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Culture lover and curator Rosie Dawson-Hewes is passionate about accessibility in the arts. It led her to collaborate with a new Bay of Plenty art patron Fiona Menzies to create A Seat at the Table at… Audio

Henderson artists Bernie Harfleet and Turtle Sarten make visible the things we often find uncomfortable to talk about. Urgent social issues all around us: like family harm, mental health and poverty.

It took until the 1970s for Toi Māori (Māori  art) to develop a tradition in clay (uku). One that in part looks back to an ancestral Lapita pottery tradition across the Pacific. 

Today, the… Audio

Jo Ann Firestone is a  teller of tales, a producer, host, and co-founder of Couch Stories. A sold out storytelling series that has taken the Nelson Arts fest by storm.  Audio

Arts Pasifika Awards recognise excellence in Pacific arts across a range of arts practices and career stages. Audio

If you like a good sing but not quite at the solo stage, and you live in the Bay of Plenty then the Tauranga Arts festival has got a couple of events for you! Jason Te Mete wants everyone to have a go… Audio

The Nelson Arts Festival starts today and goes through until the 29th of October and if you're a Mushroom muncher and fungi lover then the festival has a treat for you! "Foraging your way to wellness"… Audio

ArtWeek in Auckland's city centre features more than 50 pop up exhibitions, galleries, installations, free art walks, artist talks and workshops. One of those projects is the Urban Art Village which… Audio

MĀ set to play with seven piece band at the Nelson Arts Festival  Video, Audio

To see a painting by Edward Hopper is often to feel loneliness in scenes from ordinary urban life. He is considered one of the greatest American painters of the 20th century but had only sold one… Audio

Described by Sam Brooks in The Spinoff as the largest catwalk show in the world, an art exhibition blown up to epic proportions, and the closest New Zealand gets to Broadway, the spectacular World of… Audio

After 35 years working in public galleries and as an art historian, for Christina Barton’s last show as director of Wellington’s Adam Art Gallery, tidying up has become part of the art. Audio

Steamed Hams shows artists using humour and popular digital storytelling devices to explore how our worldview is being filtered through everything from TikTok to AI art.  Video, Audio

A pop-up theatre has launched in Auckland which allows guests to see themselves as the star of the show, with the help of articicual intelligence. Participants at Hypercinema have photos taken of… Audio

A local queen of hip-hop, soul and R&B, Ladi6 (MNZM) has released several critically acclaimed albums spanning multiple genres. Now she has received this year's Arts Foundation Laureates 'Theresa… Audio

Since he could barely reach the joysticks in his local parlour in Ngongotaha, Lake Rotorua, Preston McNeil (Te Arawa, Tainui) has loved spacies. Audio

Mystery surrounds the appearance of a stylised skull carved into the sandstone cliffs at Waipipi Beach near Waverley in South Taranaki. The creation is reminiscent of Rolling Stones guitarist Keith… Audio

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

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

Art writer and author Megan Dunn is taking us to church. A surprising amount of art can be found on the walls and windows of Aotearoa's places of worship. Milan Mrkusich, Doreen Blumhardt, Nigel Brown… Audio, Gallery

Janay Harding. "Hollowpoint." Bellator MMA. Gold Coast. Featherweight. 6-7-0. Ranked as the #7 female featherweight in the world. Janay finds her purpose through the sport of MMA. Video

Aaron Tau. “Tauzemup.” XFCAustralia. The Combat Academy. Auckland. Bantamweight. 7-0-0. Ranked as the #5 pro men's bantamweight in Australia & New Zealand. Aaron fights to heal generational trauma. Video

Navajo Stirling. City Kickboxing. Auckland. Light heavyweight. Two-time King of the Ring champion. 1-0-0 in pro MMA. Navajo has learnt to stand in the face of fear and tackle it head-on. Video

Kieran Joblin. “Stonecutter.” City Kickboxing. Auckland. 23-13-0. Holds the Shuriken and World Kickboxing Federation Oceania Lightweight MMA belts. Kieran stands a little taller in his journey. Video