Lynn Freeman
Auckland Art Fair
Mark Amery gives us his assessment of Auckland's Art Fair. He looks at both sides to this huge event - the art and the sales. Audio
Oceania: Early Encounters
Dr Anne Phillips reviews the Oceania exhibition on at Te Papa and Wellington City Gallery, one of the 'big four' arts events picked to showcase our culture during the Rugby World Cup. Audio
Leon Narby's Illustrious Energy
Twenty-four years ago Leon Narby shot the landmark film Illustrious Energy in Central Otago, the story of Chinese goldminers who encountered prejudice and violence at the hands of other miners during… Audio
National dance company initiative
A discussion with Shona McCullagh and Tanya Kopytko around moves to set up a national dance company in New Zealand. Audio
The Arts Report - Is NZ TV drama a monolopy?
Why one company has pretty much sewn up the available funding, what that means for other writers with good ideas, and for viewers who don't like that style of drama. Audio
Nga Nau E Wha
Ann Hunt shares her impressions of the latest production by dancers Taane Mete and Taiaroa Royal. Audio
Play it Strange : Matariki
Mike Chunn, champion of New Zealand songwriting, about the Matariki Play It Strange CD we were featuring all afternoon. Audio
Short and Sweet festival
Theatre's answer to cricket's 20-20. The Short and Sweet festival of 10 minute plays. We ask contributor Thomas Sainsbury if this is a sign of things to come on stage. Audio
Featured book : Yvonne Rust, Maverick Spirit
Our featured book today is the biography of one of the far north's best loved and hard working artists, the late Yvonne Rust. Theresa Sjoquist talks about Yvonne's life and work in "Yvonne Rust… Audio
Christchurch design challenge
We cross live to Christchurch to talk to one of the entrants, Roger Dennis, in a 48 hour design challenge to come up with a new look for part of the earthquake hit city's central business district. Audio
Theatre review : On the Upside Down of the World
Kate Ward-Smythe reviews the Auckland Theatre Company's premiere of On the Upside of the World. It's based on the memoirs of a colonial woman who embraced her new home. Audio
Survive and Thrive
Lynn chats to Nick Gerritsen of Crispstart, and Vicki Allpress Hill of The Audience Connection at an upcoming forum aimed at helping New Zealand artists to not only survive these straitened times, but… Audio
New arts venue for Whangarei
Whangarei's art community is thrilled at the prospect of a new arts auditorium, but divided over whether it should be a concert hall, a theatre or a venue large enough to stage spectaculars. We talk… Audio
Arts in Whangarei
Whangarei's art museum packs up and leaves the rose garden for a bigger central city site. We hear from director Scott Pothan. Audio
Law with Mai Chen
Mai Chen discusses the controversial SkyCity proposal to build a $350 million convention centre. Audio
Music with Marty Duda
Marty Duda's Artist Of The Week is Australian synth pioneers Icehouse, led by Iva Davies. They started out in 1977 and were originally called Flowers. Their debut album, called Icehouse was released… Audio
Book Review - River of Smoke
Tina Shaw reviews 'River of Smoke' by Amitav Ghosh, published by John Murray. Audio
Feature Guest - David Rodhe
A New York Times reporter who was kidnapped by the Taliban in November 2008. He was held captive for seven months - during which time the New York Times and other media kept his kidnapping secret. Audio
Australia Correspondent - Karen Middleton
Karen Middleton discusses the fall out as Australia suspends its live cattle trade to Indonesia and there's a fresh poll out today showing a 5% drop in support for Julia Gillard. Audio