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Michael Moynahan has had a publishing career which has spanned more than 25 years and culminated in a spell as CEO of Australia and New Zealand for HarperCollins. Audio

Australian vocal coach Sharolyn Kimmorley has been in the country as part of the judging panel for the Lexus Song Quest. How does she rate these young Kiwi singers? Audio

How does this Auckland street photographer get people to pose for him? Audio

Sonia Sly meets Concerned Citizens -an arts collective of socially and politically-conscious young people who have started a volunteer-run, community gallery. Audio

The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's upcoming "Remix The Orchestra" fuses classical music with urban beats. Audio

A panel chaired by Lynn Freeman and comprising Colin McColl, John Smythe, and Arthur Meek discuss the state of theatre criticism in the wake of the recent decision by The Listener to "dial back" its… Audio

A fascination with airports and train stations earned Nelson artist Lisa Chandler an invitation to the conference Affected Landscapes in the UK. Audio

New York artist Kelli Anderson has a way with paper, from creating a working paper record player, to catching out commuters with a perfectly counterfeited NY Times. Audio

Fiction and screenwriter and poet Anne Kennedy and her poet husband Robert Sullivan have called Hawai'i home for about a decade, but her latest poetry collection encompasses New Zealand as well as the… Audio

Raumati writer Lawrence Patchett won The Long and the Short of it short story competition last year, and his debut collection is called I Got His Blood On Me. Audio

Luke Wheeler from the Auckland team Sinistral, talks about the 48 Hour Film Festival. Audio

Ariana Tikao is performing at Te Papa in the upcoming Matariki celebrations, and Pao Pao Pao next month. Audio

Kiwi painter Sarah Larnach has designed the cover of Ladyhawke's new album. Audio

Atamira Dance Company's new show Kaha features the full "Poi E Thriller" that formed the finale to Taika Waititi's film "Boy". Audio

This week's Listener's Pick comes from Cindy Muggeridge of Wellington, who's talking about her favourite opera Rigoletto. Audio

Lisa Fothergill is producer, production manager and assisstant editor for Mo Appreciation Collective. Audio

Verdi's tragedy Rigoletto is our listener's pick today, reviewed by Dave Armstrong. Audio

Leonie Agnew was a double winner at the New Zealand Post Book Awards for her novel 'Super Finn'. Audio

The world of barbershop quartets with John Denton from the City of Sails Chorus. And no, it's not all about boaters, blazers, and big moustaches. Audio

Editor, poet, teacher and fantasy writer James Norcliffe has just published a new fantasy book about two Kiwi kids trapped in another world with mythological figures, The Enchanted Flute. Audio

Melbourne-based New Zealand writer Julian Novitz takes us into the minds of three teenage misfits in his dark new novel, Little Sister. Audio

Richard Strauss's colossal Alpine Symphony is seldom tackled, given that it demands around 100 musicians. Five-times Grammy Award winner David Zinman is conducting the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra… Audio

A review of Sir Ian McKellen's show currently touring New Zealand. It's called Ian McKellen On Stage, and Gail Pittaway was at the performance in Hamilton. Audio

Public art tends to generate conversation along the lines of those who love the work and those who can't stand it. But in Taupo an artwork by Tim Barlow is getting people talking openly about a big… Audio

Sporting stars have the high profile Halberg Awards; now the Arts Foundation is planning an equivalent event for artists. It's also funding a crowd-funding website - www.boosted.org.nz - to tap into… Audio