Culture 101 for Sunday 14 September 2025

3:05 PM.Arts News from across the country for the week of September 14, 2025 Audio

2:35 PM.Job stability and sustainability within a creative industry can be a constant battle for artists. Read more Audio

2:07 PM.Cultural group Puku Rangi Tea from Rapa Nui Easter Island are providing a rare opportuntiy to experience their culture with performances in Blenheim, Wellington and Tauranga this coming week. They… Read more Audio

1:27 PM.The untamed and wild Hokitika is better known these days as the "Cool Little Town." Located on the West Coast of the South Island, it's about 40 minutes from Greytown. It's home to the largestiwi in… Read more Audio

1:07 PM.Art in the Park returns to the iconic Eden Park next weekend from the 18th to the 21st of September. A curated art show in a stadium setting, it'll bring together artists and collectors with artist… Read more Audio

12:44 PM.Actor and writer Stephen Papps has a remarkable ability onstage to inhabit a multitude of characters. In his latest solo work Social Animal, written with Damon Andrews, he plays 13 characters… Read more Audio

12:32 PM.It's a new era at American Vogue with a new editor announced to take over from Dame Anna Wintour. Read more Audio

12:15 PM.In 2019 preeminent and popular New Zealand classical pianist Michael Houston announced ihis retirement. Yet, with the disruption of Covid, things didn't turn out that way. At all. Six years on he… Read more Audio