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Perlina Lau hosts a weekly show about creativity and culture in Aotearoa.
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Sunday, 26 October 2025
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Century old Maori carving completed after 115 years gifted to British people
26 Oct 2025Last month, a century-old Maori carving was restored and gifted to the British people. Carved originally in 1910, by master carver Tene Waitere, the pou was completed by his great-great-great… Read more Audio
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Don McGlashan shares his love of water and poetry as our National Library turns 60
"Anchor me, in the middle of your deep blue sea," sings Don McGlashan in one of his most beloved songs. McGlashan has, as a songwriter and sailor, been deeply influenced by bodies of water - rivers… Read more Audio
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Sunday, 19 October 2025
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Designing spaces for parents and children: Raukura Turei and Elisapeta Heta
19 Oct 2025For their latest installation Elisapeta Heta and Raukura Turei have designed a space inspired by the special space Kohanga Reo plays in their lives. Read more Audio
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Arts Laureate 2025: Roseanne Liang honoured with Gaylene Preston Filmmaker Award
This year's Arts Laureates have been announced with eight new artists being honoured and recognised for their exceptional work and their contribution to Aotearoa's cultural landscape and communities.
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Regional Wrap goes to Analogue Aotearoa in Te Aroha
Every week on our Regional Wrap we travel to a different place around the country and, today, nestled in the Waikato below the Kaimai Ranges it's the historic town of Te Aroha. Read more Audio
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20-year-old artist wins international award for stunning night sky photography
19 Oct 2025Landscape astro photographer, Tom Rae, has won the Royal Museums Greenwich Skyscapes Astronomy Photographer of the Year for a second time. Read more Audio
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Taniwha: following the tails of our popular shapeshifting creatures
19 Oct 2025From the news headlines to carving, from poetry and film to waiata and whakatauki the taniwha is a pervasive yet mysterious figure in our culture. Read more Audio
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What to do with the old family silver?
Teaspoons, teapots, trophies, vases, trays and napkin rings. Silver objects have long been prized as a way of celebrating and commemorating. Read more Audio
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Fast Favourites: Children's author Kiri Lightfoot
Children's and young-adult author, Kiri Lightfoot, has long had a love of picture books. As a teenager she would only taking babysitting jobs if there was a generous library on offer and even reading… Read more Audio
Sunday, 12 October 2025
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Turning Twizel into a film set: Show Me Shorts director Arthur Gay
Show Me Shorts Film Festival turns 20 this year. It's become Aotearoa's leading international short film festival and this month there will be more than 80 films, 100 screenings across 40 venues this… Read more Audio
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