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Nga Tāonga toi a Te Waka Toi is the annual Creative New Zealand Awards that recognise Māori who excel in their chosen artistic endeavours Te Tohu Toi Ke recipient this year is Tama Huata for his… Audio

David O'Donnell reviews the New Zealand premiere of Clybourne Park - a play that's won a Tony, an Olivier and the Pulitzer Prize. Audio

Outsider Art has been big overseas for over 20 years. Curator Stuart Shepherd thinks we need to catch up with the rest of the world. Audio

Nicky Pellegrino imagines working for the late singing sensation Mario Lanza in her latest novel "When in Rome" Audio

Damian Skinner details the life and work of influential Swiss-New Zealand jeweller Kobi Bosshard. Audio

Flight Squadron leader Owen Clarke prepares to conduct the Royal New Zealand Air Force Band one last time when he conducts The Air Force Proms Concert at the Michael Fowler Centre in Wellington next… Audio

Opera director Daniel Slater updates The Bartered Bride for Opera New Zealand. He says reworking the classics is something singers love. Audio

Singer/songwriter Tim Finn and playwright Ken Duncum gather their family histories to create a show about what it means to be a kiwi. Audio

The Kete craft and design fair and symposium wraps up this afternoon at The Academy of Fine Arts in Wellington. How have traditional crafts been transformed into craft art. Audio

A miniature version of Wellington Harbour is being built in Liverpool, complete with mud from the Hutt River. Watermarking is New Zealand's contribution to the Liverpool Bi-ennial, the UK's largest… Audio

The Godley Scholar in ChristChurch Cathedral Choir talks about life for the choir without their much loved Cathedral and their preparations for the upcoming festival of cathedral choirs. Audio

Christchurch poet Karen Zelas, whose first collection, Night's Glass Table, won an Australian Publishing Prize. Audio

Riemke Ensing, who's one of the contenders for the Lauris Edmond poetry prize being announced on Sunday at the Christchurch Writers Festival. Audio

Filmmaker Sue Healey has interviewed a selection of top New Zealand dancers who're now based overseas, for her documentary Virtuosi. It will premier at the upcoming Christchurch Body Festival. Audio

Another post-quake Christchurch art initiative, Dog Park. It's a new Waltham-based gallery presenting challenging works by both local and international artists. Audio

For two weeks the art of Samoan traditional and contemporary tattoo is being performed live at the Wellington City Gallery for all to see as part of an exhibition 'Sui faiga ae tumau fa'avae'. Audio

Kase Craig talks about dancing with a Bordeaux-based professional French company. He now dances in many of the most gorgeous performance venues in Europe. Audio

A couple of the most intriguing public art installations on in Christchurch. Dr Jessica Halliday discusses COCA gallery's window space project and Riki Manuel describes his art installations made from… Audio

The story of how Masterton independent bookseller, Hedleys, scored a David Bowie coup. They have a few precious copies of a limited edition book 'Speed of Life', in which Bowie collaborated on with… Audio

Ruth Todd is a stalwart of the Christchurch Writers and Readers Festival - which returns after a four year hiatus due to the earthquakes. Audio

Four years ago Matt Nache and a friend set up a contemporary art gallery in a warehouse space that overlooks the clock tower in Gisbourne. Sonia Sly finds out about the gallery and speaks to one of… Audio

Kate Newby concludes our series of interviews with the four 2012 Walters Art Prize Nominees. Audio

After ten years hard work, composer Eve de Castro Robinson gets to fulfill her dream. We hear from her and the opera's artistic director, Uwe Grodd. Audio