Culture 101 for Sunday 18 August 2024

2:30 PM.At the age of three, writer Sasha LaPointe was given her Skagit name in a ceremony - taqʷšəblu. In the Pacific Northwest, it’s a big deal to be given a Skagit name and she was her great-grandmother’s… Read more Audio

2:10 PM.This weekend in Ōtepoti Dunedin small presses and independent publishers from around Aotearoa gather to share and exchange at Small Press Fest.  The festival reflects a move among younger creatives… Read more Audio

1:25 PM.30 kilometres west of Waihōpai Invercargill, is the town of Aparima or Riverton.

It’s the gateway to spectacular and remote West Southland, an area sitting between the mountains of Fiordland and… Read more Audio

1:07 PM.It’s a story about sisterhood and survival against a dark backdrop but Josephine Stewart Tewhiu never set out to make a film about abuse in state care.  Read more Video, Audio

12:45 PM.Artist Owen Connors is on a roll. They are one of four nominees for Aotearoa's most prestigious art prize, The Walters. Last year they won the $25,000 Rydal Art Prize, awarded biannually to a recent… Read more Audio

12:30 PM.Bouncing off the success from the first season, documentary Takeout Kids is back for a second season and this time, it’s venturing beyond the takeaways. Read more Video, Audio

12:15 PM.Growing up as the only boy in a family of five children, Eli Matthewson was well prepared for a career in comedy.  Read more Audio