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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

Canterbury novelist Joanna Orwin has a new, futurist story of a New Zealand changed by cataclysmic volcanoes and tsunami, Sacrifice. Audio

Canterbury novelist Joanna Orwin has a new, futurist story of a New Zealand changed by cataclysmic volcanoes and tsunami, Sacrifice. And we hear about some of the stories in a post-earthquake… Audio

An art project that will offer people the chance to buy property on Mars and be part of a human colony there - creator Bronwyn Holloway-Smith explains. Audio

Improvisation, vocal warm-ups, reading and writing scripts - just some of the skills one would expect to learn in a drama class. But developing a video game? This is part of a concept which teaches… Audio

How New Zealand company The Gibson Group scooped an international award for a wall of giant interactive screens they created to help the Copenhagen museum take its collection to the people. Audio

The competition had its glittering finale this weekend, we find out who won it and why. Audio

We assess New Zealand's contribution to the Venice Biennale, now the dust has settled and critics are starting to write up their impressions. Jenny Gibbs explains why more patrons than ever lent their… Audio

Vintage Swing dancing is experiencing a steady growth in New Zealand, according to dance instructor Peter Shackleton. Sonia Sly hit the dance floor to find out what it's all about. Audio