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Ya-Wen Ho and Liang Yujing are two talented millennial poets who make bilingualism look easy. Internationally published they're performing their work in English and Chinese, shuttling between… Read more Audio

The Chow Brothers, infamous for their rags to riches life as property magnates and brothel owners made news during their on-going court battles with their competitors in the sex industry. They also… Read more Audio

Solary Ha came to NZ as a baby from a Cambodian refugee camp on the border of Thailand. She's now a successful HR Adviser, but wants to give back by taking part in a Red Cross fundraiser, a 270km… Read more Audio

It's the largest group so far – 104 Mandarin language assistants are heading to primary and secondary schools across the country. Sponsored by the Confucius Institute at Victoria University and the… Read more Audio

Pacific people are often portrayed in the media as homophobic Christians but the reality for some is quite different. A group of people in South Auckland believe religion and different types of… Read more Audio

The students at Wellington Girls' College should be proud, the Minister of Education is launching the opening of their own Confucius Classroom as a result of their dedication to the learning of… Read more Audio

Xiyao Chen is a guzheng master, originally from Beijing and from a long family line of guzheng Masters. Together with Mongolian Throat singer Jonny Marks and acoustic guitarist Jack hooker they're… Read more Audio

"Ancient and new" Chinese stand-up comedy is featured at a Gala Festival in Lower Hutt celebrating Chinese New Year. A popular visiting comedian from Hunan, China meets Lynda Chanwai-Earle so she can… Read more Audio

Barika explains cultural protocol around drumming. Audio

Barika tells Amelia about the djembe and gives her a drumming demonstration. Audio

What you're used to eating - and what you like to eat - will largely depend on where you grew up. And while an increasingly wide variety of foods are available in NZ, African immigrants sometimes… Read more Audio