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Phil Broadhurst presents his weekly selection of the best of jazz. Audio

Swaying to the broad range of arts and culture from around the Pacific is the D.A.N.C.E. art club and a member of the collective Maila Urale is on the dance floor participating in a DJ marathon that… Audio

Art contributor David Alsop looks at exhibitions coming up around the country and discusses the diminishing arts coverage in mainstream media publications. Audio

Courtney Johnston asks what happens when a major newspaper ditches its art commentary. Audio

Handicraft makers in Tonga say a number of training courses are increasing their sales and improving the quality of their art, with a huge demand for more training. Audio

Jivester, editor and publisher Fergus Barrowman on the sizzle and pop of a snazzy beat - Keith Jarrett & Charlie Haden, Trio 3 & Vijay Iyer, Stefano Bollani Quintet, also Dave Douglas & Uri Caine. Audio

Wallace Art Prize judging panellist announces this year's results. Audio

Updates on two crucial projects for the Christchurch arts sector - the green light recently given to a new Music Centre as part of the new Arts Precinct, and the soon to be unveiled restored Isaac… Audio

Senior Curator at the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki discussing restored engraving The Mocking of Christ, after Sir Anthony van Dyck by François Langot. Audio

New Zealand and Samoa are marking the centenary of New Zealand's invasion of Samoa with commemorations in Auckland and Apia. Audio

Joystick ninja and GamePlanet editor Matt Maguire solves the riddles, beats the bad guys and saves the Earth countless times on a myriad of gaming platforms. The music that makes the games even more… Audio

Internet memes, new art entries on New Zealand's online encyclopedia, and Te Papa's latest edition of its art collection display. Audio

South African artist acclaimed worldwide for his combinations of cinema, theatre, drawing, sculpture and music. Audio

Fiji's week long Hibiscus Festival is on at the moment and thousands are pouring to Suva to enjoy the funfair, talent quests, beauty pagent and stage shows. Audio

District Court Judge and member of Interpol's DNA Monitoring Expert Group, discussing the theft of Portrait of Wally, the 1912 oil painting by Austrian painter Egon Schiele. Audio

Written by Sarah Vaughn, reviewed by Anne Else and published by Hodder. Audio

The Solomon Islands National Disaster Management Office says it will no longer assist those still living in a Honiara evacuation centre following flash floods in April. Audio

Shading in the heroes and villains of an animated realm is cartoonist, writer, illustrator Adrian Kinnaird. The cross-over of comics into other mediums, particularly film and television. Audio

British artist Jake Chapman says children are "barely human yet" and thinks parents who believe taking them to art galleries is a good idea are "arrogant", and new public sculptures for Sydney cause… Audio

A group in Australia, including those prominent in academia, the arts, medicine and the law, along with faith-based and non-government organisations, is calling for an end to Canberra's asylum seeker… Audio

Charlotte Graham, RNZ's reporter in Edinburgh, chats to Sorcha Corey who's running the Edinburgh Art Festival, which this year has a strong New Zealand flavour. Audio

Joanna Preston is an Australian-born poet, editor and freelance writing tutor who lives in Southbridge, near Christchurch. She has just taken over as poetry editor for Takahe magazine, which is… Audio

Dr Kirsten Zemke on hip hop music and culture, is hip hop culture popular in the Middle East? Audio

David looks at happening in the art world around the country and explores how galleries have influenced the way that viewers engage with art. Audio

A poem for Jeff Koons, a new way of auctioning off art, and a problem with huge ships in Venice. Audio