in broadcasting, commercial success. Aborted digital deals, accountability of boards and employees. Charter, Local content and public broadcasting. New Zealand Festival 2000. $16 Million: Arts Guide with Miriama Kamo. Viva La Vida, Freda Kahlo exhibition: Jorge Alvarez, Mexican Ambassador. Haruru Mai, playwright Briar Grace-Smith: Rena Owen, Katie Wolfe and George Henare Actors. Simon Boccanegra, with Gordon Hawkins, Baritone. Studio interview with John Button, Fine Music Reviewer & Joseph Seeling, Festival 2000 Director on quality of the music and content of festival 2000. Wellington Fringe Festival - Amanda Hereaka, Fringe Festival Correspondent: Busking Olympics & Theatre. Film review with Chris Knox: ‘American Beauty’ up for 8 Oscar nominations. Book give away this week: Freda Kahlo, Brush Strokes & Anguish. Tribute of remembrance to 71 year old Fredrick Hunderwasser. Exclusive interview from 1988. Reporter Roger Price.

The old National Art Gallery disappeared when Te Papa was formed, the new museum has infuriated many visual art fans with its deliberately noisy & contextualised approach. Helen Clarke is no fan either, she’s been scathing about art Te Papa and now she’s the boss. Mark Crysell investigates & interviews Denis Adam, Arts Patron. Heading the new Adams Gallery at Victoria University. Interview Ian Athfield, Architect, posturing the Odlins Building as a plan to open a new National Gallery. Interview Dame Cheryll Sotheran, Te Papa. Is there more trouble for Te Papa? Footage from Behind the Scenes Te Papa. Studio interview with Sir Ron Trotter, Te Papa Board Chairman. New Zealand Festival 2000 with festival correspondent Miriama Kamo. ‘Rutherford’ Circa Theatre, The father of nuclear physics. Interview Ray Henwood, Actor. ‘The Unexpected’ 22 ceramics artists - interview Yvonne Joris, Sedelijk Museum Director, Holland. ‘Blue Smoke’ James Cabaret, NZ’s new musical, interview Rawiri Paratene, writer / Actor and Murray Lynch, Writer / Director. Auckland’s City Attractions Committee recommends the city hosts a Pacific Festival project. Studio interview Victoria Carter, Auckland City Council. Fringe Festival update. La Traviata reviewed by Helen Clarke, Prime Minister. Film review with Chris Knox: ‘Happiness’. This weeks entertainment highlights. Physical Theatre & puppet company, at festival 2000. Book give away this week: Freda Kahlo, Brush Strokes & Anguish. Lauri Lee In-Jung Shore.

Bill Ralston presents an arts, issues, ideas and current affairs series with reporters Mark Crysell, Miriama Kamo and a movie review from Chris Knox.

Trouble in the New Zealand Fashion Industry. As technical machinists leave the country, designers look at off shore production. Interviews with Kate Sylvester & Karen Walker: Fashion Designers; Sue McLaren, Massey University Fashion Department. interview with Paul Blomfield, Apparel Magazine: on fashion design courses, not technically based skills to work in the fashion industry. Interview with Peter Biggs, new Creative New Zealand Arts Council Chair. Arts Event of the Year: “Jerusalem” by Michael Parmenter. Interview with John O’Shea, Pioneer filmmaker Arts. O’Shea’s book on his memoirs ‘Don’t Let It Get You’. Pacific Films “Broken Barrier” 1952, “Runaway” 1961, “Don’t Let It Get You” 1966, “Beating The Clock” 1955. Jonathon Dennis, National Radio Film Critic. Food & Best Christchurch Arts Festival. Interview with Dame Kate Harcourt, Actor: on “Flowers in my Mother’s Garden” play held in the Christchurch festival, with daughter Miranda Harcourt, Actor. Christchurch Jazz School, Big Band: ‘HeadHandsHeart’ exhibition. Film Review by Chris Knox; ‘Run Lola Run’. Winning Design for Wanganui’s New Sarjeant Gallery Extension: interview with Bill Millbank, Sarjeant Gallery: & Steve McCracken , Architecture Warren & Mahoney, winning designer.

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra in financial trouble again - interview with John Button, Music Critic. Prof. Heath Lees, Music Commentator & Broadcaster Tony Kunowski, Christchurch Symphony Orchestra. NZSO in Auckland. Schools Chamber Music Contest, competition held in Wellington. Music Piracy/Counterfeiting in New Zealand. CD Writers. Terence O’Neill-Joyce. Recording Industry Association. Mark Cardin, Hewlett Packard. Gavin Ross, Wildmix. Conference on Copyright. Issues of piracy. Olivia Regnier, International Phonographic Industry Federation. Paul Jessop, International Phonographic Industry Federation. Russell Brown, Unlimited Contributing Editor. ‘Split’ theatre play from Christchurch Arts Festival. Damon Andrews & Kelson Henderson. Billed as a comedy thriller. National Full time Contemporary Dance Company, June Story. Interview with Michael Parmenter, Choreographer. Who has pulled out of the co-operative dance company. New Zealand Fashion Designer Rebecca Taylor. New York Show & Interview. Elizabeth Kiester, JANE Magazine Senior Market Editor. Charlie Green, Make-up Artist. 82 year-old New Zealander Rosalie Gascoigne, Artist. Toi Toi Toi exhibitioner. Film Review by Chris Knox: remake of ’Lolita’. CD’s of the week: ‘Jazz in the Pacific’, ‘Vessel’ by Damaged Goods; Book of the week: ‘Riding with Whales’ by Heather Heberley: ‘Her Life & Work’ Joanne Drayton: Truth by Illusion.

00:00:32 Tom Frewen, satirist published in National Business Review; Pinky Agnew, comedian who plays ‘Jenny Shipley’; Dave Armstrong, writer of ‘True colours’ on 1996 election; Simon Carr, National Business Review associate editor on ACT newsletter ‘The Goss’; Matthew McLelland, defamation lawyer. 00:13:38 studio discussion on political satire with David McPhail, tv satirist, Jane Bowron, tv reviewer, Richard Prebble, ACT leader and Sandy Ireland, Australian comedian. 00:27:30 interview with Helen Clark, Labour leader; glass works by Anne Robinson, displayed at Dowse Art Museum. 00:43:30 controversial and political visual artist Emily Karaka; Tim Renner, Fisher Gallery. Emily Karaka is a political artist communicating her ideas through a fusion of traditional Māori form and motif, and the bright colours and roughly textured surfaces of European Expressionism. Her work is an assertion of her identity as a Māori woman. It discusses issues surrounding the treaty and land rights. Her paintings often feature numbers which represent the number of land claims before the Waitangi Tribunal. In this she talks about her work as a protest artist and about her future plans to enter into politics. 00:52:30 studio discussion on departure of Neil Roberts as CEO of TVNZ with Paul Smith, media analyst; Smokefree Fashion Awards; listings. 01:02:30 Chris Knox and Tim Tsiklaouri, Russian born businessman, review the film ‘Prisoner of the Mountains’. 01:09:04 Backchat winner of week; and letter of wee

Backch@t is magazine-style arts and culture show.

Backch@t is magazine-style arts and culture show.

Arts Funding Announcement. Mark Crysell reports from parliament. Comments: Hamish Keith, Arts Guru. Madeleine Sami, Actor: Dame Cheryll Sotheran, Te Papa. Rawiri Paratene, Actor & Writer. Ian Fraser, NZ Symphony Orchestra. Merenia Gray, Dancer & Choreographer. Simon Upton, National Cultural Affairs Spokesperson. Interview with Helen Clark, Prime Minister & Arts Culture and Heritage Minister. Comments: Jo Tyndall, NZ on Air: Mladen Ivancic, NZ Film Commission. Gaylene Preston, Filmmaker. Peter Biggs, Creative NZ. Arthur Baysting. Studio debate on Arts Funding Announcement. Peter Biggs, Creative NZ. Gareth Farr, Composer & Performer. Dame Cheryll Sotheran, Te Papa. Blenheim’s Millennium Art Gallery in trouble. British advertising exhibition touring New Zealand, sample “Hollywood”. Tate Modern just opened in London. Wellington Architecture Students upset as the School of Architecture and Design may close as Massey and Victoria fight over the selling of the inner-city building. Carnies: “The Irrefutable Truth About Demons”. Montana Book Awards, Fiction Finalists List. Public Gallery exhibition of Bill Hammond’s work, Painter - comments. Lara Strongman, Wellington City Gallery. Tina Barton, Art History - Victoria University. Film review with Chris Knox: Fantasia 2000. A new play “Double Beat” about finding your heart, written & directed by husband & wife team Stuart McKenzie and Miranda Harcourt.

Ph.D. thesis claims to prove profound change in the nature of TVNZ’s news bulletins between 1984 and 1986. Jodi Ihaka reports. Interviews with Daniel Cook, ‘Diet-News’ Author. ‘Diet News’ Debate. Panel: Daniel Cook, Political Studies Ph.D. Student. Paul Norris, Former TVNZ News Chief. Book give-away: ‘Cult Movies’ by Karl & Philip French. Piece on the latest Royal New Zealand Ballet ‘Dracula’. Interview: Graham Fetcher, Dancer ‘Dracula’. Michael Pink, Director & Choreographer. The Court Theatre company, Canterbury’s Professional Theatre. New production ‘Three Sisters’ by Chekhov. Interview: Elric Hooper, Court Theatre Artistic Director. Film review with Chris Knox: The 7th Incredibly Strange Film Festival. Auckland Philharmonia concerts for 2 to 6 year olds. Baby Proms - ‘Sweet Honey in the Rock’. Comments: Christine Young, Auckland Philharmonia. Rosie Searle, 4 year-old Violinist.

“Bill Ralston talks to UK artist Tania Kovats about her “Virgin in a Condom” artwork. Miriama Kamo is on the road with the New Zealand Ballet and Chris Knox talks to US filmmaker John Sayles. British conceptual art show at Te Papa; Ian Wedde, Te Papa concept curator; item on “Virgin in a Condom” furore; Bernice Murphy, ‘Pictura Britannica’ curator; commercial break. Auckland’s recent problems and issues with Christine Fletcher, Epsom MP and Wynne Raymond, Mayor of Timaru. Regional touring by Royal Ballet; Jon Trimmer; Angela Meecham, Alexandra Community Arts Council; Shannon Dawson, dancer; commercial break. Highlights from Wellington International Festival of the Arts; Carla van Zon, executive director, International Festival; ‘Heretic’ play on Derek Freeman’s disputing of Margaret Mead’s anthropological classic ‘Coming of Age in Samoa; David Williamson, playwright; Paul Bushnell, Radio New Zealand arts critic” (New Zealand Listener). This is the first programme of Backchat.

Colin McCahon’s painting “Storm warning” sold by Victoria University to a private collection to raise funds a new collection programme at Victoria University Art Gallery, Interview with Jenny Harper, Art Historian, Victoria University. NZ’s 20 year at the Cannes Film Festival; “What Becomes of the Broken Hearted”, “Savage Honeymoon” , “Scarfies” and “Channelling Baby”. interview with Ruth Harley, NZ Film Commission; and Danielle Cormack, Actor; talking about the 9 NZ films showing at Cannes this year. Mark Crysell reports on Nelson’s Suter Gallery, Anne Rush, Artist; Helen Telford, Suter Gallery Director; Jane Evans, Artist; and Charles Bergman, Chairman Pollock-Krasner Foundation; talk about art philanthropy today. Interview with philanthrophist Jenny Gibbs, Arts Patron; and James Wallace, James Wallace Charitable Arts Trust. Palmerston North’s theatre Centerpoints celebrates it’s 25 annerversary; talks to Murray Lynch, Director; Sheryl Cooper, Actor; Martyn Sanderson, Actor; Alison Quigan, Centerpoint Artistic Director; SPUNGO; Wellington performers Jamie Kirk, Spungo Creator; and Cleve Cameron, Spungo Creator; Entertainment Roundup. Chris Knox film review; The Incredibly Strange Film Festival; Letters and book giveaway.

Storm Warning Letter; Aigantighe McCahons; Item - Tattoo; Tabloids tease - CNZ survey; Discussion Trotter, Anderson. Item 8 - Emily and Karl. Architecture with Nick Nickolas. Item 11 - Early Music Performance. Punitive Damage film review. Item 12 - Interview Gardyne. Item 14 - Interview Annie Goldson. Nick Nickolas performance. Entertainment Roundup and Books. Letter of the week, book give-away.

Kiwi pop is back on top in New Zealand, as commercial radio stations put NZ music on the air waves - Caitlin Cherry interviews Matt Thomas, Bass player “The Feelers”. Timothy Homer 91 ZM Announcer and Michael McClung 91 ZM Music Director. Mike Chunn Australasian Performing Rights Association. John Diver, Ex Programme Director, Channel Z, Wellington. Debate on New Zealand music Quota on commercial radio. Panel: Mike Regal, Kiwi Music Action Group. Malcolm Black, Sony Music. Boh Runga “Stellar” Lead Singer. John Diver, Former Programme Director. Theatre: “Skin Tight” by Gary Henderson from Rap Productions, now five years old with new cast. Director Jed Brophy. Ian Hughes as ‘Tom’ and Claire Waldron as ’Elizabeth’. Art displays at Te Papa, response from Jenny Harper, Head of Art History, Victoria University. Scarfies supporters and actors create havoc in Cannes. Lisa Chatfield ‘Scarfies’ Producer. Robert Sarkies ‘Scarfies’ Director. Duncan Sarkies ‘Scarfies’ Co-Writer. Mark Beesley’s ‘Savage Honeymoon’ Director in Cannes and Christine Parker ‘Channelling Baby’ Director. Interview - Peter Wells, Writers’ Festival Organiser and Dorothy Porter, Australian Author. Tribute to Yvonne Lawley, Actor. Entertainment roundup. Fashion & Art Show “Suit Yourself”. The celebrated suit: Giles Peterson, Curator; Film review with Chris Knox: ‘Entrapment’. Interview Gerrad Hall, Architect winner of home & Entertaining prize ‘Home of the Year’. Letters of the week. Book give-away: With Spirit by Don Driver.

Final Episode for 1998.

Studio row about the Parthenon Marbles, after last weeks interview with Parthenon campaigner Emanuel Comino. ABC report on the British Museum and the return to Greece of the Parthenon Marbles. Studio debate: John Stringer, Classics Scholar. Emanuel Comino, Parthenon Marbles Campaigner. Art censorship crisis in Christchurch, as artist Billy Apple tries to make demands on a gallery, investigated by Miriama Kamo. Comments: Warren Feeney, COCA Gallery Director: Billy Apple, Conceptual Artist. Film review with Chris Knox: ‘Hopeless’ NZ Film. Interview: Larry Parr, “Hopeless” Producer. Auckland director James Cunningham’s film, totally digitally animated “Infection” has been chosen to be in competition at Cannes next month. World wide hit play ‘Art’ touring New Zealand at present. Studio interview: John Smythe, Theatre Critic, NBR: Zara Stanhope, Adam Art Gallery Director. Elizabethan Quartet, 5 Auckland Students who won the Adam Foundation Schools Chamber Music. Comments: Mary O’Brien, Auckland University Violin Lecturer. Julia McCarthy, Violin. Fiona Cochrane, Viola. Rae de Lisle, Auckland University Piano Lecturer.

Uproar in Dunedin’s cultural circles over the Public Art Gallery’s priceless historical permanent collection and the curator of the collection, Peter Entwisle who has been made redundant, causing the collection to become marginalised and the public is angry. Dunedin’s Public Art Gallery Society called a meeting asking: Should the gallery be focused on international excellence or community support? Mark Crysal investigates. Marshall Seifert, Art Dealer. Ian Douglas, Dunedin Public Art Gallery Society. Priscilla Pitts, Dunedin Public Art Gallery Director. Auckland Art Gallery revealed a significant new addition to it’s collection, courtesy of the ‘Thank’s Giving Trust’ 1944 work “Glass & Pitcher”. The great Taranaki Wind Wand story develops from previous week. 3 winners “The Big Lemon” by Mervyn Hooper, “the Whinge Wand” by Alice Magon and “Orange Sunflower Wand” by Stratford IHC. Why is New Zealand public architecture so average and why are architects so precious? The Commonwealth of Architects Conference held in Wellington this week, question put forward to a studio panel: Why is New Zealand public architecture so average and why are architects so precious? Tommy honey, Architect and Commentator: Russell Walden, Assoc. Prof. Architectural History: Pip Cheshire, Architect - Jasmax. Book launched at the conference: “Looking For Local Architecture and the New Zealand Modern” by Paul Walker & Justine Clark. Film review with Chris Knox, new New Zealand Comedy “Jubilee” starring Cliff Curtis & Theresa Healey. Interview with Cliff Curtis New Zealand’s up and coming Hollywood star. “The Lunatics’ Ball” director Michael Thorp. Premieres at the Wellington Cinema Showcase this week. Gavin Bishop winner of the New Zealand Post Children’s’ Book Award for his book “The House That Jack Built”. Hokianga by Ross T Smith. Ross, a photograpeher who went to live in and photograph the economically depressed, and predominantly Maori community of Hokianga in Northland. His highly sexualized images of the people of Hokianga show their beauty, strength and defiance in the face of poverty. Hemi the signature image of the exhibition is the close-up of a young man staring directly into the camera. In maintaining this direct eye contact throughout the series Ross attempts to empower his subject.

Will local content quotas kill struggling TV stations? or will they do for us what they’ve done for Australia?. Broadcasting Minister Marion Hobbs has softened her stance to Radio Quotas. Information say’s that TV Broadcasters may get away with voluntary quota. Mark Crysell explores the decade old quota system in Australia. Comments: Michael Gordon Smith, Australian Broadcasting Authority. Hal McElroy, Television Producer. Bevan Lee, Channel 7 - Head of Creative Development. New Zealand Television Quota Debate: Statement by Helen Clark, Minister for Arts, Culture & Heritage March 19. Studio Panel: Marion Hobbs, Broadcasting Minister. Jane Wrightson, SPADA. Bruce Wallace, Television Broadcasters’ Council. Penny Webster, ACT Broadcasting Spokesperson. Statement from Katherine Rich, Nationals’ Broadcasting Spokesperson. This weeks book give-away: “Cook’s Sites” Revisiting History. A tribute to A.K Grant, who died last week aged 59 years of Alcoholism. 1977 show ‘A Week Of It’ first episode ‘Life With The Loins’. A.K Grant has gone but his writing lives on. One of the world’s great treasures has been stolen, the Parthenon Marbles were removed from Greece in the 1800’s and are currently held in the British Museum. Studio interview: Emanuel Comino, Parthenon Marbles Campaigner. Making a plea to England to return the looted treasures of the Pathenon. AMP Scholarships for the Arts. Film review with Chris Knox: ‘East is East’ English. Wellington Fringe Film Festival 2000 calling for entries. Dunedin’s WOW Productions. A theatrical collective of actors, directors, dancers and designers, with productions like “The Beauty Queen of Leenane” and “Horse Play”. Interviews: Hilary Halba, WOW Founding Member: Ron Kjestrup, WOW Actor. What’s on In NZ ‘Bay of Islands Festival’. Letters of the week: Kathleene Dawson.

Debate over the return of Mokomokai (tattooed Maori heads). Last week several Mokomokai were returned to New Zealand from the South Australian Museum. Debate Panel: Willie Jackson, Alliance Cultural Affairs Minister and Dalvanius Prime, Mokomokai Education Trust. Introducing The Comedy Laugh Festival. Profile on New Zealand Born Rebecca Taylor, young designer living in New York. She has been nominated for the Young Designer of the Year category of the council of fashion designer in New York. Previous weeks item on Billy Apple & Christchurch art Gallery along with the play ‘Art’. Film footage of a 1992 fund-raising auction of a Blank Canvas by Billy Apple. Why can’t the police take a joke? They are requesting that theatre, costume hire, film or television companies return any police uniforms or equipment they may have to make sure their image of the police isn’t tarnished. The police has also sent a letter to vet scripts at the planning stage of productions. Miriama Kamo reports. Comments: Joan Dawe, The Costume Company Owner. Sharon Matthews, Costume Cave Owner. Michael Player, Police Public Affairs General Manager. Film “Customer Service” asking for the use of a police uniform. Dean Hewison, Filmmaker denied access. Howard Greive, Saatchi & Saatchi. Adrian Parkyn, Haines Recruitment Advertising. Opera singer Andrea Creighton is one of New Zealand’s up & coming stars, she returned home this year for Festival 2000 and a school reunion. Interview Miriama Kamo and Sister Mary Winifred, Singing Teacher. Film review with Chris Knox: ‘All About my Mother’. A Greek story, a New Zealand writer and a Russian director. James K. Baxter’s retelling of a Greek epic. Interview with Vadim Ledogorov, Director - “Sore-Footed Man”. Comedy: The Comedy Laugh Festival

Major development in the biggest on going art story. Te Papa is getting a large scale revamp to improve the way it displays art, adding several thousand square metres to it’s exhibition space and public information centre. Mark Crysell interviews Dame Cheryll Sotheran, Chief Executive - on a walk through of Te Papa. Comments from Denis Adams. Outside film footage of Te Papa and the back of The Odlins Building next door. Review of Te Papa commissioned by Helen Clark, MP will be released next week. Studio interview with Sir Ron Trotter, Ex-Te Papa Chairman. Sir Ron chaired his last Te Papa board meeting last week. Mark Crysell at Wellington’s St. James Theatre for the Nokia Film Awards, thoughts from the winners, losers. John Brazier: Best Supporting Actor - Scarfies. Elizabeth Horthorn: Best Supporting Actress - Savage Honeymoon. Ian Mune: Rudall Hayward Award 2000 - Actor, Screen Writer & Director - Significant, creative contribution to film in NZ. Comments from Sam Neill, Actor at the Awards. Reina Webster: Nokia Film Makers Scholarship winner. Cliff Curtis, Best Actor - Julilee. Willa O’Neill, Best Actress - Scarfies. Robert Sarkies, Best Director - Scarfies. Robert & Duncan Sarkies, Best Screenplay - Scarfies. Best Film - Scarfies. Rock stars on the history of world art in Auckland Gallery. 40 paintings of the superstars of art in the last 500 years. Jeans in Madam Butterfly - Hawkes Bay Opera’s current production of Madam Butterfly has been turned down for funding from Creative NZ. Short film extract - Aria. Hamilton gets funky with it’s ‘Cow Town’ image. Jodi Ihaka reporting on plans to turn Hamilton into the cultural capital of NZ. Comments: Alison Wall, Actor: Christian Pilditch, Fuel 2000 Organiser: Katie Wolfe, Actor. Fringe Film Festival - Bogins on trik’s in ‘Babe Canterbury’. Film review with Chris Knox - 29th Film Festival: Jim Cary in ‘Man on the Moon’. Modernist NZ textile designer is rediscovered, 82 year-old Avis Higgs: interviews: Douglas Lloyd Jenkins, Design Historian: Avis Higgs, Textile Designer. Avis used abstract Maori motifs and surfing extensively in her work. Letters of the week: Monica Johns collects ‘Stories We Tell Ourselves’ by Witi Ihimaera.

Artists of Hutt Valley, Wellington. Reporter Mark Crysell. “Dob in an artists”, Tim Walker, Dowse Art Museums finding creative talent in the Hutt Valley. Interviews: Nadine Curry, Wainuiomata. Kathie Martin, Petone. Matthew Patterson, Photographer, Yvonne Burns, knits rock stars. Darren Whittaker, wood carver of Stokes Valley. Broadcasting Minister Marion Hobbs released think pieces on television. Qantas Media Awards - News industry. Studio interview on local content in the media and local judging of NZ media. Finlay Macdonald, Editor - The Listener. Barry Young, Qantas Media Awards organiser. NZ’s touring theatre company - NZ Actor’s Company performing ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’ with ex-Shortland Street actors. Interviews: Simon Bennett,Tim Balme, Katie Wolfe and Robyn Malcolm for NZ Actor’s Company. Te Papa planning for more art space and new chairman placement of Dr. Roderick Deane. Comments: Helen Clark, Arts, Culture & Heritage Minister. Interview with Dr. Roderick Deane, Te Papa Chairman. Studio interview with Denis Adam, Art Patron. Interview with Ian Fraser, NZ Symphony Orchestra, on ticket pricing. Film review with Chris Knox - 29th Film Festival: NZ silent film restored by The Film Archive for the festival “The Bush Cinderella”. Backchat’s performance poetry competition: contenders - Keith Smith: David Eggleton. letters of the week: Steve Meikle.