Lynn Freeman

Our featured writers are two historical fiction novelists. David Young, who's turned from non fiction to fiction but all with an environmental theme, and Witi Ihimaera whose 12th novel is set during… Audio

Bird poo looks strikingly beautiful under the microscopic lens of Shane Hammond. Audio

Dunedin artist Scott Eady reveals 50 bikes, trikes and scooters reclaimed from recyling depots and turned into mini art works for kids to ride around an art gallery. Audio

The band Fly My Pretties collaborates with a street artist called Flox for their national tour. Audio

Hamilton City Councillors shy away from a half million dollar budget cut. Audio

Wellington playright Ralph McCubbin-Howell compares the strategising that goes into an election campaign to the strategising that goes into an All Black test match. More than that, it takes us, and… Audio

A review is underway by the Ministry for Culture and Heritage into whether this country's orchestras are giving us value for money. CEO Lewis Holden explains why it's being done and what it's looking… Audio

Joy Tonks has written a comprehensive history of the National Youth Orchestra, which draws on the memories of hundreds of musicians who have played in it. Jane Freed also recounts her experiences as a… 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

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

A new documentary on Maori Television tells the story of Ngati Toa chief Te Rauparaha, and the rise of the haka he created. Audio

How can the capital reinvigorate its arts scene? The Wellington City Council is seeking submissions on its draft Arts and Culture strategy. Martin Rodgers from the City Council and Erica Duthie, one… 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

Singer-songwriter and busy film score composer - Don McGlashan. Audio

Principal of Banks Ave School, Murray Edlin, and Canterbury Primary Principals Association president, John Bangma, discuss the issue of earthquake damaged schools in property repairs funding shock. Audio

Artist Angela Tiatia's 'Neo-colonial Extracts' opens at Te Tuhi The Mark in Pakuranga on the 27th of August. She also has an exhibiton starting at the Fresh Gallery in Otara called Foreign Objects… Audio

Rugby photographer David Marches has spent six seasons photographing players just as they come off the field, victorious or defeated. Audio

Our featured book is an updated version of an anthology of New Zealand folk songs, gathered together by folk aficionado, Neil Colqohoun in 'Song of a Young Country'. Audio

Jodi Bieber snapped the best press photo in the world last year - a portrait of a mutilated young Afghani woman whose nose was cut off to punish her for running away from her husband. Audio