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Dr Anne Phillips reviews the Oceania exhibition on at Te Papa and Wellington City Gallery, one of the 'big four' arts events picked to showcase our culture during the Rugby World Cup. Audio

Twenty-four years ago Leon Narby shot the landmark film Illustrious Energy in Central Otago, the story of Chinese goldminers who encountered prejudice and violence at the hands of other miners during… Audio

A discussion with Shona McCullagh and Tanya Kopytko around moves to set up a national dance company in New Zealand. Audio

Elisabeth Easther reviews I Love You Bro, the latest production from Auckland's Silo theatre. Audio

A chat to one of the art world's publishing heroes, Knight Landesman, who's behind the magazine Art Forum. He's heading to New Zealand to speak at the Auckland Art Fair. Audio

Dame Fiona Kidman explores our deepest emotions in her short story collection, The Trouble with Fire. Audio

We find out how artistic director Andy McKim saved one of Canada's oldest theatres from bankruptcy and closure. Audio

Ann Hunt reviews a new watery and sudsy spin on the old circus routines - Soap. Audio

Two new plays exploring the dark side to our increasingly virtual lives. Audio

Sonia Sly meets curator Christina Barton of the Adam Art Gallery to discuss the themes and unexpected artworks found in the homes of private collectors. Audio

Fiona Pardington on the book of images from her touring show of life casts made from the heads of Maori, Pacific and Europeans during the 1830s. Audio

The big movie news is a documentary feature about our most famous standup comedian, Billy T James. But how do you generate interest in a less high-profile movie? Audio

Cheryl Hollinger wants to get more girls playing brass. She's one of only two women in the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra's brass section. Audio

Anna Jackson lectures in Children's Literature, Contemporary Fiction, and Poetry and Poetics at Victoria University. Her fifth poetry collection is called 'Thicket'. Audio

2010 Kathlyn Gratton Poetry Award winner Jennifer Compton has focused on disparate urban centres like Palmerston North and Florence in her collection 'This City?. Audio

Sonia Sly goes searching for clues amongst historic textiles at Te Papa and speaks to British textiles expert Annabel Westman. Audio

Makuei Aken is a young refugee from Southern Sudan who's won an award for his poetry and music written about his experiences. Audio

Catherine Opie specialises in immortalising communities which come together for brief moments in time, from sports teams to festivals to surfers. Audio

Arts Voice Chrischurch is planning to create a 'river of arts' as part of Christchurch's post-earthquake rebuild. Audio

Why one company has pretty much sewn up the available funding, what that means for other writers with good ideas, and for viewers who don't like that style of drama. Simon Morris talks to with NZ on… Audio

An insight into the American book industry with one of the international guest speakers at this weekend's Booksellers New Zealand conference. Becky Anderson is the fifth generation of an Illinois… Audio

American poet, Lesley Wheeler, with her impressions of the New Zealand poetry scene. Audio

An old, run-down navy base has become the perfect setting for a community of artists on Wellington's coastline. Sonia Sly went to meet some of them. Audio

Canterbury-based artist Gennie de Lange shares the intricacies of glazing with us. Audio

A fly-on-the-wall documentary about an Australian music teacher's determination and the transforming power of music. Audio