Culture 101

In Home we follow artist Teiti Nepia as over the summer of 2023 and 2024 for five months she reclaims her own sense of sovereignty by camping out on public land on Wellington's beautiful but rather… Read more Audio

Although written in 1923 about a story from the 15th century, the themes of Saint Joan continue to be pertinent in the 21st century. George Bernard Shaw's classic, written after the canonisation of… Read more Audio

There are small pockets globally where descendants of 19th century immigrants are working to retain the distinctive culture, heritage and language of the small European regions their ancestors came… Read more Audio

Editor of NZ Listener, Kirsty Cameron, got her start in journalist at RNZ and broadcasting before moving into print where she's stayed ever since. She spent more than a decade working in Australia… Read more Audio

A look at the arts scene here & abroad. Audio

A new digital art curation platform is hoping to be bridge the gap between artists and buyers to create personalised, cohesive and curated collections. Read more Audio

2025 marks the centenary of Radio New Zealand. Yet broadcasting is one thing, the technology to hear it another. And there was once an entirely different company called RNZ - pioneer radio… Read more Audio

What's at Colac Bay. Audio

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… Read more Audio

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… Read more Video, Audio

Romance novels are having a moment. England's first ever romance-only bookshop opened this week in Notting Hill, London. Read more Audio

Gretchen La Roche is a few weeks into the role of CEO of Creative New Zealand, our national arts funding, development and advocacy organisation.  Read more Audio