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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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The historical biopic, Oppenheimer, about the race to build the first atomic bomb, has claimed the prestigious best picture trophy at the Academy Awards and numerous other gongs. It went in the… Audio

Cue the drums - The Auckland Arts Festival kicks off this week! 

This is the third episode of Best of the Fest; a brand new RNZ national five-week lively conversation series  about a feast of… Audio

On the weekend of March 23rd of SailGP returns to Whakaraupo, Lyttleton Harbour. With the New Zealand team currently in second place just behind Australia, a home win could see them sail to the top of… 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

A film that’s almost one hundred years old turns out to have a very modern sensibility, reports Dan Slevin. Video

RNZ Culture 101 presents the first episode online and on-air of Best of the Fest - a brand new five-week 30 minute panel discussion series. 

Hosts Perlina Lau and Mark Amery are joined by Aotearoa… Audio

Dr Alycia Fong Yang joins Jim to explain why we should be hitting the dancefloor over the gym. Audio

Today Julie Biuso shares a recipe for what she calls the "best ever" bacon and egg pie. The version of the picnic favourite Julie makes is richer than others with a light and fluffy filling. Audio

Super Bowl 58 was held in Las Vegas this year with the Kansas City Chiefs facing off against the San Francisco 49ers. The event has become a cultural phenomenon across the world, televised in more… Video, Audio

Maungataniwha range in northern Hawkes Bay is one of our most significant geological sites. Pete Shaw - Manager of the Forest Lifeforce Restoration has been keeping the fossil finding legacy alive. Audio

Paul Diamond reviews three of his favourite books from last year. Audio

New Zealand greats Catherine Chidgey, Damon Salesa and Tusiata Avia have all made the cut - with some exciting newcomers in the mix, too. Audio

Phil Vine reviews two of his favourite books from last year. Audio

Jenna Todd of Time Out Bookstore reviews three of her favourite books from last year. Audio

Louise Ward of Wardini Books reviews three of her favourite books from last year: The Observologist by Giselle Clarkson, published by Gecko Press, Tarquin the Honest: Ocian's Elven by Gareth Ward… Audio

David Hill reviews three of his favourite books from last year: Iris and Me by Philippa Werry, published by Ahoy! Cuba Press, Te Wehenga, by Mat Tait, published by Allen and Unwin Children's NZ, and… Audio

Mellissa Oliver from Unity Books Wellington reviews three of their favourite books from last year: Articulations by Henrietta Bollinger, published by Tender Press; Happy Place by Emily Henry… Audio

Louise O'Brien reviews three of her favourite books from last year: Victory City by Salman Rushdie, published by Jonathan Cape; The Librarianist by Patrick deWitt, published by Bloomsbury; and… Audio

Stella Chrysostomou of Volume Books reviews three of her favourite books from last year. Audio

Ralph McAllister reviews three of his favourite books from last year.  Audio

Coromandel business owners are hailing what they say is the best summer in a decade. After two years of covid, and its lifeline highway washed away in last year's summer storms, it's been a disruptive… Audio

Kiran Dass reviews three of her favourite books from last year Audio

Mataruahou, Napier Hill, is a beautiful place – sunny, warm and usually calm. A naïve visitor would never know how natural disaster has shaped it. What impact will future events have on her hometown…