Culture 101

A new social media project d8talk sees a group of young Gen Z New Zealanders taking part in a frank and honest conversation dating. Over the next few months, it's being rolled out across the channels… Read more Audio

After nearly 30 years, British writer and director Mike Leigh has reunited with actor Marianne Jean-Baptiste for his new drama and comedy film Hard Truths. Read more Audio

Comedian, actor and theatre maker Barnie Duncan, is now in preparation mode ahead of this year's NZ International Comedy Festival. Read more Audio

Arts News for 9 March 2025. Audio

Bringing precolonial history alive in the landscape with storytelling and your mobile phone When you travel around New Zealand our heritage since colonisation is visible in museums, monuments and… Read more Audio

Between the coloniser and the colonised: Anglo-Indian culture made visible A small Indian minority community with a fascinating history, Anglo-Indians have been settling in Aotearoa New Zealand since… Read more Audio

About 45 minutes from Queenstown, on the northern shores of Lake Wakatipu and a gateway to hiking trails is Glenorchy. Surrounded by mountain ranges and with Dart River for jet boating and kayaking… Read more Audio

Ration the Queen's Veges: Turning Te Papa activism into a stage show In 2023, a group spray painted over the English Treaty of Waitangi Exhibition at Te Papa sparking controversy. The redacted words… Read more Audio

On Banks Peninsula in Canterbury fingers of lava have created a landscape of many deep bays and rugged hills. This is the distinctive setting of our next story and one that has made a deep impression… Read more Audio

Six is 80 minutes of high-energy, girl power pop songs and a rewriting of 500 years of history. Or herstory rather. The show title refers to the six wives of Henry the VIII who come together to battle… Read more Audio

A strong champion of fellow indie musicians, our guest for Fast Favourites this week is singer songwriter Vera Ellen. Last year Vera toured China, Australia with Crowded House, released an EP, and… Read more Audio

The latest arts news from around the motu. Audio