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Hamilton's CBD is in the midst of an art gallery bonanza, with several new galleries opening in just the last six months. So what's behind this show of confidence in the visual art market? And which… Audio

Ballooning construction on the waterfront of the Samoan capital Apia has seen New Zealand break ground next to a Chinese building site. Audio

Otautahi Creative Spaces was set up in 2015, in response to the emotional fallout from the Christchurch quakes. The latest analysis of the arts programme, which was funded by the Red Cross, has… Audio, Gallery

Chris talks to Lynn Freeman and about How I met your mother, serials in general and the Script To Screen "Episodic Lab" for New Zealand would-be TV scriptwriters. Audio

Soda Jerk, formed by sisters Dan and Dominique Angeloro in Sydney in 2002, is a two-person art collective. Working at the intersection of documentary and speculative fiction, Soda Jerk is concerned… Audio

From the Phoenix Foundation to filmmaker Taika Waititi, The Pathways to Arts and Cultural Employment or PACE scheme was credited with giving much needed space for artists to develop a career. Audio

Sue Paterson NZOM, one of the most influential people in New Zealand Arts Management, has died after a long battle with cancer. Paterson was Executive Director of the biennial New Zealand Festival and… Audio

We're constantly bombarded by information on screens. Texts, news alerts, social media updates. It may not be great for our minds and mindfulness is often pitched as a solution to the overload. But… Audio

Award-winning filmmaker and artist Vincent Ward, director of films including Vigil (1984) and Map of the Human Heart (1992), received a New Zealand Order of Merit (NZOM) for his services to film in… Audio

Refugees exiled to Manus Island and Nauru by Australia have a new champion in the form of a boxer fighting on their behalf. Audio

After months of delays the Court Theatre is named as the priority development for the Christchurch's new performing arts precinct, but one theatre producer says the decision is a 'big mistake.' Video, Audio

The Melanesian Arts festival in Solomon Islands aims to strengthen and promote culture from around south-west Pacific. Audio

Many creative people - artists, writers, performers - have to have a day job while they pursue their art. An exhibit in Auckland opening this week, Moonlight, celebrates the work done after work… Audio

Established in 2002 and held biannually the Walters Prize is New Zealand's preeminent contemporary art award. As well as discussing the work of Jacqueline Fraser - The Making of Mississippi Grind -… Audio, Gallery

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This week Ferns - a giant aluminium ball by Neil Dawson that became something of a visual icon for Wellington City - was re-suspended midair above Wellington's Civic Square. Its back… Audio, Gallery

The Prime Minister has done a couple of pieces of art for charity. She has a theme - her "to do" list. Beside those words she's painted "everything". Is this true artistsic expression? Audio

The Pacific Dance Festival in Auckland, now in its third year, attracted international talent for the first time. The festival headlined a mix of traditional and contemporary talents and provides a… Audio

As General Director of leading international art fair FIAC in Paris since 2010, Jennifer Flay is a New Zealander playing an important role in the contemporary art world. Jennifer left New Zealand for… Audio

In Parliament, the governing side of the House has the numbers to carry the day, but the opposition isn’t without influence. The opposition can, if it wishes to, make a government really work for it.

Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles reports on the link between removing tonsils and adenoids in childhood and the long-term risk of respiratory, allergic and infectious diseases; the case of a young… Audio

There are calls for a formal system to help the descendants of blackbirded Pacific Islanders find their relatives. Audio

On Friday the government announced it would inject another $6.9 million into the Hundertwasser Arts Centre in Whangarei, bringing total government funding to almost $10 million. On June 2, it was… Audio