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Lynn chats to Nick Gerritsen of Crispstart, and Vicki Allpress Hill of The Audience Connection at an upcoming forum aimed at helping New Zealand artists to not only survive these straitened times, but… Audio

Whangarei's art community is thrilled at the prospect of a new arts auditorium, but divided over whether it should be a concert hall, a theatre or a venue large enough to stage spectaculars. We talk… Audio

Whangarei's art museum packs up and leaves the rose garden for a bigger central city site. We hear from director Scott Pothan. Audio

The last couple of years have seen a wide range of New Zealand films, as well as a wide range of success at the box office. The New Zealand Film Commission has issued a new 'Statement of Intent', and… Audio

Actor and playwright, Tim Carlson, whose debut solo show considers the lives of the urban homeless in New Zealand. Audio

Wellington artist Gabby O'Connor and her obsession with what's below the tip of the iceberg. Audio

Christ's College Choir prepares to leave Christchurch to take on Europe and to leave the events of the past 10 months behind for a short while. Audio

Vincent O'Sullivan is our featured writer. His latest collection of poetry is called The Movie May be Slightly Different. Audio

A librarian, a bus driver and a man who fought Nazis are just some of the characters who feature in Hamlet Dies at the End, Gavin McGibbon's new play which explores the heart and humour within the… Audio

Whanganui celebrates the return of a big part of its cultural history - tens of thousands of negatives by local photographer Mark Lampe. Audio

The Icon Awards are limited to a living circle of 20 stellar New Zealand artists and are the highest honour. Audio

Lyttelton artists and musicians band together to push for a new arts centre to be part of the rebuild plans for the quake-hit township Audio

The last couple of years have seen a wide range of New Zealand films, with a wide range of success at the box office. Boy, The Topp Twins and Home by Christmas did well - others, rather less well. The… Audio

Artist Wayne Youle blends traditional Maori works with the latest high technology. Audio

Luke Jacomb talks about what it takes to create technically challenging glass artworks, such as the feature piece of his latest exhibition, a three metre long glass canoe. Audio

"The Hill of Wool" is Jenny Bornholdt's tenth book of poems. The former New Zealand Poet Laureate wrote this collection while on a residency. Audio

A book being promoted as the raunchiest book ever to come out of the Penguin New Zealand stable, is a debut novel from a Geraldine writer. Audio

A group of hardy artists voyage to the remote Kermadec Islands. Audio

Sonia Sly comes face to face with a two hundred year old Pacific Princess undergoing a full-body examination. Audio

We find out how the Christchurch Art Gallery plans to take art to the people whilst its intact building is used for civil defence and CERA operations. Audio

Stories of ingenuity and endurance from Christchurch competitors in this year's World of Wearable Art Awards. Audio

The media response to Canterbury's latest quakes; threats of a World Cup media boycott; renowned war photographer Tim Page on the state of the art today; a plan to step up scrutiny of statistics in… Audio

Artist Michael Tuffery remembers the late artist, curator and mentor Jim Viveaere. Audio

Winston Churchill is one of the most written-about historical figures, so what new will we learn in a new play penned by the principal of Waitaki Boys High, Paul Baker? Audio