Arts
Comedy and satire could get new boundaries with new Bill
A proposed law change would give comedians some leeway when using other works of art to make their point, but it's not a free pass, a professor says.
Inspiring the youth of Whanganui: Māori educator Waiora Bailey Moore
Feeling the pull towards home, Waiora Bailey-Moore (Tupoho and Puketapu) returned home to Whanganui from Wellington two years ago. Audio
Michelle Excell: Bringing world class innovation and technology to Whanganui
Tech entrepreneur and founder of consulting company The Antipodean, Michelle Excell now proudly and happily calls Whanganui home. Audio
From McSweeney the gallery cat to Michael Laws: Martin Edmond’s biography of a gallery
The commissioned Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery: A Whanganui biography by Edmond, published by Massey University Press, is a lively history. It reveals much about the politics and history of a… Audio
Building community on the riverbank: Geoff Hipango at Te Ao Hou Marae
Geoff Hipango is the chairperson of Te Ao Hou and grew up here. Under his leadership the marae is gaining a reputation for innovation in thinking of the wellness of people across Māori arts, health… Audio
Arts news: Whanganui reggae group NLC win best roots album at the Waiata music awards
Whanganui reggae fusion group NLC were winners earlier this year of best roots album at the Waiata music awards.
Quincy Jones dies at the age of 91. Audio
The revitalisation of Drews Ave and urban contemporary spaces
The central arts and historic precinct of Drews Avenue in Whanganui has been rejuvenated in recent years. In 2020, the council received funding from Waka Kotahi NZTA as part of the ‘Streets for… Audio
Cecelia Kumeroa: Bringing the art, design and stories of iwi to the city
Artist and designer Cecelia Kumeroa (Te Ātihaunui-a-Pārāngi) has been the Iwi Arts lead for the cultural design component of the new Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery.
The new extension to the… Audio
Fast Favourites with musician and underground elevator operator Anthonie Tonnon
Much loved musician and Whanganui resident Anthonie Tonnon joins Culture 101’s Whanganui show as our Fast Favourites guest. Audio
'Never give up': Realising the dream of Sarjeant Gallery as a House of Inspiration
Culture 101 is in Whanganui for the opening weekend of Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery, speaking to innovators, and creative movers and shakers in this international UNESCO city of design.
The… Video, Audio
Lucas Hnath: Reimagining Ibsen, and Hillary Clinton
Multi-award-winning American playwright Lucas Hnath's Broadway play A Doll's House, Part 2 picks up after Henrik Ibsen's 1879 play A Doll's House ends. Audio
Birkenstocks are 250 - how did the 'fugly' shoe take over the world?
While it's hard to imagine today, Birkenstock's journey to achieving style status has been a slow burn.
Students with Dyslexia developing entrepreneurial skills in workshops
It's like Dragons Den with a different kind of dragons, a group of young kiwi students with Dyslexia have got the chance to develop their entrepreneurial skills in tailor-made workshops this week -… Audio
Why do people get their houses hand-drawn?
Josh Currie is keeping the "dying art" of architectural hand-drawing alive with commissioned illustrations of New Zealand homes and buildings. Audio
Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery to reopen after $70m makeover
The 100-year-old gallery, and its shimmering new wing, will be unveiled after a refurbishment a decade in the making. Audio
Sarjeant Gallery relaunch to unveil shimmering new wing
Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery in Whanganui and its shimmering new wing - will be unveiled for the first time tomorrow following a $70 million makeover that's been a decade in the making. Robin… Audio
Combining Irish dancing and Magic
A combination of Irish dancing and magic is heading your way - it's called Celtic Illusion, entertainer Anthony Street talked with Nathan Rarere Audio
Architecture graduate turned illustrator celebrates beauty of New Zealand houses
Josh Currie sells hand-drawn illustrations of houses, including requests from people whose much-loved homes were lost to tragedies like housefires or the Christchurch earthquakes. Audio, Gallery
StarJam closes due to funding woes
The charity has laid off its workers and immediately ceased all its workshops and programmes.
Feature interview: behind the Manson murders
For 20 years, journalist Tom O'Neill immersed himself in an investigation of one of the most bizarre and gruesome crimes in America, the Manson Murders. Audio
