The Living Room

This week Dunedin reggae band, Zuvuya, present the show from their green tour bus in Purakanui Inlet.

They keep us in the South Island as we dip into the cold seas with painter Simon Kaan and hang in Christchurch with arts collective Pacific Underground.

We then head back north to spend precious time with folk comedy duo, Flight of the Conchords, as they contemplate what's in store for them at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Zuyuya - Dunedin Reggae Band
In the first story, we meet the band members of Zuvuya as they relax at the Purakanui Inlet home of Zuvuya king pin and multi-instrumentalist Matt Eddy. Matt shows us around his eclectic home studio and explains to us what Zuvuya is about. We then head into Dunedin City with them for a radio interview with Radio One, the Dunedin student radio, and then for Zuvuya's live performance at Re Fuel.

Simon Kaan - Printmaker/ Painter/ Surfer
We check out Simon's surfing and his art carved in the sand at Aramoana Beach. Back in his Dunedin studio, Simon talks about the influence surfing has had on his art and shows us some of his paintings. We see how the waka and the horizon are important elements of his work. Simon explains his passion for his art, with the final shot in the story showing us a figurative consequence if Simon didn't have his art!

Pacific Underground - Arts Collective
We visit Glen Innes Intermediate School in Auckland to watch this amazing and inspirational group perform 'Rangi and Mau's Fantastic Voyage'. The school kids let us know what they think of the performance. We fly to Christchurch with Pacific Underground to check out their base and met some of the key players in the collective.

Flight of the Conchords - Folk Comedy Duo
This is part one of a two-part story. This week we hang in Flight of the Conchord's Wellington studio as we hear their hopes and aspirations for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Jemaine and Bret perform one of their "funny as folk" songs. Their Manager, Larry, of Larry Pritchard Productions tells us how the Folk band evolved and the boys bright future. We jump in their limousine as they drink champagne and travel to Wellington International airport to fly to Edinburgh, where Jonah Lomu wishes them luck. Next week we hook up with the boys in Edinburgh.

Enjoy!

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