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2:43 PM.Scultpure on the Shore in Tamaki Makaurau winds up this weekend. The biennial exhibition has been showcasing more than 120 artworks by both established and emerging artists. Located at the clifftop… Read more Audio

2:30 PM.Artist Josh Lancaster doesn't want you to look too closely at his paintings. Instead, he hopes his work will transport people to moments in their lives and evoke their memories. Josh is now based in… Read more Audio

2:08 PM.The race is on to preserve the home of two of New Zealand's most beloved artists. For 30 years the Mt Eden home of Pat and Gil Hanly has been a creative hub and base for artists all over Aotearoa… Read more Audio

1:27 PM.This time last year we took Culture 101 on the road to the new, revamped Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery in Whanganui. To those unfamiliar with this Whanganui landmark, the gallery was founded in… Read more Audio

1:10 PM.He's won two Oscars, worked with Hollywood A-lister actors and directors but if he's done his job well, then his work is invisible. Make-up and prosthetic artists, Kazu Hiro, has been described as… Read more Audio

12:32 PM.Local jewellers Zoe and Morgan are celebrating two decades of their family business. The two siblings along with their sister Ruth had all ventured down different creative paths before coming together… Read more Audio

12:10 PM.She's one of the country's most beloved actors and on Friday night, took home the Best Actress in a Series Award for the second time for her role in the comedy Double Parked S2. Antonia Prebble has… Read more Audio

2:40 PM.There is much joy to be had poring over a great map. And this particular map may be the finest in New Zealand to pore over of them all. It's a map of Wellington city first made in 1891 by surveyor… Read more Audio

2:25 PM.Christchurch's Keely O'Grady and Mitchell O'Hara join Culture 101 to discuss the Irish dance show A Celtic Christmas. Read more Audio

2:05 PM.Nature artist, Niels Meyer-Westfeld joins Culture 101 to talk about his new book Feathers of Aotearoa: an illustrated journal. Read more Audio

1:30 PM.Regional Wrap: Te Whare Taonga o Kāwhia - Kāwhia Museum. Read more Audio

1:07 PM.One of New Zealand's leading photographers and artists, Yvonne Todd has announced she is now only working in AI. We believe as a professional in Aotearoa, she may be among the first. Read more Audio

12:30 PM.A year ago, on Culture 101 we played a recording of Tusiata Avia reading a commissioned poem for the 2024 Arts Foundation's Laureate Awards. It was entitled 'I'm writing you a poem about art'. In it… Read more Audio

12:15 PM.Jackie van Beek joins us on Culture 101 to talk about season four of Educators and share some her cultural favourites. Read more Audio

2:30 PM.Just opened at New Plymouth's Govett Brewster Gallery is a major survey exhibition of one of Vietnam's leading - but at home most controversial - artists, Tran Luong . Entitled T m Tã - Soaked in the… Read more Video, Audio

2:07 PM.On Thursday evening, poet Dinah Hawken was one of three recipients of a Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement. The others were, for fiction, Barbara Else and non fiction, Ross Calman. The… Read more Audio

1:26 PM.Local artist David Gunson joins us to talk about the arts scene there and the town's new art gallery. Read more Audio

1:08 PM.Authors David O'Donnell and Hilary Halba join Culture 101 to discuss their new book. Read more Audio

12:50 PM.City Gallery Wellington Te Whare Toi have announced that they will return to Te Ngākau Civic Square next October 2026 with a major new exhibition from, who they describe, as "one of the most… Read more Audio

12:33 PM.A just released book, An Eccentric History in Batik shares the story of the art and love of Dinah Priestley and Tony Burton. Read more Audio

12:15 PM.Born in beautiful Te Anau, since age 5 tennis star today Lulu Sun has lived around the world. Formerly representing Switzerland, since 2024 she has again called New Zealand home. Read more Audio

3:05 PM.Arts News for 2 November 2025. Audio

2:33 PM.All art is politics: Acclaimed Australian artist Mike Parr's controversial performance. Read more Audio

2:06 PM.A leap of faith: 25th anniversary of The White Stripes remarkable debut in NZ. Read more Audio

1:25 PM.Regional Wrap: working with kelp in the Waitaki. Read more Audio