Lynn Freeman
A new novel remembers the plight of German internees
The brutality endured by First World War internees on Wellington's Matiu/Somes Island is remembered by Dunedin author Paddy Richardson in her latest novel. Many of the interns, who had German… Audio
Indie film Northspur may be the start of something big
Right now there are dozens of major film shoots happening all over the country. But the independent sector is doing well too - particularly one project from the top of the South Island. Northspur was… Audio, Gallery
Lyn-Marie Harris is inspired by missing persons
Photographs of 140 fictional missing people, all with their own backstories, make up the latest exhibition by Auckland mixed-media artist and poet Lyn-Marie Harris. Missing will go on show at the… Audio, Gallery
Roger Horrocks on the birth and growth of the arts in NZ
A country that's too small for most artists to make a living and one that has been both fickle and under-appreciative when it comes to arts... That's how a critic, poet and filmmaker Roger Horrocks… Audio
Sally Stockwell takes on motherhood
Balancing the intense demands of being a mother with desperately wanting to continue as an artist can prove overwhelming for many new mums. Auckland performer Sally Stockwell has lived through it and… Audio
Owen Marshall returns to short story writing
He's kept us waiting for 13 years, but Owen Marshall, one of our finest short story writers, has just put out a new collection, Return to Harikoa Bay. The characters in the 33 stories are often… Audio
A Slightly Isolated Dog director, Leo Gene Peters
After asking their fans on social media which story they'd most like to see turned into an irreverent play, Wellington's A Slightly Isolated Dog company chose the Trojan War from the dozens of… Audio
Dr Hannah August and the best-selling Elizabethan plays
The only reason any of Shakespeare's plays have survived is because canny publishers saw a market for them amongst a populace hungry for material to read. Dr. Hannah August is the Senior Lecturer in… Audio
Opera singer Eliza Boom comes home
No matter how famous they become overseas, our opera singers are often keen to come home to perform. Munich- based Eliza Boom is no exception. Eliza's in the lineup of in-demand young operatic talent… Audio
The art of copying art - it's not all forgery
A new book argues that art copyists get a bad rap. They're not always forgers out to scam the unwary. In fact, there's an art to copying art that deserves its own place in art history. Former public… Audio, Gallery
Simon Lewis-Wards and his unique candy sculptures
What were your favourite sweets growing up? Chewy milk bottles? Jaffas? Gobstoppers and chocolate fish? Sculptor Simon Lewis-Wards has made a name for himself casting large and small glass candies… Audio, Gallery
Campervan Art Gallery
"Vallery" is a campervan transformed into a contemporary art gallery on wheels. It's just headed out on its maiden voyage. It showcases more than 50 works by 26 artists from the Manawatu, Whanganui… Audio, Gallery
Hastings cultural precinct
It's been a big wait and an even bigger investment. But this weekend sees the official opening of the final piece of Hastings' cultural precinct, Toitoi - the restored Municipal Building. It's taken… Audio, Gallery
Rolleston House - back by public demand
It was destined to be sold off by the Christchurch city council - but a last minute change of heart means the heritage-listed Rolleston House is to be converted into a community arts venue. It's… Audio
Crime novelist J P Pomare and The Wrong Woman
A private investigator promised never to return to his home town. But when he belatedly decides to go back, it puts him on a crash course with his former friends and police colleagues. The Wrong Woman… Audio
Teenage Muslim poet and songwriter Sabreen Islam
Sabreen Islam revisits her teenage years when she was severely bullied, and describes her new-found peace of mind in her new self-published collection of poetry, spring clean. Sabreen started writing… Audio
Pianist Paul Lewis's Beethoven marathon
In what's believed to be a first for Aotearoa, a pianist is playing the full Beethoven Piano Concerto cycle over three consecutive days in the same city. Englishman Paul Lewis is undertaking the… Audio
A new production of Oscar Kightley's groundbreaking Dawn Raids
A quarter of a century after its premiere, Oscar Kightley's play Dawn Raids - dealing with the injustice of the 1970's government crackdown on overstayers - is being reimagined. The incident was still… Video, Audio, Gallery
The Contemporary Arts Awards are announced in Hamilton
A work called "Red" handed by multimedia artist Emma Hercus won this year's $20,000 National Contemporary Art Awards. The collage on MDF of an abstract masked figure with upraised hands, was chosen… Audio, Gallery
The week that was with Te Radar and James Elliott
Te Radar and James join Lynn for a look at the highlights in news from the week, including a sign war between a Missouri McDonald's and Dairy Queen, Philippines' workers who'll be fined if they don't… Audio