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For a band from Taranaki, making the WOMAD lineup is a dream come true. For Ngāmotu New Plymouth indie group, Fin Rah Zel, this weekend is it. 

Known for its outlier music and visual art scene, the… Audio

In Samoan, aiga means family. Not just your immediate family but your wider circle. It could be through blood, marriage or even an adopted connection. 

It’s also the name and central theme of Lusi… Audio

With the second part of Denis Villeneuve's film franchise of Frank Herbert's fantasy novel, Dune, currently in cinemas, we ask if the fictional worms in the movie share anything in common with real… Audio

A big new wooden superstructure is about to be built out the back of Parliament House, and is planned to be ready to fit dozens of MPs by the next election. Audio

To mark the release of Legacy - a new RNZ documentary about the Māori reggae band Katchafire​ - frontman Logan Bell shares songs that have shaped his life and music.  Video, Audio

Sarah is born in a psychiatric hospital, taken by the state and adopted to a new family in secret. By the time she goes looking for her birth mother, it’s too late. Nellie has died and Sarah is left…

In episode four of Best of the Fest, Culture 101 co-hosts Perlina Lau and Mark Amery find Aotearoa in full festival swing. 

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Whistles and laughter rang out in the Capital today has hundreds of over 65s took to the court in the annual Wellington Senior Regional Games. It was a day filled with fun, with the opportunity to try… Audio

A well known arts critic, historian and commentator, Andrew Paul Wood in Timaru fills us in on ‘drama’ around the Timaru Theatre Royal redevelopment, which includes a new venue for South Canterbury… Audio

Jackie Stewart is widely regarded as one of the greatest Formula 1 drivers of all time. Following his wife, Helen's diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia, Sir Jackie founded the global charity Race… Audio

From his cult radio show as The Wizard in the 1980s to forming the techno collective Underground Resistance, then Axis Records, many call Jeff Mills a dance music legend. He's performing at the… Audio

Summer is officially over and Autumn has begun. It's a time of year that fungi lovers across the country get excited about as all sorts of weird and wonderful fruiting bodies emerge out of the dark… Audio

In celebration of World Sleep Day today we've gathered some expert tips for a good night's kip.

The Arts Festivals are in full swing across Aotearoa along with numerous Fringe Festivals.

Co-host of RNZ National's Culture 101, Perlina Lau, was in Hamilton last week and this week she's been out… Audio

The Newshub closure announcement, TVNZ’s slump in revenue and Meta scrapping news funding across the Tasman all threw media companies' problems into sharp relief last week - but the government…

The Secrets They Kept is the debut novel by 85-year-old former editor of the NZ Woman's Weekly, Jenny Lynch. The story of a young woman's quest to discover the truth about her mother's unexplained… Audio

Royal biographer Ingrid Seward joins us to unpick the relationship between King Charles III and his mother the late Queen Elizabeth II. With her unparalleled access and deep understanding of the… Audio

Tony Stamp reviews a new box set collecting the hushed indie band's earliest work. Audio

Pitchfork named Real Estate's 'Daniel' one of the most anticipated albums of 2024, yet it's since been announced the platform will be folded into GQ. Singer Martin Courtney talks to Maggie Tweedie… Audio

Ben and Louis Helliker-Hales are Chaos in The CBD. The Kiwi brothers have been living in London for over a decade, becoming an essential part of the global dance community and playing at the top house… Audio

What is it with tall people up the front at gigs? Should morning raves replace gym sessions? Joining us this week on Best of the Fest are writers Emily Perkins and Arihia Latham, artist Suzanne Tamaki… Audio

We're in the thick of arts festival season in Aotearoa with the Auckland Arts festival next week joining Poneke's Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of the Arts and Hamilton Arts Festival, alongside… Audio

Mike Seawright founded the international humanitarian organisation ReliefAid whose work also continues in Gaza, Syria, and Afghanistan. He joins Jim.  Audio

Dr Jack Watling looks back at two years of brutal warfare and considers what any future opportunities for peace might look like. Audio