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Western Institute of Technology has announced it will not be offering a new suite of art and design courses this year, a decision that has left prospective students fuming. Video, Audio

The Auckland Arts Festival always attracts a big crowd and this March will be no different, but have you ever thought about how festivals such as these can be a bit of a mind field for those with… Audio

Tonga's Pita Taufatofua qualfiies for the Winter Olympics in South Korea. Audio

In a matter of weeks Te Papa will do the big reveal for its new art gallery space, spanning two floors of the museum. One of the exhibitions selected to launch the new space is a 30 year retrospective… Audio

The timing couldn't be worse for the tennis organisers with rain already disrupting this year's women's tournament with more wet weather expected later in the week, reports Matt Chatterton. Audio

Philip Fowke entertains his audience at the 2016 Fazioli International Piano Recital Series in the Auditorium at Auckland War Memorial Museum with a series of pieces drawn together under the title… Audio

New Zealand is pressing the message that Timor Leste is safe a decade after violent civil unrest saw peacekeepers sent to restore order. Audio

New health and wellness hub in American Samoa to focus on traditional healing practices. Audio

A New Zealand artist has won the Melbourne Prize for Urban Sculpture 2017. Upbeat’s Australian correspondent Vincent O’Donnell sits down with Melbourne based Aucklander Daniel von Sturmer, whose work… Audio

Pacific training provider in Auckland leaves Pacific people to fend for themselves. Audio

Not too sure what to do to keep your brain stimulated this summer? Suite Gallery’s David Alsop has compiled a list of not-to-be-missed exhibitions on around the country over the warmer months… Audio

Dancing around tied with bungee cords doesn't sound like it has much to do with a park but it's exactly what a kiwi artist has dreamed up after spending weeks living at Long Bay regional park in… Audio

Huia Hamon is a singer, artist and mother who runs Kog studios with her partner. The couples home is tucked away in Waitakere and on most days is a hive of music and creativity. Te Ahi Kaa pays a… Audio

Sian's Dublin based company Super Paua creates theatre with a strong social focus for children and teenagers. For the residency though, she's writing a solo show inspired by her Irish and New Zealand… Audio

John Bluck traces the course of his treatment for cancer in a series of candid, moving, and wry observations about how his life changed because of what he experienced. Episode 4. Audio

Wellington just hosted the National Digital Forum, where a big topic was how to attract the maximum audience for art in the digital age. One of the keynote speakers was Australian Keir Winesmith, Head… Audio

Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal tells the story of his journey as a bicultural composer in Aotearoa New Zealand in 'Searching for Voice, Searching for Reo'. Audio

Auckland’s Super City Council is progressively cutting funding to the city's major cultural asset, arts advocates say. Audio

Steve Lazarides was a photographer when he met Bristol graffiti artist Banksy on a shoot. He began selling the artist's works to friends, and together the pair launched the Pictures on Walls website… Audio

An exhibition in London next year promises to be the biggest display of Māori art overseas since Te Māori toured the world in the 1980s. Audio

From the 1930s through the 1950s, a substantial number of forced migrants - refugees from Nazism, displaced people after World War II and escapees from Communist countries - arrived in New Zealand… Audio