Lynn Freeman

A new exhibition in Auckland aims to bring the visual artists out from behind the camera and canvas and into the spotlight. The people involved have photographed, painted, even collaged other artists… Audio, Gallery

Composer John Psathas came up with the music for a new double percussion concerto The All-Seeing Sky after reading Dante's Inferno. Big emotions and big ideas are contained in the piece, which he's… Audio, Gallery

It's been a long wait - around 20 years - but the Wakitipu community is about to get its very own state of the art multidisciplinary arts space. Two former commercial spaces in the Frankton shopping… Audio, Gallery

If New Zealand had an equivalent of Dolly Parton, Tammy Wynette and Loretta Lynn, it would have to be singer, songwriter and survivor Jodi Vaughan. Jodi's back with a new album For the love of country… Audio

There are awards to encourage new generation creatives, and ones to recognise the work of arts veterans. But what about those hard workers who are in mid-career? Welcome to the FAME Mid-Career Awards… Audio

He's kept us waiting for more than a decade but writer Robert Sullivan has just published a new poetry collection in which he examines both his Maori and Pakeha lineage. The poems in Tunui Comet are… Audio

The often difficult relationship between fathers and sons is one of the ideas Tamaki Makarau-based poet Michael Steven thinks about in his latest collection, Night School. In another series of poems… Audio

A popular party game has been morphed into a live theatre experience that promises to exploit our fear of the unknown. Theatre collective Binge Culture has specialised in interactive productions over… Audio, Gallery

Lithography, the oldest form of printmaking, is the art-form of choice of Muriwai-based Kylie Rusk. It's physical - very physical - unpredictable and time-consuming. Landscapes and seascapes are what… Audio, Gallery

Maori playwright Sherilee Kahui wants to shake things up with her new work, Mokomoko. She's asking some hard questions and presenting some hard truths in the play, about a woman suffering from a… Audio

If you're in New Zealand's screen industry, the answer to the question "Where did you get that hat?" is often milliner Hayley May. Hayley's meticulous hat and glove making skills have been put to the… Audio, Gallery

When a marriage is seriously in trouble, especially where there are children involved, the stakes are incredibly high. In his latest novel, award winning writer Brannavan Gnannalingam leads the… Audio

A Russian composer living in New Zealand has written two works directly responding to the current invasion of Ukraine. Tatiana Riabinkina says she is horrified at what's happening in the country under… Audio

It's one of the most appealing stories from World War One - certainly featuring New Zealand troops - though it's surprisingly not commonly known here. Not compared to Gallipoli, say, or the Battle of… Audio, Gallery

Jade Townsend disentangles weaves of beach mats which she then paints, using them to create colourful veils. They've usually been displayed on the walls of galleries, but now she's made a large… Audio, Gallery

Exploring how the mind can play tricks on us is what choreographer Rose Philpott is exploring in her first full length touring show, Dry Spell. She's created it for Footnote NZ Dance and it's about to… Audio, Gallery

In Erik Kennedy's second poetry collection, Another Beautiful Day Indoors, he pinpoints both the weirdnesses of contemporary life but also many harsh realities we can't afford to ignore. The Otautahi… Audio

"Matarau" refers to a multi-pronged spear used for fishing and eeling by early Maori. It's the name art curator Shannon te Ao has chosen for an exhibition of work by Maori artists who are exploring… Audio, Gallery

They may look like a bunch of comfortable places to sit down and relax. But the lounge suites and other furniture that are about to pop up in shop windows along Dunedin's main street are in fact… Audio, Gallery

Peter Cranson is from a family of clock repairers. Now based in Mt Maunganui where he trades as Peter Cranson Clock Repairs, he was brought up in Palmerston North. He and his dad did the maintenance… Audio, Gallery