Culture
Katie Wolfe: The Haka Party Incident
In 1979, group of young Maori and Pasifika activists tried to stop Pakeha students at the University of Auckland performing a parody of haka each capping week. Unfortunately, the consequences for… Audio
Out Lately with Finn Johansson
Tonight, new tracks from Berlin electronic outfit Oraculu, Grammy Award-winning rapper Killer Mike, Melbourne-based psychedelic Afro-disco duo Wrong Way Up, and lo-fi Wellington artist Alison… Audio
Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
Nights' resident screen critic Dan Slevin joins Emile Donovan to feature Bookworm (2024), Cirque du Soleil: Without a Net (2022) screening on Prime Video tracking the famous performing arts company's… Audio
What makes for bad songwriting?
Thoughtful and skillfully written song lyrics can elevate a good song into a great song. But what about terrible lyrics? Can they do the reverse and totally ruin a song? Audio
Erana James, star of We Were Dangerous
The star actress Erana James' new film We Were Dangerous opened the Auckland leg of the New Zealand International Film Festival. Audio
The TAHI NOÉ and Twilight theories
Today on the show Matua Harry has a theory on the effects of the Twilight saga on romantic relos, Waimirirangi shares a hot take on bacterial baby names, and So’omālō introduces us to the independent… Audio
The TAHI Chris Parker & Emerson
Today on the show we reveal the recipe for the famous Olympic village chocolate muffins, So’omālō has a kōrero with actor and comedian (plus celeb treasure island winner) Chris Parker about the Winter… Audio
Sir Wayne McGregor - You can dance
Globally renowned choreographer, fascinated by the potential of the human body, Wayne McGregor is resident choreographer of The Royal Ballet. He is in demand as a choreographer for theatre, opera… Audio
AI is coming for your playlist
It's been called a revolution as big as electricity or the motorcar - artificial intelligence is changing the creation of music. Audio
Pātea Māori Club honours composer's wish after 30 years
They are performing at the Embassy Theatre in Wellington for the opening of the film Taki Rua - Breaking Barriers. Audio
The flavours of Samoa, Tonga, and Niue
The year is going fast - in case you missed it, it's now August, and August is Restaurant Month. Audio
Auckland's new kid on the block in the improv comedy
Josh Metcalfe is one of the founding members of Bull Rush, and he joins Emile Donovan. Audio
The TAHI Wiri Donna & PONZ
Today on the we chat to singer-songwriter and DJ ‘PONZ’ (“de replay”) about her latest single ‘Fantasies’, Indie rock darling 'Wiri Donna' also pops into the studio to let us know when her upcoming… Audio
The TAHI IT'S ALMOST AUGUST?
Today on the show Matua Harry tells us how a Nissan March is the key to ending road rage, So’omālō catches up with friend of the show and certified Marvel hater Pratik Navani about Robert Downey… Audio
'The ick' and 'boop': The newest entries in the dictionary
The new additions are among more than 3200 words and phrases introduced this year.
Why are the Dutch so tall?
Like the rest of the Europe, and in western nations, heights in the Netherlands have increased dramatically over the past 200 years. But for some reason, the Dutch just grow higher. Audio
The TAHI VÏKAE & Pat Tafa
On the show today we have a tonne of guest including Ukrainian-born kiwi artist VI¨KÆ who chats about her upcoming first bilingual single, Samoan-New Zealand artist and PMA nominee Pat Tafa has a… Audio
Time to think about ageing
We're being urged to re-think our attitudes towards ageing, as our population gets more and more top heavy.
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The TAHI Savina Fountain and Kzz
On this episode of The TAHI we talk about the new Ignite intake from Big Fan with general manager Savina Fountain. We talk about Parnell baths and the idea that being open for swims at this… Audio