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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

Ex-pat Brit and now Christchurch resident, Ian Hankin, Wellington selects Woody Allen's 1979 movie Manhattan. Audio

What does contemporary New Zealand look like when it's placed on the global arts stage and what is it worth? According to arts journalist Peter Brunt, it's the multicultural voice of Aotearoa that's… Audio

Auckland University's Laurence Simmons explores the work of the 18th century painter, William Hodges, who introduced the beauty of the South Pacific to a fascinated world after travelling with Captain… Audio

Novelist and short story writer Witi Ihimaera celebrates his debut, 40 years ago, the short story collection 'Pounamu Pounamu'. Audio

Versatile British writer Geoff Dyer talks about yoga, not writing a book on D H Lawrence, and why he's inspired by the cult Russian film 'Stalker'. Audio

Gisborne-based couple Jo Tito and her partner Todd Sheridan are both full time practicing artists but each have very different visions about their art and where it sits in the context of Maori Art. Audio

The Australian baritone girds his loins for what he calls the zenith of the Verdi baritone repertoire - the title role of the opera 'Rigoletto'. Audio

The artist - and Weta Workshop artisan, explains her fascination with deer and horses. Audio

Naomi Middleton from Wellington selects 'Old as the Hills' by New Zealand singer-songwriter Tiny Ruins. Audio

Four years after it was apparently saved, the Film and Theatre Studies course at Canterbury University is under serious attack. Audio