Culture 101 for Sunday 1 March 2026

2:27 PM.A new documentary charts the rise of tenor Pene Pati, from South Auckland to some of the world's leading opera stages.  Read more Audio

2:10 PM.At The Performance Arcade on Wellington's waterfront, The Red Phone Project pairs strangers in neighbouring telephone boxes for guided conversations using scripts written by playwrights including… Read more Audio

1:38 PM.Boris Jancic joins us to unpack Baz Luhrmann's latest Elvis documentary, revisiting the life and cultural legacy of Elvis Presley through archival material and newly assembled footage. Read more Audio

1:11 PM.Australian comedian Joel Creasey is heading to Christchurch for the Court Theatre's Rainbow Festival. Read more Audio

12:42 PM.As part of the Aotearoa Festival of the Arts, Werewolf transforms Circa Theatre into a makeshift safe house overseen by three wardens. Read more Audio

12:20 PM.Thirty years after its premiere, Hone Kouka's Waiora Te Ukaipo returns for the Wellington and Auckland arts festivals. Read more Audio