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Wellington poet Dinah Hawken's new collection is called 'The Leaf Ride'. It's published by Victoria University Press. Audio

John Rhys Davies on how the Lord of the Rings, in which he played the dwarf Gimli, has changed the industry and why he wants to make a film about his good mate Precious McKenzie. Audio

Expat architectural artist Peter Waddell is exhibiting years worth of work imagining how the rooms were decorated over the building's first 100 years. Audio

Pacific Sisters was an art collective that played a big part in the Pacific renaissance of the 1990s, we reunite three of the original members - Feeona Wall, Rosanna Raymond and Ani O'Neill. Audio

In its history The Dowse Art Museum has seen periods of change and experienced its fair share of controversy, all of which has helped to shape the state of contemporary art in New Zealand as we now… Audio

Lyell Cresswell, Ross Harris, Anthony Ritchie and Chris Gendall are about to premiere new works with the NZSO in a showcase called Enchanted Islands. Audio

This week's Arts Report with Lynn Freeman features an interview with photojournalist Maggie Gould who has an exhibition looking back at 20 years of award winning portraits of the famous and talented. Audio

Mark Houlahan reviews 'Dirty Dusting'. There's three female leads and it'll soon be at a packed venue near you. Audio

Another story of resilience and determination from Christchurch - Dr Victoria Edwards and Ina Johann lost their studio, their homes were destroyed, but they've found a way to make sure their… Audio

Alice Hooten invented a word to title her first poetry collection - 'Shamfeign'. Audio

The New Zealand String Quartet is back on the road - with, unusually, a guest vocalist. Margot Hannigan reviews their latest offering. Audio

Found window frames, an Electric Warrior and deconstructed pavilions come together in the building of 'a Great World' when mixed media artist Kerry Ann Lee returns from a residency in Shanghai. Sonia… Audio

Maggie Gould gathers together 20 years of award winning portraits of the famous and talented - many of them musicians snapped in concerts around the world. Audio

A treat for all those Martin Shaw fans out there - whether you remember him as Doyle in The Professionals, or more recently the suave Judge John Deed or detective George Gently. He talks about his… Audio

Christchurch artist Phillip Trusttum and gallery owner Jonathan Smart on how visual artists are accepting what's been lost and looking to the future, post the earthquake. Audio

Choreographer Russell Kerr and set designer Raymond Boyce, together again five decades after their first ballet collaboration, and their fourth version of Petrouchka. Audio

Highlights from the debate on New Zealand's clean green image held at the Festival of Colour in Wanaka. Rod Oram versus Joe Bennett, chaired by Lynn Freeman Audio

Kathryn Burnett has written for past TV series Street Legal, The Strip and The Cult, and now she's co-written the first play to be directed by Te Radar - 'Mike and Virginia'. Audio

To say the annual Tauranga Jazz Festival has been around for a while is putting it mildly. The 49-year-old musical fixture is the third oldest jazz event in the world. We speak to artistic director… Audio

A new public sculpture is announced for the city of Hamilton, made possible by the city's businesses - with no ratepayer funding. Audio

The new head of the New Zealand Drama School, Toi Whakaari, Christian Penny talks about his plans. Audio

Novelist Tanya Moir talks about her new book La Rochelle's Road, an account of the early settlers of Banks Peninsula. Audio

Vampires, secrets, and hidden treasures.... Warwick Jordan, owner of the iconic Auckland store Hard to Find, reveals the unusual and unexpected world of dealing in second-hand books. Audio

The city of Florence was made by its artisans. Their work adorns almost every corner, and their enterprise made it famous throughout the world. But this rich heritage, dating back to the Middle Ages… Audio