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New Zealand's leading poet of this generation, Bill Manhire, talks to John Campbell in this highlight of the 2020 Word Christchurch Writers Spring Festival. Audio

Neuroscientist Lisa Genova explores how memories are made and retrieved in her new book Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting. Audio

Dr Richard Cornes is a law lecturer and an artist who has managed to integrate artistic creativity into his teaching of constitutional law. Audio

Darcell Apelu is a champion woodchopper with a string of titles under her belt. In 2019 she took out much of the Sydney Royal Easter Show before going on to win the Inaugural New Zealand Stihl… Audio

A major exhibition showcasing New Zealand street artists opens at The Dowse Art Museum in Lower Hutt this weekend. Audio

Musicians like Grimes and Kings of Leon are making big bucks selling their art as ‘NFTs’. But what is an NFT and why are artists jumping on the new trend?  Video

Are the Arts Essential? For listeners to this programme, that seems a no-brainer, you'd think. But six people who make their living in creative fields are about to go head to head to debate the… Audio

There are over 700 sites of Māori rock art in Te Wai Pounamu / the South Island – most of it in the limestone-rich areas of North Otago and South Canterbury. Archaeologist Amanda Symon is on a mission… Audio, Gallery

Lisa Clunie joins us to talk about her and Thorsten Hoppe's exhibition wet-land - an investigation of the Hikurangi Repo/ Swamp where the artists live, which was once one of Aotearoa's largest… Audio

Rachel Fuller explains why the term ‘accompanying’ doesn't adequately describe what collaborative pianists do. Audio

The world's largest Polynesian city is honouring its heritage at this year's Auckland Arts Festival.  Audio

Covid-19 lockdowns in the world's largest Polynesian city forced the Auckland Arts Festival to reschedule much of a year's work in the space of a week.

But a delayed launch is set for Thursday and… Audio

It happens just once every two years - the chance to see Porirua's artists in action, in their workshops and studios. The Friends of Pataka organise the Porirua Arts Trail, and this year around sixty… Audio, Gallery

A key figure in the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Historical Abuse in State and in Faith-based Care helps to make sense of the stories of pain and anger through his art. Executive Director Mervin… Audio, Gallery

Julia joins Kathryn to look at Tai Moana Tai Tangata by MÄori sculptor Brett Graham at the Govett Brewster Art Gallery in New Plymouth, on until 2 May. She'll also look at Ralph Hotere: Ä€tete (to… Audio, Gallery

West Coast couple Colin and Sheryn champion local artists and craftspeople with their Blackball business, Kereru Crafts. Audio, Gallery

The ripple effect of the latest alert level changes is being felt by event organisers today, with many scrambling to reschedule with others have been forced to can their event all together.

While… Audio

Off The Ground is a new project that's given Dunedin events stymied by the pandemic the funding they need to proceed. Audio, Gallery

The Napier Art Deco festival was set to take place last week, but after the latest Covid-19 scare it was cancelled for the first time ever. Audio

Businesses in Napier say they are angry, upset and out of pocket after an art deco festival was cancelled due to last week's Covid-19 scare.

They're saying it was a knee-jerk reaction by organisers.

Covid-19 has meant people have been spending much more time in their home than usual. And with a lot of us unable to spend our cash travelling overseas, the art world has seen an unexpected boost in… Audio

Sugar is treated as the enemy these days in terms of health, but in the hands of a skilled artist like Whanganui's Tracy Byatt, it can also be used to sculpt extraordinarily colourful and lifelike… Audio, Gallery

Last year the pandemic impacted the arts sector to no end, with shows cancelled across the globe. And now the latest level three lockdown in Auckland has interrupted both the Pride and Fringe… Audio

The Napier Art Deco Festival has been cancelled due to the latest Covid-19 scare.

Organisers made the call last night to give certainty to the hundreds of entertainers, artists and venues - as well… Audio