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2:40 PM.Rakiura, Stewart Island is home to a microcosm of artists who find inspiration from this remote location. Summers are often spent hosting tourists and displaying the island's signature hospitality… Read more Audio

2:30 PM.The NZ International Convention Centre opens after 13-year build. Read more Audio

2:08 PM.With 150 theatre productions under his belt, actor Mark Hadlow has a very long CV. International audiences may recognise him from King Kong, The Hobbit and keen fans will remember his contribution to… Read more Audio

1:35 PM.The Big Screen: Michelle Langstone Audio

1:07 PM.First airing in 1960, Coronation Street is the world's longest running soap opera. At its peak it was attracting 20 million viewers during weeknights in the UK. Now, the beloved dreary rooftops of… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.After almost 50 years in business, iconic Matakana pottery company Morris and James closed its doors last year. But now the legacy of the ceramics studio, known for their colourful and bold kitchen… Read more Audio

12:15 PM.Our Fast Favourites guest this week can be described as many things, author, speaker, listener, mum, mentor and advocate. And before that, a TV presenter. Read more Audio

2:40 PM.The French-American artist, Louise Bourgeois found fame later in life with her reputation and market value soaring after her death. Read more Audio

2:30 PM.Fringe Festival is back in Wellington - starting this month from the 13th of February until the 7th of March. Read more Audio

2:10 PM.Major rebuild forges ahead at Auckland's historical St James theatre. Read more Audio

1:35 PM.The Big Screen: Dan Slevin. Audio

1:08 PM.Poetry has taken off in the past decade, with a resurgence, especially amongst young people. Read more Audio

12:35 PM.When artist Cora-Allan was asked to create the burial garments for her Niuean grandparents - it was a request that would change the course of her life. Read more Audio

12:10 PM.Most people will know Alison Quigan for her long-term role as receptionist Yvonne Jeffries on Shortland Street. But that's just one slice of the pie. Read more Audio

2:30 PM.Karma Barnes talks with us about CO-Lapses, her atmospheric installation of suspended vessels that slowly release coloured sands to form shifting landscapes on the ground below. Her work often… Read more Audio

2:05 PM.Seanchoíche (that's shan-a-key-ha, if you're wondering), is a global series of storytelling nights that Ciaran founded to celebrate real people and real stories. A natural storyteller fluent in… Read more Audio

1:30 PM.One of Aotearoa's most trusted film voices, Kate shares what she's loving right now at the movies and why it's worth seeing it on the big screen. Audio

1:05 PM.Known for helping introduce Mediterranean and Middle Eastern flavours to everyday home cooking, Yotam Ottolenghi popularised ingredients like sumac and molasses and developed a style so influential it… Read more Audio

12:40 PM.Illustrator Ruby Jones chats about the work that first drew international attention to her. After the Christchurch mosque attacks, she created an illustration of two women embracing that was shared… Read more Audio

12:15 PM.Lucy Lawless, one of Aotearoa's most iconic actors, takes part in Fast Favourites. Known for Xena: Warrior Princess, Pike River, and My Life is Murder, she's also a long-time advocate for… Read more Audio