Culture
The TAHI 23/01/2024
On today’s episode, In-depth Te Ao Māori journalist Ella Stewart gives us all the info on the 12,000-strong hui at Tuurangawaewae over the weekend. It’s summer, so Evie and Waimirirangi figure the… Audio
Whakataukī of the Week with Dr Hinemoa Elder
Why can New Zealanders recall more lines from Shakespeare or Shel Silverstein than whakataukī - Māori proverbs? Audio
The TAHI 18/01/2024
On today’s episode, electro-pop queen PRINS chats about her upcoming single, Ethan Jupe and Miakie figure out the logistics of making music from different cities, and the team gets inot a very deep… Audio
Taking opera singing to the classroom
A cast from New Zealand Opera will be touring schools in March and April with a fun performance of Donizetti's The Elixir of Love. Audio
Buskers descend on Auckland
The Auckland International Buskers Festival kicks off next week at the Auckland waterfront and CBD. Audio
The TAHI 16/01/2024
We’re back! On today’s show, we look back at some of the most iconic 2014 moments that are now 10 years old, attempt to re-cap the summer, and Waimirirangi ponders why people keep removing raks from… Audio
'You can always spot another Palmy person'
Te Papaioea, PNC, Palm Springs, or Swampton: whatever you might know Palmerston North as, Poppy Granger calls it home.
Historical New Zealand photos nearly sent to US landfill
Dame Whina Cooper's daughter is pleased thousands of photos of Māori life from the early 20th century have been brought back into New Zealand, but is unhappy they ended up overseas and nearly sent to… Audio
2023: Bill Bailey
Bill Bailey has been described as Britain's biggest alternative act, regarded there as a national treasure. Best known… Audio
2020: Graham Norton
One of Kim Hill’s most popular interviews in 2020, she chats with Irish entertainer Graham Norton to discuss his novel 'Home Stretch'. Well known as the host of the eponymous BBC chat show, he has… Audio
Growing up as a 'third culture kid' in Bolivia
Libby Kirkby-McLeod's claims to being a 'Cochabambina' are flimsy, but the dusty streets of this small town high in the Andes feel like her spiritual home.
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2004: Kate Camp
Poet and literature critic, Kate Camp talks with Kim Hill about Katherine Mansfield – perhaps New Zealand’s most famous literary daughter. Camp won the NZSA Jessie Mackay Award for Best First Book of… Audio
2020: David Simon
David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, regarded by some critics as the best TV series ever made, talked to Kim Hill in 2020… Audio
2022: Colm Tóibín
The author of 10 novels, Colm Tóibín speaks with Kim Hill in 2022 about his 2021 Folio Prize winning book ‘The Magician’, a fictionalised account of the life of Thomas Mann. Tóibín’s novels ‘The… Audio
Going beyond Afrobeats in Auckland with Dj Banty and Orikol
Djs Banty and Nadine talk to Kadambari Raghukumar in this latest Voices episode on bringing African music to the club scene in Auckland. Audio
What English being an 'official language' would mean
The coalition deal between NZ First and National refers to giving English official status. But what would that involve?
The Best of Afternoons 2023
Host Jesse Mulligan shares his five favourite interviews from RNZ's weekday afternoon show.
The TAHI 14th December 2023
Our last episode of the year! It’s Evie’s birthday so we gave her 5 minutes to spit out opinions, Waimirirangi reminisces on being her own biggest fan as a child, and certified NZ Barb Quin Tauetau… Audio
The Panel with Kathryn Graham and Allan Blackman (Part 1)
Today on the panel, Emile Donovan and panellists Kathryn Graham and Allan Blackman discuss Auckland Museum's decision to pass on a major exhibition out of fear of offending visitors and the disturbing… Audio
2017: David Sedaris
American writer David Sedaris is famous for his self-deprecating and highly personal essay collections which manage to… Audio
