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Two young movers and shakers in the arts scene, songwriter Anthonie Tonnon who's with Tono and the Finance company and clothing designer Emily Miller-Sharma, explain what keeps them in New Zealand… Audio

What movie studios are in the market for these days and how the movie making scene has changed, from the move away from film to illegal downloading. Audio

Ambitious profit-share and renovation plans for one of Auckland's smaller theatres, The Basement, are explained by General Manager Charlie McDermott and Venue Manager Sam Snedden. Audio

Why its editors, Harry Ricketts and Jane Westaway, believe it's still important even with all the on line reviews being written these days. New Zealand Books Audio

Creative Media Collective is the brain child of Auckland film maker Karl Sheridan, who wanted a way to collaborate with artists from different mediums. The collective thus far hosts about 30 artists… Audio

Octogenarian poet Helen Jacobs whose sixth collection, Dried Figs, reflects on the frustrations and plusses of aging. Audio

Historian Mark Derby and documentary painter Bob Kerr collaborate to remember the 1912 Waihi miners' strike in words and images in a book called Waiheathens. Audio

Peter Allely, the young man entrusted with setting up a new youth arts and gig centre in Hamilton for the Zeal project. Audio

Paul Blomfield from Fashion Industry New Zealand (FINZ) offers an overview of the industry, as another established label bites the dust. Audio

Lord of the Rings and Spartacus star Craig Parker talks about fantasy, nudity and fox-fur. Audio

Why are so many Kiwi artists, like singer songwriter Don McGlashan and Maori performer Mika, so hot under the collar about the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement? Audio

Doll makers are trying to find a new word to describe what they do which can be a million miles away from miniature perfect people. We find out more with fantasy doll maker - or should that be… Audio

Poet Ashleigh Young whose collection is called Magnificent Moon... and novelist John Sinclair who sets his story about a violin prodigy in 20th century China in The Phoenix Song. Both are Victoria… Audio

The Isango Ensemble has captured world attention for giving western theatre classics an African twist. But while they are in demand at festivals and concert halls around the world, they're struggling… Audio

Ann Hunt reviews the Royal New Zealand Ballet's new-look Giselle, which is touring the country. Audio

A conversation with one of this country's most influential early Pacific Island Painters, Fatu Feu'u, who came to New Zealand from Samoa in the 1960s. He was taken under the wing of artists like Tony… Audio

It's a monumental weekend in Christchurch with the unveiling of Joanna Langford's giant airborne city sculpture and the start of the Art Beat Initiative of live performances at the popular Restart… Audio

A behind the scenes tour of the renovated National Library - a previously leaky home to New Zealand's precious documents. Taxpayers have put in around 65-million dollars for the refit… what do we get… Audio

In a special At The Movies, Simon Morris talks to Western fan, New Zealand director Lee Tamahori about the rise and fall of the cowboy film - from The Great Train Robbery to High Noon, Shane, The… Audio

Shaun D Wilson continues his quest to find out what it takes to get Into The Uncanny Valley onto the stage, as the new high-tech play tries to communicate the story of physics to the theatre-going… Audio

Blenheim based potter and sculptor Fran Maguire has just won a merit award in the country's top ceramics competition. Audio

Uther Dean reviews Dean Parker's latest play, Tigers of Wrath. Audio

American prima ballerina Gillian Murphy returns to the Royal New Zealand Ballet to dance her first time as Giselle, she chats to Lynn about, among other things, how demands on ballet dancers are… Audio

The actors behind the country's newest drama school, Auckland based The Actors Program, say they know what the industry needs and they can prove it. Audio