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Culture 101 for Sunday 3 December 2023
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Fixing the desperate state of arts and culture coverage in the media
2:30 PM.On the brink of collapse - that’s the stark portrayal of the state of the arts media in a new report New Mirrors, commissioned by Creative New Zealand. Read more Audio
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Manu Vaea: the spiritual and mundane in being fakaleitī - Tongan third gender
2:05 PM.In Koe Tau’atāina o e Leitī (The Freedom/ Emancipation of the Leitī), Tongan New Zealand artist Manuaha’apai Vaeatangitau (or Manu Vaea for short) deals in “radical honesty” about her experiences as… Read more Audio
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Regional Wrap: Marton building turns into an ‘unsettling immersive’ sculpture
1:27 PM.In 2021 artist Isabella Loudon returned to her family home in the town of Marton Tutaenui in the lower North Island to recover from glandular fever. Loudon has since stayed on, making the most of a… Read more Audio
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Kauae Raro Research Collective's passion for earth pigments
1:07 PM.Raro Research Collective's passion for earth pigments Read more Audio
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Celebrating traditional Fijian hair practice from a Wairarapa farm
12:45 PM.The buiniga is a traditional Fijian unisex hairstyle. Similar to the afro, but more sculpted, it’s become a source of national pride. Increasingly young women in Fiji are bucking Western trends and… Read more Audio
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Moutere valley jeweller wins gold at Florence Biennale
12:30 PM.A New Zealand jeweller has won big at the XIV Florence Biennale Exhibition and Awards, taking first prize for Jewellery Art and Design. Read more Audio
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Fast Favourites: The Brokenwood Mysteries star Fern Sutherland
12:15 PM.Actor and star of The Brokenwood Mysteries Fern Sutherland has just wrapped her 10th season on the television detective drama. A feat for any show in New Zealand to last this long. Read more Audio