Publishing

Centralised printing makes it hard to get late breaking into local papers. Audio

This week Wellington was host to a plethora of comic talent - no not from the comedy festival. New Zealand illustrators and cartoonists met up to discuss their craft at ComicFest. At one such… Audio

Supporters of Te Papa's publishing arm are agitating to have their say on a controversial plan to shut it down. Audio

Te Papa is reviewing its investment in publishing, to focus on core museum work, and is proposing closing Te Papa Press. It will make a final decision next month. Te Papa Press publishes books about… Audio

Executive director and publisher of Potton and Burton, which changed its name from Craig Potton Publishing this week to reflect the diversity of its publishing catalogue, and Burton's role at the… Audio

Laura is the director of Adelaide Writers' Week; Kate is the author of a number of books. They discuss the year in publishing and their favourite reads of 2014. Audio

Shading in the heroes and villains of an animated realm is cartoonist, writer, illustrator Adrian Kinnaird. To big New Zealand graphic novels out this month: The Dharma Punks by Ant Sang and Sam Zabel… Audio

The Kāpiti Chorale turned 30 last. Choir member and archivist Carol Dyer has written a book, looking back on the choir's history. Audio

Andris Apse has released a new book titled 'Spirit of the South': a collection of large wilderness photographs of the South Island, chosen from his expansive archive from the past 30 years. Audio

Poetry New Zealand originated in 1951 and has continued under a range of editors. From this year it is now edited and published by Massey's College of Humanities and Social Science - under creative… Audio

London 1973. A frustrated young painter named Grahame Sydney gets an offer from his parents in Dunedin. They will support him for a year while he paints and then reassess. Forty years later the result… Audio

The magazine is celebrating 25 years by looking forward another 25 to the big issues. Editor James Frankham on why we are not 100% pure. Audio

Publisher, journalist and chair of the Charitable Trust that's taken over the New Zealand Book Awards, Nicola Legat, responds to criticism of the decision to delay the next awards until 2016. This… Audio

Universities and government research institutes say big overseas publishing companies are using extortionate tactics to get tens of millions of dollars of taxpayers money. Audio

We find out how Ron Sang manages to combine a busy career as an architect with being a contemporary art collector, award-winning writer and publisher. Audio

Publisher and Multimedia Manager at Te Papa whose biography by Jill Trevelyan, Peter McLeavey: The Life and Times of a New Zealand Art Dealer, won best overall book at the 2014 New Zealand Post Book… Audio

Founder of the Book Sprints process, which helps groups create books from scratch in three to five days. He is about to take up a position at the Public Library of Science in San Francisco. Audio

Editor at Granta Books whose first publishing project was The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton. Audio

This week Ideas looks at the future of publishing in New Zealand. Audio