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Experimental musician David Watson sees possibilities in the Great Highland Bagpipes that others might have missed. His band, Glacial, with jazz drummer Tony Buck and Sonic Youth guitarist Lee… Audio

Brigette Oleschinski is one of three German poets who are working with three New Zealand poets to write about the recent Transit of Venus, which they watched together in Tolaga Bay. In October they… Audio

From London's West End to opera with all the bells and whistles, to Shortland Street. Jonathan Alver's now working with the National Youth Theatre on Joseph's Technicolour Dreamcoat and writing a film… Audio

If you've ever liked the idea of having your portrait done and you have a whacky sense of humour then getting involved in a fan art swap could be just for you. But in order to get some love you have… Audio

Sally McIntyre gives us access to her extensive recordings made during her recent CNZ Wild Places residency on Kapiti Island. Over six weeks she recorded everything from bird calls to hail, deserted… Audio

Should it even be called film anymore, and is the death of 35-mill celluloid something to fear or applaud? Audio

An ensemble entirely made up of doctors and other health professionals, prepares for its inaugural concert in Nelson. We talk to one of the busy doctors who've made it happen, Tom Wilkinson. Audio

Established in 1993 Pablos Art Studio accommodates more than 100 artists a year and was set up as a community art space primarily for those who have experience with mental illness. The workspace and… Audio

This weekend, Haiku lovers from around the country will be in Tauranga for a festival celebrating this ultra-precies literary form. One of the international guest speakers is Jim Kacian who founded… Audio

Our featured writers are visiting haiku authority, American Jim Kacian, and Mary Edmond-Paul, who talks about her latest book about writer and journalist Robyn Hyde. Audio

Visiting Samoan video maker Galumalemana Steven Percival heads a cultural exchange from Samoa. We compare and contrast the Samoan and New Zealand art and craft scenes. Audio

Richard Mays reviews Enlightenment, which has just had its New Zealand premiere in Palmerston North's Centrepoint Theatre. Audio

Thirty years of our premier rock magazine - founding editors Murray Cammick and Alastair Dougal remember the start of Rip It Up. Audio

We salute Deirdre Tarrant, who's leaving the Footnote Dance Company she founded 26 years ago… though she's not leaving her famous dance studios on Wellington's Cuba Street. Audio

This year's New Zealand Book Awards judges make a plea for more fiction award finalists just a few years after the number was reduced. Why, and what are their chances of being heard by the organisers?

A New Zealand film archivist has made history of his own, by scoring one of a handful of places at America's Selznick School of Film Preservation in New York State. Cameron Curd is currently a curator… Audio

The acclaimed prima is in New Zealand for a dream-come-true event for the country's young and aspiring ballet dancers. Audio

Children's illustrator and writer, David Elliot, in conversation with John McIntyre from The Children's Bookshop. Audio

A play about a deaf youth who is ignored and misunderstood by his family gets theatre goers talking in England and America. Nina Raine's play is coming to New Zealand. Audio

Erin Daldry's pick coincides with a movie that became a cult favourite, The Princess Bride. Audio

For aspiring Kiwi opera singers, there's a well-trodden path to high-level training in the UK. But some choose to go in another direction. Justin Gregory met up with Amelia Berry and Rachelle Pike at… Audio

Dean O'Gorman takes time out from his role as Fili the dwarf in The Hobbit to share some of his other passions: photography and his recreation of scenes from the Vietnam War. Audio

Meet two New Zealand photographers who'll be in the thick of the action at the London Olympics…Getty Images' Hannah Johnston and Phil Walter will be looking for that perfect shot. Audio

Darcey Bussell is in New Zealand for a dream-come-true event for the country's young ballet dancers. 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