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Theatre director Ben Crowder: From Isle of Wight island life to boarding school in Christchurch
20 Oct 2024Theatre director Ben Crowder had never really watched Peter Pan. He’d seen a London production as a child, and admits he was mostly confused, and the 1991 film Hook which stars Robyn Williams and… Read more Audio
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Regional Wrap: Matamata with Mia Smith
20 Oct 2024Each week, Culture 101 puts the spotlight on a different part of Aotearoa and this week we’re in the town of Matamata. Read more Audio
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6-hour interactive photoshoot replaces camera shutter with bullet sounds
20 Oct 2024For six hours, artist and photographer Elisabeth Denis photographed a model in a durational performance piece. Instead of camera clicks or shutter sounds, these were replaced with the sound of bullets… Read more Audio
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Laguna Beach, skinny jeans and dial-up internet: Teen comedy n00b a love letter to the early noughties
20 Oct 2024The year is 2005. Tom Cruise jumps on Oprah Winfrey’s couch, Mariah Carey has made a resurgence, skinny jeans and Thin Lizzy are all the rage and dial-up internet is in full swing. Read more Video, Audio
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NZ’s Pinball wizard: Hamish Guthrey bringing new tech to the arcade
20 Oct 2024The latest machine to arrive at arcade Ye Olde Pinball Shoppe in Pōneke Wellington is Pulp Fiction. It’s packed with the classic soundtrack and audio clips, together with table sculptures of your… Read more Video, Audio
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Fast Favourites: The Aussie Office’s Edith Poor
20 Oct 2024It’s one of the most popular shows of the 21st century and now, another iteration is taking place downunder. The Office is set in Australia with the first female boss - Hannah Howard, at a… Read more Video, Audio
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“The internet is radically unstable” The mindblowing worlds of Youtube video game essayist Jacob Geller
13 Oct 202428-year-old Jacob Geller is an enormously popular Youtube video game essayist and art enthusiast. Read more Video, Audio
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Regional Wrap: Rakiura Stewart Island with Gwen Neave
13 Oct 2024Rakiura, with a population of just 450, is the furthest south we have ventured for RNZ Culture 101’s Regional Wrap. Read more Audio
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Akira Kurosawa: The Japanese filmmaker Spielberg calls ‘the pictorial Shakespeare of our time’
13 Oct 2024This spring, nine of Akira Kurosawa’s most beloved films are returning to Aotearoa's cinemas, including a brand-new digital restoration of Seven Samurai. Read more Audio
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Dressing up to bare all: Freya Finch’s slow burlesque
13 Oct 2024A Slow Burlesque is a work that has been on Freya Finch's mind for almost a decade. Freya's interest in burlesque first started at John Bolton Theatre School. A four-month intensive course in… Read more Audio
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The great NZ pub crawl: Which is our most classic pub?
13 Oct 2024The Cardrona or the Thistle Inn? The Puhoi or Hotel De Brett? The White Hart or the Whangamomona? Which is this country’s most classic pub? Read more Audio
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Fast Favourites: Dame Susan Devoy’s surprising cultural connections
13 Oct 2024Dame Susan Devoy’s career has been nothing if not lane-changing. And as such, an inspiration for us all. Read more Audio
