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12:30 PM.Two young cellists and a violinist vying to win New Zealand's National Concerto Competition have finally performed in Christchurch's James Hay Theatre. Lynn Freeman speaks to the winner and two of the… Read more Audio

12:15 PM.Using art to help people who've suffered mental or physical trauma - that's the ambition of Wellington based visual artist and poet Maisie Chilton. She knows full well the power of art to heal. Maisie… Read more Audio, Gallery

2:44 PM.Can young readers deal with complex themes, issues and feelings? The judges for the 2021 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults say yes, and writers are crediting their readers with… Read more Audio, Gallery

2:25 PM.Sam Duckor-Jones takes on God and politics in his new poetry collection, Party Legend. Sam, who's also a sculptor, won the Biggs Poetry Prize from Victoria University of Wellington in 2017. Read more Audio

1:46 PM.The Wairarapa just north of Wellington has applied to become the country's latest Dark Sky Reserve. And a new exhibition is encouraging people to look up at the night sky and soak up the darkness. But… Read more Audio, Gallery

1:33 PM.From set decoration, making props, models and costumes and art direction to cinematography and special effects, Philip Sharpe's film CV makes for impressive reading. He's worked on major motion… Read more Audio, Gallery

12:15 PM.This time 20 years ago - virtually to the day - marked the launch of Radio New Zealand's brand new daily arts show, What's Going On. Since then it's gone weekly, changed its name a couple of times but… Read more Audio

12:30 PM.Paintings that are based on traditional embroidered samplers featuring quotes from the letters of New Zealand revered painter Frances Hodgkins feature in a new exhibition by Gisborne artist Peter… Read more Audio, Gallery

12:15 PM.A massive new exhibition of surrealist art is arriving soon at Te Papa. Works from the 1910s through to the 1960s will span the walls, charting the journey of surrealist art in the 20th century… Read more Audio, Gallery

2:50 PM.Last week we spoke to a photographer and poet who produced a book based on his walkabouts around Te Anau. Today, Mosgiel's the inspiration for a local who's turned his musings into a bespoke hardcover… Read more Audio, Gallery

2:35 PM.A butterfly researcher finds himself trapped in Paradise - in Samoa to be exact - despite his increasingly desperate efforts to get home to New Zealand. That's the setup of a new novel called Both… Read more Audio

2:27 PM.In a last-ditch effort to save the historic St David's Memorial Church and turn it into a centre for music, dozens of musicians and singers have banded together to film a fundraising virtual concert… Read more Audio, Gallery

1:50 PM.A short, punchy chant is one of the key features of any protest march. Now Auckland jazz musician Callum Passells explores these rhythmic and repetitive chants in his new work LCR - short for Left… Read more Audio

1:31 PM.Dancer and choreographer Lucy Marinkovich is helping people living with Parkinson's disease to dance, in what she hopes will become a pilot programme. Lucy has two Dunedin/Otepoti-based residencies… Read more Audio, Gallery

12:48 PM.Choreographer Villa Junior Lemanu's family has lived in the same house in South Auckland for some 25 years. His fears that his family will be forced to leave their home and their community are what… Read more Audio

12:33 PM.The explosion of grief that followed the death of her husband, is channelled into Cian Parker's new play, All I See. It's going to premiere at the 2021 Kia Mau Festival at Wellington's Circa Theatre… Read more Audio

12:21 PM.In the movie business, very few things come easy, but the New Zealand film Poppy had more than its fair share of hurdles before the finish line.  Read more Video, Audio, Gallery

2:50 PM.A mural recreating a painting by the late Bill Hammond is about to be added to Nelson's ambitious ArtWalk project. Rather than being painted onto the sides of buildings, the murals are printed onto… Read more Video, Audio, Gallery