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Caribbean-Kiwi playwright Estelle Chout's confronting and comedic new play Po' Boys and Oysters wrapped on a high last week. Kadambari Raghukumar speaks to the cast about what it means to be black… Video, Audio

Ditching the rat-race to go travelling around Aotearoa in a campervan - for some that sounds like a dream come true, for others - not so much. In her new play The Campervan, Kathryn Burnett pits a… Audio

A new play exploring the intersection of grief, faith and sexuality has shocked the playwright when it become the target of a hate campaign. Catholic-raised Tatiana Hotere was also involved for many… Audio

How much screen time should you let your children have? How and when do you talk about sex? What can you do when your kid throws a tantrum? Why should you let your children just play? Maggie Dent is… Audio

Nicolas Ricketts has been the curator of The Strong Museum of Play in Rochester New York since 1998. He's researched the history of paper artifacts and board games, and served for a time as the… Audio

Sarah Aiono is a teacher and in-school consultant on a mission to bringing more play into the primary school classroom. She's founded Longworth Education, a company which supports teachers to… Audio

A stage play about the abuse of a boy in state care and the lifelong emotional damage that came from that traumatic time, is about to be broadcast as a radio drama. The bold move is partly due to… Audio, Gallery

Author, political commentator and Professor of Communication Design at Massey University, Claire Robinson has now written a play about Aotearoa's first Labour Prime Minister, Michael Joseph Savage… Audio

Adventurer and educator Sash Nukada believes saying 'be careful' to children at play is counter-productive and can induce fear and make them risk averse. He says it's more beneficial to explain what… Audio

Advocate of outdoor nature education, Wendy Pirie says there are so many benefit of children running around outside and exploring their environment. She is the founder of an Early Learning Centre in… Audio

The man who ran one of the most highly regarded education systems in the world says it's time to rethink education in the shadow of Covid-19. Former Director General of Education in Finland, Dr Pasi… Audio

A lot of hope is being placed on New Zealand's screen industry to help the country out of its financial mire. It's too soon to know if overseas filmmakers will see Aotearoa as a safe haven in the… Audio

The Playmarket Award will be presented at a ceremony in Wellington on Sunday. The $20,000 cash prize recognises a playwright who has made a significant artistic contribution to theatre in New Zealand… Audio

Right now the Government Royal Commission of Inquiry into the terrible abuse of children in state care is trying to restore the faith of the surviving victims. This week one of them is sharing his… Audio

Short, succinct opinions from New Zealanders on subjects of their choice. Teacher and education blogger Mark Bracey offers his thoughts on some of the biggest issues facing schooling and education in… Audio

More than a decade after they appeared in London's West End, the award-winning costumes from the musical Priscilla - Queen of the Desert are gracing the stage of the Showplace in New Plymouth. Video, Audio

Imagine if the Spice Girls was actually a karaoke band set up in the heart of Waikato by a Kiwi bloke named Wayne... Audio