Lynn Freeman

Bread, wine, milk and now chocolate. The Java Dance company made its name here and overseas dancing in the back of buses, followed by a menu of food themed dance works. Audio, Gallery

Creative writing courses at some tertiary institutions are under threat, and that's got writers, students and the wider literary community worried. While online courses seem popular with management… Audio

Instead of concentrating on the buildings destroyed in and after the earthquakes in Christchurch's CBD, a new event is enticing people back to explore the heritage buildings that have survived. A new… Audio

It's 2048 and the dire predictions about climate change made decades earlier have come true. In his novel Melt, Auckland writer Jeff Murray imagines New Zealand's response to a wave of migrants. Would… Audio

Since the early 1980s the arts collective Pacifica Mamas (and more recently Papas) has kept traditional Island arts and crafts skills not only alive but flourishing and in the public gaze. These… Audio

Inuk artist Mark Igloliorte made a travel pillow from seal skin and used it on his flight to New Zealand to highlight how Inuit communities are suffering from restricted international trade in seal… Audio

One of the first challenges facing the first chief executive of Whangarei's Hundertwasser Art Centre, will be to win the hearts and minds of the many people who've opposed the project from the start… Audio

You've spent years - and an awful lot of money - making your film. Now to find an audience. Everyone, cross your fingers and wish really hard! That's never a sensible strategy. Getting an audience… Audio

The children's book entries turned out to be the toughest one for this year's PANZ Book Design Awards - in fact they've shortlisted a record nine entries. The awards also include all-important covers… Audio

Sam Mitchell's paintings are fascinating. They often incorporate rescued materials, discarded library books, toucans, and Nancy Mitford - all with her trademark meticulous technique. Painting on… Audio

Frank Sargeson is remembered not only for his writing but also for the other writers he mentored, including Janet Frame. One of the most colourful members of his circle in the 1940s was refugee… Audio

Silo Theatre's next production is making history - it's the first time the stage is being given over to an ensemble of teenage performers, all making their professional debuts. The young Aucklanders… Audio

A new art gallery in South Auckland is promising to promote contemporary Pacific art, to work closely with its community and to encourage collectors by offering art at affordable prices. Vunilagi Vou… Audio

A series of photographs of pro-life and anti-abortion law campaigners in Ireland last year won British freelance photographer Olivia Harris a top award in the World Press Photo Exhibition, which is… Audio

Instead of helping people connect with art, the language that's used to describe it often shames and alienates them, says Vanessa Crofskey. In her recent article There's Something Wrong With Art… Audio

There's so much more to the 1960s than the hippy movement and free love. And in New Zealand photographers were out on the streets and inside homes, recording everyday life and creating what we now… Audio

Kaikoura-based expat New York poet Amy Leigh Wicks reflects on the challenges facing new migrants, as well as relationships, in her latest collection. The Dangerous Country of Love and Marriage is the… Audio

It's a brave playwright who takes on a much loved and multi-generational epic novel, and tries to turn it into something that works on stage. That's exactly what UK writer Kristine Landon-Smith and… Audio

Showing cities future versions of themselves is what expat photographer and Art Director Cody Ellingham does. And he's about to unleash a vision of Wellington to come on the capital. Cody, who… Audio