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We're in conversation with Anne Chamberlain, the woman charged with organising Wellington's Writers and Readers Festival, to find out what she has lined up, what readers really expect from these kinds… Audio

A radio variation of a literary parlour game. Audio

Playwright and director Hone Kouka drops in to talk about his wildly amibitous theatre project - taking Patricia Grace's epic novel and turning it into a stage production. Audio

We talk to one of a band of international buskers who have taken over Auckland's busy streets this weekend. First they have to round up an audience - that's what our guest hula hoop artist Lisa Lottie… Audio

A radio variation of a literary parlour game. Audio

Filmmakers Dean Hewison and Richard Falkner beat out 700 other entries to win the inaugural $100,000 prize to make their feature film - How To Watch Girls from a Distance - about a stalker in search… Audio

Dan Slevin reviews OSCAR contenders including The Descendents; Hugo; The Artist; Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy; The Girl with Dragon Tattoo; and Sionne's 2. Audio

A new project is encouraging people to donate pre-loved children's winter clothing and shoes in exchange for an original artwork. Helping Mangere children get through winter are artists Dion Hitchens… Audio

The project was shelved during the time of the former mayor Michael Laws and his council. But it's back and fundraising for the $20 million project is underway with the full support of current mayor… Audio

We cross to Lyttleton to get an update on the hard working arts community, with the indomitable Harbour Arts Collective battling to keep the quake damaged township humming and to secure it an arts… Audio

A whole new suburb is being built in Auckland. Kind of... artist John Radford has unveiled his newest artwork, an entire inner-city suburb, at a temporary gallery on K Road. Justin Gregory caught up… Audio

Painter Ewan McDougall has been painting on and off for almost half a century. Now in the book 'Ewan McDougall Paintings' much of his work has resurfaced. Audio

'The Desolation Angel' is a collection of short stories by TV journalist and New Zealand Post Book Award nominee Tim Wilson. Audio

We catch up with the first year graduates whose progress we've been following with interest - and admiration - throughout 2011. One of them is now living and dancing in Amsterdam. Audio

New Zealand's publishing industry has got a $1 million Christmas present as it prepares to make the most of its year as the 2012 Frankfurt Book Fair Guest of Honour nation. The money comes from the… Audio

Choreographer Shona McCullagh brings us up to date with her plans for a national Contemporary Dance School. Audio

Introducing the new artistic director of the 2013 festival - it's a homecoming for Shelagh Margadza. Audio

Sonia Sly meets up with Ron Hanson to find out what it takes to get noticed on the international arts scene, and why they're so intent on taking New Zealand artists overseas. Audio

Rachel Bush's book of poetry is filled with more than just nice pretty things. She explores themes of birth, aging, flora and fauna, alongside the unexpected. Audio

Traces of Red: Television ratings have dropped and glamorous television journalist Rebecca Thorne has lost her edge. In a bid to save her flailing career she begins to dig into the case of a convicted… Audio

Fiona Farrell attended the opening night of the venue's first show, Short Cut to Happiness, and provides us with an insight into the edgy new space. Audio

The new exhibition at Te Papa Tongarewa spans 200 years of wedding dresses from the age of Emily Dickenson through to Lacroix and Vivienne Westwood. Sonia Sly talks to Senior Curator for History… Audio