Poly Fest, the largest Maori and Pacific Islands festival in the world, Andy Ingles talks about music management and Yardana Saw talks about the latest New Zealand music

Womad kicks off tomorrow so we talk to Trevor Reekie in New Plymouth. Emma Paki joins us ahead of the Mahinarangi Tocker tribute concert Friday and Saturday nights in Auckland. And we haven't heard from the 20 Somethings for a while, so we'll check in with Edie Thiele and find out what's happening in the millenial's world...

David Wiltshire a cosmologist himself at the University of Canterbury was a student in Stephen Hawking's group in the 80's; we'll talk cigarettes with Professor Jan Hook and impact plain packaging might have on cigarette sales; and it's Wednesday so we'll discuss Words with Laurie Bauer, Emeritus (E-merit-is) Professor School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies at Victoria University - specifically pronunciation- and where some of our kiwi pronouciation comes from.

On Lately tonight, Karyn Hay talks to some of the people behind Dunedin's Ed Sheeran mural, get's spooky with some theatre ghosts and talks freshwater with Dr Mike Joy.

Cyclone Hola - the latest. What is turning our young people off teaching?

N-ethylpentylone - the facts. Looking at life through a Monocle

Tonight we have a special show to celebrate International Women's Day. Karyn is joined in the studio by Dianne Swann and they pick music from some of Aotearoa's best women musicians.

Did you cycle to school when you were younger? Do your kids cycle now?? Going underground in Albert Park. I want to ride my bicycle in Dunedin. A word about words.

Steven Joyce Resigns; Calls for a 'Night Mayor' for Christchurch; What drives campaigners to fight for a cause?

Monday Booklovers - The Actresses by Barbara Ewing; RE-FRAME - a symposium on women's safety in the screen industry; and RNZ's Max Towle has a recap on today's Oscars ceremony.