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University of Auckland ethnomusicologist Kirsten Zemke on the music genre defined by four key stylistic elements – rapping, DJing/scratching, sampling, and beatboxing. Audio

Looks at conserving art using lasers and videos, and museums in surprising places. Audio

How art buying collectives work where artistic taste blends and occasionally clashes with the desire to make a profit. We hear from members of two Auckland collectives, one which sold up last year and… Audio

Newly announced New Zealand arts icon, Dr Cliff Whiting on his more than 50 years working with Maori communities on their marae, on his career in Maori arts and crafts education, and on the… Audio

Curator of the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art at University of Oklahoma Mark White on what was an ill-fated instrument of foreign policy at the start of the Cold War; after many decades, this exhibition… Audio

Courtney Johnston discusses Californian modernism at Auckland Art Gallery, an under-recognised champion of New Zealand design at Rotorua Museum, and a Romanian mother who might have destroyed seven… Audio

A Samoan-born choreographer Lemi Ponifasio has been awarded this year's Creative New Zealand artist residency in Samoa. Audio

Auckland Art Gallery's new exhibition examines the impact of modern West Coast American design on how we all live now. California Design: living in a modern way traces the development of this… Audio

Otago University's Brain Health Research Centre and the Dunedin School of Art at the Otago Polytechnic came up with the idea of The Art and Neuroscience Project, which brings together neuroscientists… Audio

Senior Curator at the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki, discussing the exhibition currently at the gallery, California Design: 1930-1965: Living in a Modern Way. Audio

French and New Zealand archaeologists are collaborating to study Maori rock art in the central South Island Audio

Getting the one drop on riddim, rocksteady, ska and roots and culture with deejay and toaster Miles Buckingham. Audio

Don Driver is remembered in a new documentary by Paul Judge. 'Don Driver - Magician' is screening at the NZ International Film Festival. It's been some 15 years in the making. Then again, Don's career… Audio

Ross Hemera talks about how while Maori imagery is incredibly fashionable in art and tattoos these days, most don't know what that imagery means. Audio

With new theatres being built in Auckland, classical musicians have started asking where their special performance space is. The surprising answer seems to be Q Theatre. Built as a live theatre venue… Audio

Jivester, editor and publisher Fergus Barrowman on the sizzle and pop of a snazzy bebop beat. Featuring Aki Takase, Mark Lockheart and the Spoilers of Utopia. Audio

The life of New Zealand painter Ian Scott, who died in late June; The new underwater exhibition at Auckland Museum 'Moana - My ocean'; Amazon's move into the art market. Audio

The head of the Culture and Tourism division in the Autonomous Bougainville Government believes the Papua New Guinea province will become one of the must-see destinations for adventure travellers in… Audio

The former Canterbury University registry office was built in 1916. Audio

Katy Gosset checks out an acclaimed and provocative play that explores being deaf within a hearing family. Audio

Joystick ninja Matt Maguire rescues princesses and saves the earth countless times via a myriad of gaming platforms. He gives us the low-down on this year's new consoles PlayStation 4 and Xbox One… Audio

Over a thirty year career there's not much that sculptor Jeff Thomson hasn't done with corrugated iron. He's bent it, braided it, cut it, curled it, woven it, welded it, painted it, printed on it… Audio

A union representing public service workers in Fiji is going to court over the sudden redundancies of some 200 employees of the Fiji Hardwood Corporation.. Audio

Radio New Zealand Concert's Sound Lounge host Kate Mead raises her bow on both contemporary classical music plus recent releases of old masters. Audio