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New Zealand furniture designers face an uphill battle if they are serious about breaking into international markets. Lynn spoke to Nicole Stock, editor of Urbis magazine, and to David Trubridge, Simon… Audio

Sonia Sly heads down the Geothermal Highway to Lava Glass Gallery to chat to artist Lynden Over about the challenges of working with glass and his attraction to fire. Audio

Mike Riddell's story was turned into the popular independent film 'Insatiable Moon' and says the new look film awards are discriminating against films like his made without Film Commission funding. We… Audio

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

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

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

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

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

The country's newest writers residence-in-waiting, the Titirangi home of the late Maurice Shadbolt who wrote there for more than 40 years. Audio

Chris Grosz has worked in many fields and now has made his first graphic novel 'Kimble Bent Malcontent'. Audio

Elisabeth Easther reviews the first show to be performed at the new Q Theatre loft space in Auckland. It's been a long time coming, has it been worth the wait? Audio

Vicki Jackways is about to set up Park Road Post's offices in Los Angeles, in association with Film New Zealand. Audio

Is this the beginning of the end for the country's first professional theatre, and one which has had its share of hard times over the past couple of decades? Audio

The Holy Roller, a NZ fim that's gained quite a bit of publicity - not so much for its subject matter, TV evangelists, as for where and when it was shot. Audio

Book Track have created software to enable soundtracks to be synchronised with your favourite books. But does it detract from the joy of reading and using your own imagination? Sonia Sly met with… Audio

A new temp agency has been set up to help actors find work in between jobs, to help them achieve some financial security in a notoriously fickle industry. Audio

Love them or hate them, e-books are a growth industry, and Dunedin writer, now e-book publisher, Penelope Todd hopes to catch the wave. Audio

Malia Johnstone, whose work Body/Fight/Time is part of Footnote dance company's touring Made in New Zealand 2011 Season. Audio

Ann Hunt, reviewing Verse 2 by Black Grace, which head to Auckland from the 5th of October at the Maidment Theatre. Audio

Deputy Editor (News) of the Otago Daily Times, Simon Cunliffe is also a playwright. He writes about what he knows in his new work set in the newsroom of a daily paper. Audio

Raewyn Whyte reviews the latest work from Auckland dance company Atamira; Te Houhi. Audio

Expatriate Hamiltonian D J Connell is riding the kind of wave few New Zealand writers get to experience. With a film adaptation of her first novel in the works, her second book Sherry Cracker Gets… Audio

Raewyn Whyte reviews the latest work from Auckland dance company Atamira; Te Houhi. Audio