Culture 101

The French-American artist, Louise Bourgeois found fame later in life with her reputation and market value soaring after her death. Read more Audio

Fringe Festival is back in Wellington - starting this month from the 13th of February until the 7th of March. Read more Audio

Major rebuild forges ahead at Auckland's historical St James theatre. Read more Audio

The Big Screen: Dan Slevin. Audio

Poetry has taken off in the past decade, with a resurgence, especially amongst young people. Read more Audio

When artist Cora-Allan was asked to create the burial garments for her Niuean grandparents - it was a request that would change the course of her life. Read more Audio

Most people will know Alison Quigan for her long-term role as receptionist Yvonne Jeffries on Shortland Street. But that's just one slice of the pie. Read more Audio

Karma Barnes talks with us about CO-Lapses, her atmospheric installation of suspended vessels that slowly release coloured sands to form shifting landscapes on the ground below. Her work often… Read more Audio

Seanchoíche (that's shan-a-key-ha, if you're wondering), is a global series of storytelling nights that Ciaran founded to celebrate real people and real stories. A natural storyteller fluent in… Read more Audio

One of Aotearoa's most trusted film voices, Kate shares what she's loving right now at the movies and why it's worth seeing it on the big screen. Audio

Known for helping introduce Mediterranean and Middle Eastern flavours to everyday home cooking, Yotam Ottolenghi popularised ingredients like sumac and molasses and developed a style so influential it… Read more Audio

Illustrator Ruby Jones chats about the work that first drew international attention to her. After the Christchurch mosque attacks, she created an illustration of two women embracing that was shared… Read more Audio