Culture 101

A documentary theatre piece is giving the stage to stories held onto for decades. The adoption experiences of birth mothers in the 1950s and 1960s in New Zealand are being heard in I Carried This at… Read more Audio

Comedian and writer Lana Walters has won the Billy T Award for 2024, New Zealand’s premiere comedy award.  Read more Audio

Arts news for the 26 May 2024 on Culture 101. Read more Video, Audio

In Pōneke Wellington this week artists, technologists, and critical thinkers have been exploring together questions around machine learning and artificial intelligence. They’ve gathered as part of… Read more Video, Audio

Boris Eldagsen became the most notorious artist in the world last year, after winning an award at one of the world's biggest photography competitions with an image entirely generated by AI.  Read more Audio

Each week, Culture 101 puts the spotlight on a different region in Aotearoa for the weekly Regional Wrap. This week we’re in the steampunk capital of the world - Oamaru.  Read more Audio

As global warming continues, many parts of the world including natural wonders and island countries are at risk of damage or disappearing. This has led to a trend of ‘last chance tourism’ where… Read more Audio

Te Pou Theatre’s latest offering puts a spotlight on the wāhine factory workers behind the iconic Crown Lynn crockery.  Read more Audio

Gamers with a passion for creative writing can merge their interests in Aotearoa's only creative writing paper dedicated to video games. Read more Audio

Pōneke Wellington based Ebony Lamb has the distinction of having developed two parallel acclaimed careers: as a singer-songwriter and as a photographer.  Read more Audio

Arts news for 19 May 2024 Read more Video, Audio

The Auckland Writers Festival has set central Tāmaki Makaurau abuzz this week with a strong lineup of leading local and international authors, panel discussions, and events, including the Ockham New… Read more Audio