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Ben Sanders is young writer in a hurry. At the tender age of 22 he's already published two best-selling crime novels and his third was released just this week. Called 'Only the Dead', it continues the… Audio

Scottish painter Michael Fullerton creates portraits of politicians, political prisoners and people he considers to be unjustly accused. He's been at Auckland University as the Elam International… Audio

Poetry as competitive sport has taken off in this country and its due in no small way to two US imports. Award-winning slam poets Carrie Rudzinski and Ken Arkind kick-started the Wellington spoken… Audio

Everyone needs a helping hand from time to time. And the Handshake Project, a three-year scheme matching-up emerging jewellers with the superstar mentor of their choice, does just that. Audio

London's Globe Theatre will host the 450th anniversary of William Shakespeare's birth. Patrick Spottiswoode, director of the Globe's Education programme, talks about what's been planned. Audio

Auckland's Short and Sweet Theatre Festival is back, but with a twist. This season of ten minute plays and dances now has a new category; song. And not before time according to composer Robbie Ellis… Audio

Wellington-born, UK-based violin prodigy Ben Baker talks about his life and career since being talent-spotted at the age of seven by Nigel Kennedy. Audio

Courtney Sina Meredith has quickly made her mark on the New Zealand poetry scene - look out for her first collection, Brown Girls in Bright Red Lipstick. Audio

Paula Green has just released her sixth poetry collection for adults, The Baker's Thumbprint, published by Seraph Press. Audio

Christchurch writer Carl Nixon on writing a play starring New Zealand's first official army war artist, Gerald Butler, and based on one of his drawings from the First World War. The Court Theatre's… Audio

Peter Arnett is New Zealand's most famous war reporter. The former Southland boy has covered some of the most dangerous conflicts of the last fifty years, and has gotten right up the nose of many a… Audio

The Film Archive looks into how New Zealand children have been portrayed on screen over the decades. Curator Tina Makareti has watched many hundreds of hours of films made by professionals and… Audio

Pop artist Andy Warhol's work comes to New Zealand in the form of a comprehensive exhibition at Te Papa - but does it tell us anything new about the high profile artist and filmmaker? We ask Joshua… Audio

One of the judges of the Michael Hill International Violin Competition, Ida Kavafian, talks about what it will take to get her vote, and how important competitions are for aspiring young musicians. Audio

Educationalist and writer whose first poetry collection is called Singing with Two Throats. Audio

Novelist and non-fiction writer Rae McGregor, who imagines life in the New Zealand Navy during World War II in Radar Man. Audio

Pipe organs. You've gotta love them. The Auckland Philharmonia certainly does. This week they programmed six new works by local composers for the refurbished Auckland Town Hall pipe organ and… Audio

Auckland queen of burlesque, aerial performer and one of the stars of the TV series The Almighty Johnsons, Eve Gordon. Her company The Dust Palace produces a devised style of work she calls 'art… Audio

Sound artist and soundtrack composer Rachel Shearer's work can be heard in Auckland's Wynyard Quarter and Albert Park. Audio

Dr Fenella France has helped preserve the Star Spangled Banner, made an important discovery in the draft American Declaration of Independence, and used her skills to help identify 9/11 artefacts. Audio

Chief executive Neil Cox explains how if $200,000 can be raised the historic Isaac Theatre Royal can host big movie events like the Film Festival when it reopens next year. Audio

Ewan Clark returns home from the Royal College of Music with big plans, including a composition inspired by the conquest of Everest. Audio

Dr Warren Feeney from the Academy of Fine Arts and artist Kristen Hollis discuss the significance of The Prize. Audio

Kate discusses her collection "Snow White's Coffin" written during a year long CNZ residency in Berlin. Audio

The Corban Estate Arts Centre in Henderson is home to a new work by artist Gabby O'Connor that re-creates the Ross Ice Shelf. Called Some Time, this large-scale sculpture depicts the ice shelf at the… Audio