Culture
Free-ticketed entry at this year’s Auckland Lantern Festival
The four-day event will transition to a free-ticketed format for the first time, aiming to manage visitor flow and offering free public transport to and from the festival.
Young Chinese New Zealanders embrace traditional arts to celebrate Lunar New Year
Chinese students are learning lion dances, Peking opera and shadow puppetry to preserve their heritage for future generations.
Ahmadiyya Muslims seek to dispel misconceptions about Islam
Hundreds gathered in Auckland last weekend to denounce violence at the community's 36th annual convention.
How Indian thinking influences contemporary Western philosophy
Retired Victoria University of Wellington professor Jaysankar Lal Shaw highlights the importance of comparative philosophy.
Chinese and Māori artists unite to remember Hokianga wreck
Whangārei exhibition explores the shared history of two cultures that has been evolving ever since a cargo steamship carrying the remains of Chinese men sank in 1902.
Tattoo artists find inspiration in Chinese culture
Tattoo artists in Auckland are integrating traditional Chinese elements into their artwork as interest in East Asian designs grows.
Language opportunities for the next generation of Kiwi Indians
Community organisations offer language classes to preserve cultural identity.
2024 in review: A year of milestones for the Indian community in New Zealand
The Indian community overtook the Chinese population to become the third-largest ethnic group in New Zealand.
South Asian creatives steal spotlight in NZ's arts industry
From producing award-winning comedies to launching groundbreaking initiatives, Asian artists added their voice to Aotearoa's creative landscape in 2024.
Where have all the Chinese bookstores in Auckland gone?
A surge in popularity of digital reading options over the past decade has forced the owners of many physical stores to wind up operations.
Last Show of 2024
Today's show is a fun one! It's the last show of 2024 and it's clear the team are mentally on holiday, some of us (Harry) have already received Christmas prezzies and some of us haven't even started… Audio
Indian community 'heartbroken' over Zakir Hussain's death
The renowned percussionist performed in New Zealand in June at two well-attended concerts in Auckland and Christchurch.
End Of Year Picks & Ella Stewart
On the show today the team is clearly hungry as Janay fills us in on her weekend of tasty kai in the North Island, Te Ao Maori Long Form Journalist and friend of the show Ella Stewart is back and… Audio
Park RD & MURI
Today's show is packed with local Tamaki bands, kicking us off are MURI who korero with So'omalo about their first year as a band and their upcoming track 'Part of Me', then PARK RD join Matua Harry… Audio
Brooke x Starce
On the show today, So'omalo fills us in on losing his brand new car in the weekend, friends of the show Brooke x Starce are back in the studio and chat to Janay about their new single 'LA LA LOVE'… Audio
Community bulletin: Diwali celebrations wrap up
NZ Punjabi Multimedia Trust raises more than $12,000 for the Starship Foundation through a "radiothon".
Bridges & Connor Pritchard
Today on the show Janay gets to know local artist Bridges who fills us in on her latest single 'Lungs', Director Connor Pritchard is also back in the studio and chats to So'omalo about his new book… Audio
Hamo Dell
On today's show, we're fresh off a team photoshoot and spilling all the awkward behind-the-scenes moments we hope don't show up in the final pics! Plus, Hamo Dell joins Janay to talk about her latest… Audio
Hales & Verity
Today's ep feature's the wonderful Verity who talks all things messy break-ups and her new single 'Butterfly Effect' while Miri's (possible) last interview for the year is with Hales teasing his new… Audio
Rita Mae & Mikeyy
On today's episode Janay talks to multi faceted electronic artist Mikeyy ahead of his EP coming in 2025. while So'omalo catches up with Rita Mae about her latest EP 'Kiss The Sky'. The crew also chats… Audio
