Arts
Wildlife comedy photography winners announced
An amateur photographer has won the Comedy Wildlife Awards with his shot titled 'High Five' of a young gorilla cavorting through a forest.
Don McGlashan
A revealing conversation with one of our great songwriters. He opens up about the heartbreaking loss behind his song Andy . Plus his one regret about the night he told a minister to “shut up” at the… Video, Audio
The school that rocks: Inside St Andrew’s epic prizegiving
A Christchurch secondary school's end of year prizegiving concert has become a thing of legend.
When a Margaret Mahy classic mixes with raucous sea shanties
The West End, a chance discovery of a children's book and a night of raucous sea shanties in Wellington, inspired The Man Whose Mother was a Pirate.
NZSO: Extravaganza
Enjoy an evening out in 17th-century Europe with NZSO Extravaganza - a concert of courtly music by some of the most masterful baroque composers. Recorded by RNZ Concert at Wellington College. Audio
Coming up
Introducing: Orators Anonymous
Presented by a rotating roster of presenters, each episode is a conversation about individual concerns/interests/hot topics for the week, including headlines, pop culture, indigenous knowledge… Audio
Netflix poised to acquire Warner Brothers
Netflix seems poised to acquire Warner Brothers and all its assets in a deal worth almost $144 billion. Tech commentator Paul Spain spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
Best Books of 2025 with Time Out Bookstore's Jenna Todd
Best Books of 2025 with Time Out Bookstore's Jenna Todd. Audio
Sea shanties and singalongs
Perlina Lau talks to the creator of a new musical, based on a beloved children's book written by the late Margaret Mahy. Audio
Regional Wrap: Ashburton botanical art exhibition
Dunedin-based Artist Jane Marshall Fitzgerald was born in Ashburton and she joins Culture 101. Audio
"Bloody hell" Quintessential Kiwi farmer
Bloke of the Apocalypse is a new animated Kiwi series which has hit YouTube. Creator Charlie Faulks speaks to Culture 101. Audio
'Genuine and stable': Proving your love to strangers
Genuine and Stable is Uhyoung Choi's debut as a playwright and is based on his experiences as a former immigration lawyer. Audio
Contemporary Ana Iti wins $100,000 New York residency
The sculptor, video artist, and writer has been chosen as this year's Harriet Friedlander Fellow and joins Culture 101. Audio
Fast Favourites: Sophie Henderson
Silo Theatre's Artistic Director joins Culture 101 for Fast Favourites and to preview the programme for the 2026 season. Audio
Review: Jennifer Lawrence 'spectacularly, fearlessly, uncompromisingly brilliant' in Die My Love
On the talkshow circuit, Lawrence usually presents as a lovable ditz. But when she turned up on Lynn Ramsey's Die My Love, she was here to work.
Tongan short film eyes Oscars nomination
'Lea Tupu'anga/Mother Tongue' premiered last year and has been shown at 20 international film festivals around the world. Audio
Is Fanny Osborne our most impressive forgotten artist?
The mother of 13 lived on Great Barrier Island and did exquisite watercolour paintings of native plants in the early 1900s.
Controversial flag exhibit stolen from Hastings art gallery
A piece of artwork that prompted 101 complaints in a week has now been stolen from a Hastings art gallery.
NZ Chamber choir a hit in Europe
A New Zealand chamber choir has left its mark on Europe, with one critic calling them the best choir they've ever heard. Chief Executive of Choirs Aotearoa, Arne Hermann spoke to Corin Dann Audio
