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The "Rows of Colours" - it's beautiful, intricate and only lasts a day. The Hindi word Rangoli is made up of two words; Rang - meaning "colour" and oli - meaning "rows", the rows of colours. This… Audio

Phil Broadhurst ponders whether one can call an album a classic when it's not even 15 years old yet, and finds some gems along the way. Audio

Read by Charles Pierard. Music details: Dowland: The Lady Russell's Pavan (Naxos 8.570449) Audio

Jivester, editor and publisher Fergus Barrowman on the sizzle and pop of a snazzy beat. Audio

Read by Ilona Rodgers. Music details: J Wilson: Prelude in B flat (Harmonia Mundi HMU 907257) Audio

Niue's High Commissioner to New Zealand is warning her country's unique arts and crafts traditions will die out unless something is done. 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. We're in the midst of a full-blown… Audio

What is this thing, "post-internet art"; the Light Show at Auckland Art Gallery, and the Great Mugging. Audio

Phil's classic albums series looks at releases from 1995-99. 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 1998 theft from the Auckland Art… Audio

Sound Lounge host Kate Mead talks about the history of Settling the Score on Radio New Zealand Concert and shares some ideas for this year's poll. Audio

Director of the Nelson Arts Festival previews this year's events. Audio

Co-ordinator of Whau the People festival taking place in the Auckland suburb of Avondale this week. Audio

Plans for a Hundertwasser Art Centre in Whangarei have been revived after years of controversy. Audio

M­āori art is as varied and diverse as any other and how it is presented for exhibition and sale, is vital to the event and exhibition that is Toi Māori Art Market coming up in November, 2014. Gary… Audio

A black BMW pimped out in a Derek Lardelli moko type design with a pākehā behind it? How's that for a political statement? How's that for advertising one of the Te Ao Māori art events of the year, Toi… Audio

If you've ever admired a colourful, fabric brooch on someone's blouse - it might just be a Tamsin Cooper creation. Tamsin Cooper celebrates 10 years of design this year, and in that time her business… Audio

Arts Festival Dunedin Director Nicholas McBryde gives Wallace Chapman the rundown of what's on. Audio

This week, Phil delves into some new releases from Tiny Hearts, Jacob Young, the Joshua Redman Trio and Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra. Audio

Senior Curator at the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki, discussing Light Show, the first major presentation of international light-based art to be seen in New Zealand. Audio

Christchurch's iconic Arts Centre has been off-limits to the public since it was damaged in the Christchurch earthquakes. Audio

Arts Festival Dunedin is back with a new name and a fresh focus. Director Nicholas McBryde talks about the festival's changes and upcoming events. Audio

Shading in the heroes and villains of an animated realm is cartoonist, writer, illustrator Adrian Kinnaird - the forthcoming NZ woman's comics anthology, Three Words. Audio

Simon Denny's The Personal Effects of Kim Dotcom at the Adam Art Gallery. Simon Denny will represent New Zealand at the Venice Biennale in 2015. His new show at the Adam Art Gallery in Wellington will… Audio

Read John Callen. Music details: Tobias Hume: Life (AliaVox AV 9837) Audio