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"It's like the hype around rugby" - Kabaddi's loyal following
6 May 2024Brain, brawn and technique comes together seamlessly in Kabaddi and Punjabi fans in New Zealand are more hyped than ever for what some call their 'origin sport'.Â
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"A key foundation" - memories of football in Gaza
29 Apr 2024The beautiful game became an expression for solidarity through World of Cultures' Football Fest this month bringing players together from several diaspora communities in Auckland. Kadambari RaghukumarâŠ
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Cushioning the culture shock
22 Apr 2024Indian classical music is alive and well in Auckland and Ruwani Perera gets to discover how the people behind Migrant Heritage Trust keep the tradition thriving in the diaspora.
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Leaning into virtuosity with Sam Low
15 Apr 2024Chef and food creative Sam Low talks about finding virtuosity and his life before and after winning Masterchef 2022.Â
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"For a small country, it packs a punch" - Dave Phillips on Jamaica
8 Apr 2024Extolling the virtues of his home country in this episode, Jamaican Honorary Consul Dave Phillips talks about his love for his island in this episode.Â
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Sharing Common Ground at WOMAD
Singers from across the world found common ground through their journeys, convening at WOMAD this month. Kadambari Raghukumar speaks to Lady Shaka and Pongo in this episode of Here Now.
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Tarik Rahim - Making the Mount home for a while
18 Mar 2024Tarik Rahim grew up drawing from a rich pool of cultures and finding expression through surf and music. In this episode, Kadambari Raghukumar talks to him about calling NZ home, for a short while.
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YÄnum - Fragments of Femininity
11 Mar 2024Artham Dance Company want to shake up both an ancient text and a revered dance tradition. The company founders tell Justin Gregory they are not afraid of a challenge.
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Reflections from Anakiwa - Outward Bound
The latest Outward Bound programme saw a whole cross-section of New Zealanders take part and this week we're featuring some of them on Here Now.Â
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The Magic of Masks - Live podcast from Q Theatre
26 Feb 2024Earlier this month, Here Now went live in front of an audience at the Podfest at Q. Producer and host Kadambari Raghukumar spoke to thespians Jacob Rajan and Pedro Ilgenfritz all about the magic ofâŠ
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Shy Boy - Izzy Abdallah mixing it up
19 Feb 2024MIXIT in TÄmaki Makarau uses drama and dance to help young refugees gain confidence and in this Here Now episode, Phil Vine talks to former graduate Izadine Ahmed Abdallah about his story.Â
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Tacos, mariachi and other tropes - Mexico
12 Feb 2024In this third part of the conversation around stereotypes, we're chatting about Mexico. Here Now is produced and presented by Kadambari Raghukumar.
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Cartels, clichés and salsa - Colombians on their cultural stereotypes
5 Feb 2024In part two of a series around cultural stereotypes, Kadambari Raghukumar talks South America through the eyes Auckland-based Colombians.Â
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"Stereotypes are my toolkit" - diaspora creatives on cultural tropes
29 Jan 2024Here Now's first episode for 2024 is all about creatives drawing from or away from cultural stereotypes. Join Kadambari Raghukumar as she talks about some Indian tropes around Mumbai and Delhi.Â
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Join the audience at Here Now live recording at PodFest at Q
24 Jan 2024RNZ producer and host of Here Now Kadambari Raghukumar is taking her podcast live at Aucklandâs Q Theatreâs PodFest at Q on 8 February 2024.
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Going beyond Afrobeats in Auckland with Dj Banty and Orikol
18 Dec 2023Djs Banty and Nadine talk to Kadambari Raghukumar in this latest Voices episode on bringing African music to the club scene in Auckland.Â
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Being 'woke' and how it became a catchall phrase
11 Dec 2023Breaking down the background to the idea of 'wokeness' are Ira Munn and Andreea Calude, in this episode of Voices.Â
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The Little Clay Cart and NZ's first Afro-Kiwi Xmas concert
2 Dec 2023Voices this week looks at some December events to look forward to from the south Asian and African diaspora in Auckland.
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Making films from South India to the South Island
In this episode of Voices, producer Karthic SS talks to Siddharth Nambiar, a wildlife filmmaker based in Dunedin.Â
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"Everthing's gone, except the band members"
20 Nov 2023A fire gutted an Auckland sports club and took with it all the instruments of a Caribbean steelpan orchestra that also used the space. In this episode we chat to Camille Nakhid about what next for theâŠ
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The best of two worlds
New Zealand has one of the world's biggest export-driven wine industries -  that attraction is huge for people from overseas who arrive here exploring opportunities in the industry. In this episodeâŠ
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Thousands across NZ continue to rally calling for a ceasefire in Gaza
6 Nov 2023In this episode we talk to members from Palestinian and Jewish communities in New Zealand about the attacks on Gaza by Israel.Â
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Space technology for climate change
16 Oct 2023Each year, a New Zealand social enterprise runs a space research incubator to help explore space-related technologies for climate change. Kadambari Raghukumar talks to the founders of Spacebase.
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"It would be a foolish move" - Community organizations speak up against closing ministries
9 Oct 2023ACT Party wants to close demographic ministries like the Ministry for Ethnic Communities, and in this episode we're talking to community organizations who are concerned about this possibility and it'sâŠ
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