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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. Read more Audio

12:32 PM.Local jewellers Zoë and Morgan are celebrating two decades of their family business. Read more Audio

12:10 PM.She's one of the country's most beloved actors and on Friday night, took home the New Zealand Screen Awards for Best Actress in a Series for the second time for her role in the comedy Double Parked… 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

1:07 PM.The stories of Roald Dahl have been hugely popular on stage and screen, and now, The Enormous Crocodile has been turned into a musical. Read more Audio

12:45 PM.Award-winning actor Alison Bruce is one of the country’s most versatile and experienced stage and screen actors. 
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12:30 PM.Tauranga Art Gallery reopens in $306 million redevelopment of city's cultural heart. Read more Audio