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It's day three of the 2016 Auckland Arts Festival. Justin Gregory has been out and about to see some of the shows on offer. Audio

Today is a big day for the Auckland Arts Festival, not only is it opening night but it's the first time Auckland's gone head to head with the New Zealand Festival in Wellington which opened last week.

An early mining settlement in the mountains of Germany that now produces carved wooden toys is where New Zealand artist Oscar Enberg is heading. He's just been announced as this year's recipient of… Audio

Senior Curator, Mackelvie Collection, International Art, at the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, Mary Kisler, discussing the recently reopened Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu. Audio, Gallery

An increase in demand for Pacific talent in the arts and entertainment industries has prompted a New Zealand learning institute to create a new degree. Audio

Mark Amery talks about what photography says about us through a look at an exhibition of the work of pioneer 19th century American photographer Carleton Watkins and the large exhibition New Zealand… Audio

District Court Judge, and member of Interpol's DNA Monitoring Expert Group, who has a special interest in crimes involving artistic masterpieces. He discusses the loss, theft and recovery of… Audio

The newly appointed head of the region's main environmental agency aims to make the voice of Pacific island countries even louder at international negotiations on climate change. Audio

A regional Climate Change Centre funded by Japan is nearing reality in Samoa. Audio

The fifth anniversary of the most devastating of the Christchurch earthquakes is just days away .....and this weekend one of the city's best loved arts venues is reopening its doors open to the… Audio

Courtney Johnston commemorates the lives of painter Melvin Day and potter Barry Brickell, and looks forward to two exciting new collectives. Audio

Our next guest is looking forward to his first ever solo exhibition. Auckland based photographer, Molawin Evangelista, has been photographing tattoos, and exploring how young people 'collect' body art… Audio

Lee Jensen is a visual artist and a designer who is also a collector of more than 160 perfumes and scents. He's using some of them as part of his exhition 'Soliflore: White Rose/White Lily' which runs… Audio

District Court Judge, and member of Interpol's DNA Monitoring Expert Group, with a special interest in crimes involving artistic masterpieces. He discusses the history of the 1642 painting, The Night… Audio

Dunedin artist and scientist who has three degrees from the University of Otago (sculpture, health science, and a PhD in Anatomy). She uses her art and anatomy skills to work with cadavers and living… Audio

The largest exhibition of Ngapuhi artworks are on display in Kaikohe ahead of the tribe's annual festival. Audio

Courtney Johnston talks about the surprisingly interesting stories about arts funding and American art warehouses, and a perfume workshop in Wellington. Audio

The passion of Joseph 'Corky' Coker from the Coker Tire Company for collecting and restoring antique automobiles and motorcycles... Audio

Jennifer Flay is the New Zealand-born gallerist who transformed a dying Paris art fair into one of the best in the world. When she became director of Foire International d'Art Contemporain - broadly… Audio

Dozens of volcanic river boulders weighing hundreds of kilos each are being transformed into works of fine art in New Plymouth this month. Audio

Can you resist the allure of an antiques shop window, do you forage for treasures in op shops or on Trade Me or have you ever crossed the threshold of an auction house? Geoffrey Anderson who is one of… Audio, Gallery

Simon Kerr was once one of New Zealand's most notorious career criminals. Audio