Culture 101 for Sunday 25 August 2024

2:30 PM.They flit around you in the back garden at the compost, or dive at your feet in the bush. The pīwakawaka or fantail is a special bird: so common, yet so magic. 

There's a lightness, a joy to this… Read more Audio

2:05 PM.The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra is bringing the epic scores of The Lion King and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon to the stage alongside the films this year.  Read more Audio

1:25 PM.Palmerston North or ‘Palmy’ as it’s known brims with energy, culture and heritage. Overlooking the Manawatū river, the region boomed with a pastoral farming industry.  Read more Video, Audio

1:08 PM.Last year the Ministry of Culture and Heritage Manatu Taonga reported New Zealand's arts and creative sector contributed $16.3 billion to New Zealand's GDP, or 4.3% of the total economy, in the year… Read more Audio

12:45 PM.For three weeks in August every year, thousands of artists descend on Edinburgh for the largest performing arts festival in the world. Read more Audio

12:30 PM.For many stand-up comedians, performing in a garage could seem like a career low-point. But in Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland, comedian Heta Dawson has turned his garage in his South Auckland family home… Read more Audio

12:10 PM.Indian Ink Theatre Company has built up a remarkable reputation for developing and touring original work over 27 years. 

Founded by Justin Lewis and Jacob Rajan, more than half a million people have… Read more Video, Audio