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Arts and culture news for Sunday 7 April.  Audio

Petitions to Parliament don't always result in a change to law or policy as intended, but they can be an effective way of the public getting a message to those in power.  Audio

Ahead of her two NZ shows, English musician Beth Orton tells Music 101 about singing with "deep sincerity" and her newfound gratitude for songwriting. Video, Audio

Long delayed PNG census due to start inside three months. Audio

A rat-plagued Dunedin supermarket had caught more rodents since an infestation forced it to temporarily close its doors.

Woolworths South Dunedin, formerly a Countdown, was closed for nearly three… Audio

Snow season is fast approaching but the North Island's only commercial skiing mountain has an uncertain future Audio

After three disappointing years on dating apps, Canterbury woman Beaulieu Matthews founded the speed dating service Instadate last year. Now she hosts speed dating events and tells funny anecdotes… Audio

If you love the convenience of a store-bought barbecued chook (aka a 'bachelor's handbag) but struggle to know what to do with it beyond stuffing it in a roll, Sam Parish is here to help. Audio

Electric carmaker Tesla has released its first quarter vehicle production and deliveries report, and the numbers are worse than anticipated.

Deliveries fell 8.5 percent from this time last year, and… Audio

Tania Frazer and Amalia Hall are bringing a new chamber music festival to Waiheke Island.  Audio

After making her name on television, Kiwi actress Sara Wiseman returns to the Auckland stage this month in the acclaimed medical drama The Effect. She talks to Susie Ferguson about theatre acting… Video, Audio

The 60th International Art Exhibition opens at the Venice Biennale on Saturday 20 April. The theme is Stranieri Ovunque - Foreigners Everywhere. The layout of the Venice Biennale encompasses the… Audio

The last of the ‘lunatic asylums’ closed only 20 years ago. They were founded on ideas of paternalism and social progress and survived on the basis they offered safety. But as William Ray explains,…

The last of the so-called ‘lunatic asylums’ closed only 20 years ago. They were founded on ideas of paternalism and social progress and survived on the basis they offered safety. In this special… Audio

The last of the so-called ‘lunatic asylums’ closed only 20 years ago. They were founded on ideas of paternalism and social progress and survived on the basis they offered safety. In this special… Audio

Arts news for the week from RNZ's Culture 101. Audio

20 years ago, artist Rozana Lee lost her mother, relatives, childhood friends and her family home in Aceh, Indonesia in the Boxing Day Tsunami. More than 200,000 people died in Indonesia, her mother… Audio

Tyler Redmond joins Mark Amery on Culture 101 to introduce Blenheim for this week’s Regional Wrap. Audio

Dr Jim Salinger has been recognised this week as Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year Te Pou Whakarae o Aotearoa for 2024. 

Dr Salinger is recognised as one of the first scientists to address global… Audio

We celebrate Easter Day with a Festal Choral Eucharist from Wellington Cathedral of St Paul. Audio

As he departs from Parliament, Grant Roberson outlines the skills and requirements for being a successful MP, and what he would replace Question Time with. Video, Audio

A search is underway for descendants of hundreds of British boys sent out for farming training in New Zealand a century ago. Flock House, a flagship agricultural school in New Zealand was set up 100… Audio

We talk about the effect of stress on hearts but not enough about its relationship to musculoskeletal pain, says physiotherapist Antony Bush. He talks to Jesse Mulligan about the advice in his new… Audio

Mapuna looks back at 20 years of Whakaata Maori which started out in 2004 as the Maori Television Service. It's now an established and popular part of Aotearoa's media landscape will celebrate its… Audio

For all of social media and technology's perks, comes the very real risk an internet gaffe could jeopardise your job.  Audio

The Māoriland Film Festival is being held in Ōtaki on the Kapiti Coast this week 20-24 March. 

It's Aotearoa's annual International Indigenous film festival in a town where Māori culture thrives. Audio

The future of news on TV is still in the balance after news of planned cuts at TVNZ and the complete closure of Newshub. The government’s working on a policy but the PM has warned that media companies…

Next month as part of the Taite Music Awards the 2024 Independent Music Classic Record trophy will be presented. This year Dunedin band Look Blue Go Purple will be celebrated for their 1991 album… Audio

Award-winning musician Delaney Davidson talks to Charlotte Ryan about his tenth - and he says final - studio album Out of My Head. Audio

Mapuna looks back at 20 years of Whakaata Maori with CEO, Shane Taurima, and Ngatapa Black who was a young production assistant back in 2004 who then went on to do "a gazillion" different jobs at the… Audio