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Celebrating 50 years of Philippines and New Zealand diplomatic relations, one Filipino New Zealander guides Lynda Chanwai-Earle through her community's annual celebration with a hands on cooking… Read more Audio, Gallery

What is diversity good for? Lynda Chanwai-Earle hears from a group of high profile New Zealand's ethnic leaders to find out whether the increasingly ethnic diverse population in New Zealand is a good… Read more Audio, Gallery

Sustainable, biodegradable and cutting edge technology is put to the test in an exhibition of internationally award-winning utilitarian designs by globally renowned designers from Zhejiang Province… Read more Gallery

Victoria University's music students are in acoustic heaven with the arrival of a shipping container full of precious traditional Chinese instruments. The collection is a gift from Hanban, The… Read more Audio, Gallery

Lynda Chanwai-Earle brings us a story from RNZ's Lynn Freeman who is in rural Kanha, central India. Lynn meets a young Indian student to hear about the big issues in India….sexism, women's safety, the… Read more Video, Audio, Gallery

India has one of the highest rates of depression in the world and for men within the age of 15 to 29 the suicide rate is very high. The Indian community in New Zealand is also deeply affected but an… Read more Video, Audio, Gallery

Get to know the real Iran - Elham's story: Elham Salari grew up in Iran's capital Tehran and the war dominated her childhood memories. She moved to Hawkes Bay with her husband five years ago… Read more Audio, Gallery

For the Chinese, eight is a lucky number! From just a few stalls and tiny public gatherings to an International Cultures Day in the iconic Cornwall Park attracting hundreds, the lucky eight year… Read more Audio, Gallery

Vaisakhi Mela the harvest festival for the Punjab region of India is as important as New Year. Around 20,000 Sikhs live in New Zealand. One of the first to settle arrived around 1890, his legacy is… Read more Audio, Gallery

A report on encounters between African youth and police in Auckland sought to highlight bias in the justice system. But negative backlash from the public in social media after its release has shocked… Read more Video, Audio, Gallery

Leaving behind an abusive arranged marriage as a teenage bride in North India Constable Mandeep Kaur struggled as a single mother in a foreign country to become New Zealand's first Indian female… Read more Audio, Gallery

It’s Thingyan time. Auckland's Burmese community are celebrating their New Year Festival, showcasing the seven ethnic nationalities with cultural and traditional performances, food stalls and more. Read more Audio, Gallery