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It was the creativity of her mother and a trip to the New York that inspired Taaniko Nordstrom to create a business taking portraits.  The subjects of the portrait wear a mix of traditional and modern… Audio, Gallery

It might seem like a frivolous subject, but cats play a big role in shaping our culture, society and language. Jason Eppink is Assistant Curator of Digital Media at the Museum of the Moving Image… Video, Audio, Gallery

Something for the Edith Piaf fans - and even one hundred years since her birth - her legend endures. Australian chanteuse Michaela Burger has a voice remarkably similar to The Little Sparrow - and she… Audio

Jack Perkins began the iconic Radio NZ show Spectrum, with Alwyn Owen, in 1972, and whether or not by design it has become one of NZs most valuable libraries of oral history. Audio

John Weir still grieves for his mate, the poet James K Baxter who died in 1972. It began when John sent one of his poems to James and asked if he could dedicate it to him. James replied that John's… Audio

Paul Casserly reviews TVNZ's Sunday Theatre: How to Murder Your Wife; Smashed Palace, a new NZ reality show set in a wreckers yard on the volcanic plateau (The Box Mondays 9pm); and High Maintenance -… Audio

'Exxopolis' is a network of winding tubes and soaring domes spanning more than a hundred square meters in size - it's an installation that will be touring various New Zealand locations. The exhibition… Audio, Gallery

Gillian Armstrong is one of Australia's finest film directors. Her work includes My Brilliant Career, Little Women and Oscar and Lucinda. She speaks to Wallace about her latest offering - a… Audio

New Zealand musicians based in Europe, studying and freelancing in top orchestras. They perform together as the Mimosa Ensemble, and have returned to New Zealand for the 50th Jubilee Celebrations of… Video, Audio

Siliga Setoga grew up in a Samoan speaking household in Mt Eden. He still lives in the same house. Comfortably Samoan and Kiwi, Siliga is about to take up a Creative NZ artist in residency position at… Audio

Narelle and Ellison Huata talk about the life and legacy of their father, the late composer, mentor and Māori performing arts teacher, Tama Huata. Audio

A "golden" Koran and Arabic manuscripts - Religious treasures from Auckland City Libraries Audio

Actress Olivia Williams on her role in the new TV series 'Manhattan' - chronicling the project that led to the first atomic bomb. Audio

Taarati Taiaroa is a lecturer in visual arts at Manukau Institute of Technology - on the Tautai Pacific Arts network's programme of populating Wikipedia pages. Audio

Yadana Saw heads to the Musical Forest during peak school holiday hours to meet the artists, organisers and pint-sized punters checking out this acoustic wonderland, which is proving a hit with the… Audio

If you're driving from Dunedin and heading southbound, it is difficult not to be in awe of the beauty that is the Balclutha Road Bridge. The art deco-style bowstring structure, built between 1933 and… Audio

Yaniv Janson started painting just 8 years ago. Seven months later he was a finalist in the prestigious Wallace Art Awards. And the awards have just kept on coming. The 23 year old, who lives in… Audio, Gallery