Arts
Streaming feature film premiere: Kāinga
'Home is where the heart, hurt, hatred, hearth, hope is.' Eleven Pan-Asian women direct Kāinga, featuring confronting and comforting stories of being 'at home' in Aotearoa New Zealand. Stream it here.
The Mysterious Secrets of Uncle Bertie's Botanarium Episode 1
Cheese Dreams in the Gravy Isles: Lord Joseph Banks is an idle, opportunity-squandering squillionaire botanist. A chance encounter with a certified cheesemonger sets him off on a pathway to pleasure…
Aotearoa Pan-Asian film celebrates our diversity and confronts concepts of “home”
The feature film Kainga features Pan-Asian ethnicities including Chinese, Indian, Maori-Chinese, Iranian, Japanese, Korean, Malaysian and Tamil Eelam New Zealanders. Culture 101 discusses the… Video, Audio
'Actors do more than just say words': why the SAG-AFTRA strike matters
The Hollywood writers and actors strikes continue with no end in sight. The ripple effects are being felt in New Zealand and Culture 101 explores what this means for audience viewing. Audio
Pita Turei: 'I'm still an outsider'
Pita Turei is an actor, curator, sculptor, comedian and staunch cultural and Iwi advocate. More than anything, Turei tells Culture 101’s Mark Amery, he’s dedicated to walking with people to reveal the… Audio
A Culture101 party with Bret McKenzie, Suzanne Tamaki and Dr Drama
Mark Amery and Perlina Lau are joined by composer and actor Bret McKenzie, artist and cultural events organiser extraordinaire Suzanne Tamaki (Maniapoto, Tūhoe, and Te Arawa) and Dr Drama aka theatre… Audio
Music featured on Culture101 August 20
We’re proud to feature a diverse range of new music from Aotearoa pushing the edges of style and genre.
Ryan 'Brickman' McNaught on his gigantic Jurassic World
Ryan McNaught is best known by his nickname - Brickman. He's one of 20 official LEGO Masterbuilders in the world - the only one in the Southern Hemisphere and he's also the judge on the extremely… Audio
Two major arts venues added to list of quake prone buildings in Wellington
There's a whole lot of shaking going on at two of the capital's entertainment venues, or at least there could be unless both strengthen their structures.
Wellington's Michael Fowler Centre and the… Audio
The TAHI Thursday 17th August 2023
THANK GOODNESS Evie is back! And she is joined by the incredible Riiki Reid to talk about her new track Home with me out tomorrow. Also returning is ESPN aka Evie Sports Podcasts NOW updating you on… Audio
Kapa haka groups to headline Māori Language Festival of Wellington
The second Māori Language Festival of Wellington will be headlined by two of the world's best kapa haka groups.
Bookmarks with Graham Kelly
For Bookmarks today we have former politician, diplomat, musician and author Graham Kelly on the show. He's also the founder of Porirua's Computers in Homes programme, he has also made plenty of room… Audio
Podcast Critic: Adam Burns
Today Adam talks to Jesse about podcasts The Parent Hangover and The Imperfects, both on Apple. Audio
Luke Buda's latest projects
Luke Buda is behind the score of the new TV drama Far North. It came out on Monday and is about one of New Zealand's biggest drug busts. He talks to Jesse. Audio
New Zealand's first kids TV show made by and for the rainbow community
New Zealand's first kids show made by and for the rainbow community is now available to watch on the TVNZ website. Little Apocolypse is an eight part supernatural comedy/drama series, aiming to break… Audio
The TAHI Tuesday 15th August 2023
Two interviews for you today on The TAHI. Paige talks about her new song Aquarian as well as upcoming album King Clown. Balu Brigada also join us in preparation for three NZ shows next week! Audio
Aunty's House: A new collective for the South Asian diaspora
Aunty's House has been founded as a collective focused on celebrating and uplifting the South Asian diaspora in New Zealand, and launched with its first event, the Chai Session.
Maud Arnold on amplifying tap dance
Maud Arnold is one half of a sisterly duo who have been revolutionising the world of tap dance. She and older sister Chloe started dancing at an early age in Washington DC - learning a bit of… Audio
Government wants companies to report pay gap
Sunlight is the best disinfectant - at least that's the approach the government's taking to closing the 11-cent pay gap between men and women.
It wants companies with more than 250 staff to report… Audio
The TAHI Thursday 10th August 2023
On today’s show, we run through the highs and lows of the Pacific Music Awards, Evie chats to Aja about her latest release ‘Te Reo ki Whakarongotai’. Jogai Bhatt joins the show dissects the star signs… Audio
