Culture
Guy Montgomery is back with his stand-up show
He's well known to kiwi audiences through his hit shows - Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont-Spelling Bee, Have You Been Paying Attention, and Thank God You're Here. Guy has recently found success across the… Audio
Beyond Bhangra and bollywood - Back to Basics
Beyond Bhangra and Bollywood - Back to Basics with Manjit Singh and Kooshna Gupta Audio
Silo's Taniwha a visual feast for young audiences
Younger audiences are in for a visual feast at Silo's new show Taniwha opening in time for the school holidays. Featuring puppetry, live videography, narration and live music, Taniwha will also… Audio
I Am A Dark River: the legacy of trailblazing printer Bob Lowry
Tessa Mitchell never knew her grandfather but he has cast a long shadow. Her film I Am a Dark River is about Bob Lowry - that creative and some would say sometimes outrageous grandfather. It's been… Video, Audio
Pretty and pink: New bookshop dedicated to spicy fiction
Romance novels are having a moment. England's first ever romance-only bookshop opened this week in Notting Hill, London. Audio
Priorities & loves of new CNZ boss Gretchen La Roche
Gretchen La Roche is a few weeks into the role of CEO of Creative New Zealand, our national arts funding, development and advocacy organisation. Audio
Rēkohu celebrates Matariki and the arrival of Puanga
On Rēkohu, in the Chatham Islands, traditional practices around Puanga are just one of the traditions being rediscovered.
The 21-year-old gearing up for a bellringing marathon
When you think of bellringing in an old cathedral, the first thing that comes to mind probably isn't today's youth. Audio
The Māori New Year
One of people who had a hand in deciding when we mark Matariki is Māori astronomer Victoria Campbell and she's had a busy year from partnering with Minecraft to creating unique stamps with NZ Post. Audio
Nick Roskruge - digging into indigenous knowledge
Nick Rahiri Roskruge is Country Life's guest this week. His work in agriculture and soil science have taken him far afield looking at crops sustaining indigenous communities. Audio
Brett Graham speaks about the loss of his Dad, his art and what Matariki means to him.
Brett Graham talks opens up about the loss of his father Fred, his art and the importance of Matariki. Audio
Kahu Ropata joins us to talk 'Ka Mate'
Kahu o Te Rangi Ropata is the Pou Tikanga Reo joins us to talk Ka Mate and many other kaupapa Audio
Raewyn Harrison on her new Matariki and Puanga waiata for tamariki
Raewyn Harrison launches a new waiata for Matariki for her relaunch of Te Reo Tuatahi. Audio
Tahiti to follow Matariki in November
In November Tahiti will mark Matari'i as a national public holiday for the first time following in the footsteps of Matariki in Aotearoa. Te Mareikura Whakataka Brightwell is a Maori Tahitian artist… Audio
Te Kahautu Maxwell on Te Kooti and Ringatu
Professor Te Kahautu Maxwell , a minister in the Ringatu Church and a senior academic in Maori and Indigenous Studies at the University of Waikato. Audio
Tama Potaka speaks to our RNZ Special Broadcast
National Minister of Maori Development Tama Potaka speaks to Mihi and Julian. Audio
Ria Hall on her latest Matariki Musical challenge with an orchestra
Woman of many talents Ria Hall joins RNZ to talk about her new Matariki musical project, politics and being a Mama. Audio
Paul Goldsmith on government's commitment to the national holiday
Minister Paul Goldsmith joins Mihi and Julian in the RNZ broadcast caravan. Audio
