Maggie Tweedie
RNZ Music Pocket Edition: 22 November 2023
In Pocket Edition this week Charlotte Ryan talks fashion with musical titan Dolly Parton. We learn about popular Pasefika music and the record label Flying Nun celebrates their 40th birthday. Audio
RNZ Music Pocket Edition: 15 November 2023
In Pocket Edition this week, Maggie Tweedie introduces us to fresh music from Mermaidens, Christoph El Truento and Ha the Unclear. Bryan Crump meets an award winning jazz musician and we learn of a… Audio
RNZ Music Pocket Edition: 8 November 2023
In Pocket Edition this week, Jon Toogood speaks to Maggie Tweedie about alternative radio, Sudan's war and new music he's writing. Boh Runga and Julia Deans celebrate female rock stars and we hear a… Audio
Playing solo is "a much more human experience for me" says Shihad's Jon Toogood
He’s best known for fronting rock band Shihad, but musician Jon Toogood says playing acoustic solo shows is now where he feels most “human”. Audio
RNZ Music Pocket Edition: 1 November 2023
In Pocket Edition this week Maggie Tweedie meets Alison Mosshart from American English rock duo The Kills. Kim Hill speaks to the legendary hip hop artist, co founder of Public Enemy, Chuck D about… Audio
RNZ Music Pocket Edition: 25 October 2023
In Pocket Edition this week Nina Simone's daughter Lisa speaks with Kim Hill and Grant Smithies spins some new tunes. Audio
Regional wrap: Waitati pirate queen turned councillor Mandy Mayhem
Self declared pirate queen Mandy Mayhem gives Maggie Tweedie a slice of life in Waitati. The celebrant, MC and Dunedin City Councillor gives the regional wrap into the cultural happenings of the… Audio
Sheep and Beef Farmer Bayden Anderson - It's as good as it gets
Porangahau farmer Bayden Andersen shares the unique challenges and triumphs of managing an estate like its his own, while raising a family in the Central Hawkes Bay. Audio
Sheep and Beef Farmer Bayden Anderson - It's as good as it gets
Porangahau farmer Bayden Andersen shares the unique challenges and triumphs of managing an estate like its his own, while raising a family in the Central Hawkes Bay.
AudioRNZ Music Pocket Edition: 18 October 2023
In Pocket Edition this week, Kim Hill meets one of UK music's most brilliant producers,Barbados born Dennis Bovell. Peter Porteous dives into the obscure, visiting the experimental music of Dunedin's… Audio
Regional Wrap: Balmy in Palmy with Spankie Jackzon
Award winning drag queen Spankie Jackzon joins Maggie Tweedie for Culture 101’s regional wrap to spill the tea on what makes Palmy so bloody balmy. Audio
John ‘Happy Feet’ Vaifale: Aotearoa’s world-beating hip hop dancer
Samoan New Zealand dancer John Vaifale (Lalovaea and Solosolo) is packing his bags to head to Germany and represent Aotearoa at the Red Bull Dance Your Style World Finals on November 4. Audio
Jamila Woods - Water Made Us
Jamila Woods is a soul singer, songwriter and poet from Chicago who has collaborated with Chance the Rapper, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis. Video, Audio
RNZ Music Pocket Edition: 11 October 2023
In Pocket Edition this week, Tony Stamp visits New Zealand's finest songwriters at the Silver Scroll Awards. Maggie Tweedie meets Black Belt Eagle Scout and talks about how their ancestral lands in… Audio
Making photographs with mud and glowworms
Madison Emond from Rhode Island has been building pinhole cameras from clay in Wellington’s Kaiwharawhara stream. Her photographic work is a vessel for the natural environment, capturing life by and… Audio
Tokyo's Techno Kiwi: George Nelson
George Nelson is a New Zealander living in Japan with a passion for haiku, techno and fashion.
The pages of, The Techno Kiwi reveal a delightful fusion of both Japanese and New Zealand cultures,… Audio
Dog trialling is in the blood
Champion dog trialler Clark Chrystal fosters his daughters love for the sport. Audio
Dog trialling is in the blood
Champion dog trialler Clark Chrystal fosters his daughters love for the sport.
AudioCountry Life Friday October 6 2023
This week on Country Life it's farrowing time when Cosmo visits a free-range pig farm near Timaru, Leah meets a horticultural legend and proud centenarian, and a dad and daughter dog-trialling duo… Audio
Country Life Friday October 6 2023
This week on Country Life it's farrowing time when Cosmo visits a free-range pig farm near Timaru, Leah meets a horticultural legend and proud centenarian, and a dad and daughter dog-trialling duo…
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