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2:05 PM.The joys of starting a band and reading are both at the heart of a new book series from tOtautahi Christchurch based Rachael King, and she knows a fair bit about both: Violet and the Velvets: The Case… Read more Audio

1:27 PM.Foxton's is a small town in the Horowhenua known for its large sandy beach, bustling holiday park, scenic cycling paths and the locally-loved soft drink, Foxton Fizz. But there's more to this charming… Read more Audio

1:08 PM.Stories about jewellery art are often susceptible to the use of bad puns. They sparkle, they're precious, they're worth their weight, and so forth. And sure we also can't resist: Karl Fritsch and Lisa… Read more Audio

12:45 PM.At 15, Broadcast Journalist Indira Stewart landed her first journalism job, telling the story of Polyfest in front of the camera-a moment that surely inspired her to step into her career as a… Read more Audio

12:30 PM.We're living in some interesting times - fairly divisive and troubling, fractured and confrontational. Music is often looked to as a bit of a societal balm; a soothing force, a way to bring people… Read more Audio

12:15 PM.In Kate Camp's new poetry collection Makeshift Seasons she's often to be found in togs, just in or out of the sea. Or, as she writes in one poem, "always driving to coasts in special outfits."  Read more Audio

2:32 PM.When it comes to innovative performance, designer and theatre maker Martyn Roberts is something of a quiet tour de force. This season he's been juggling work on no less than five new Aotearoa New… Read more Audio

2:16 PM.Hans Zimmer is one of Hollywood's most prolific film composers scoring more than 100 films. Some of the most beloved iconic soundtracks include Interstellar, Gladiator, Inception and The Lion King. Dr… Read more Audio

1:28 PM.For our regional wrap today we're visiting Nga Motu New Plymouth to catch up with Theresa Tongi - Pacific Program Coordinator at the Govett-Brewster Gallery and co-curator of Lalaga: Le Hui Fono… Read more Audio

1:06 PM.In poet Amy Marguerite's impressive debut collection over under fed she explores, "the peculiar loveliness and specific loneliness of the human condition."  Read more Audio

12:45 PM.Today many of us have a fancy camera built into the phones in our pockets. These digital cameras do a lot of the creative work automatically for us. Which has led to a resurgence in interest in the… Read more Audio

12:30 PM.Author, writer and speaker Emily Writes has amassed a huge following online and readership. She first found an audience after writing a blog post in 2015 about struggling to settle her newborn baby at… Read more Audio

12:15 PM.There have been major changes this week at Whanau Marama New Zealand International Film Festival which is set to kick off in just a few months. The board has disestablished the positions of three key… Read more Audio

3:05 PM.Arts news for 23 March 2025 Audio

2:34 PM.What started as a look at the worldwide appropriation, exploitation and debasement of Native American culture, turned into a study of its rich influence on fashion, sports, politics and… Read more Video, Audio

2:06 PM.In film and television, it's the role of the composer to enhance and evoke emotion. Award-winning Auckland-based musician, Mahuia Bridgman Cooper, has worked across various genres and music styles for… Read more Audio

1:27 PM.Each week Culture 101 puts the spotlight on a different part of the country for our regional wrap. This week we're in the Thames-Coromandel area at Mercury Bay. There's a vibrant hub of artists and a… Read more Audio

1:07 PM.The less we see of Kate Bush it seems the more she is beloved. Seldom in the public spotlight, the artist gained a whole new legion of fans when her song 'Running Up That Hill' became a hit again… Read more Audio

12:30 PM.It's been almost 40 years of the iconic Dunedin label Nom*d. Launched in 1986, the label has proudly stayed based in Dunedin for the past four decades. To mark the occasion a retrospective exhibition… Read more Audio

12:15 PM.Every week on RNZ's Culture 101 we ask an artist to share their love of culture and the cultural heroes that inspire them. In actor Ginette McDonald's case they're some of the people closest to her. Read more Audio

3:00 PM.Arts News for 16 March 2025 Audio

2:31 PM.35 years on from the death of a revered and popular New Zealand painter, a biography has been published. Tony Fomison: Life of the Artist, written by Mark Forman has been launched this week by… Read more Audio

2:06 PM.A new moving and very personal animated short film Mirumiru looks at the love and bond between two kaumatu, an elderly Maori couple, Shorty and Lena as they deal with Lena's progressing mate wareware… Read more Audio

1:30 PM.Every Sunday on Culture 101 we visit a place big or small for our Regional Wrap to check its cultural pulse. And this week it's Te Puna, which is only a quarter of an hour's drive north west of the… Read more Audio

1:08 PM.This weekend in Wellington the Scottish Ballet and Royal New Zealand Ballet share the same stage with a range of short works. The Scottish Ballet go on to present A Streetcar Named Desire from… Read more Audio