Art
Tarik Rahim - Making the Mount home for a while
Tarik Rahim grew up drawing from a rich pool of cultures and finding expression through surf and music. In this episode, Kadambari Raghukumar talks to him about calling NZ home, for a short while. Audio
Fashion exchange inspires Fiji's emerging designers
Fashion exchange inspires Fiji's emerging designers. Audio
The Magic of Masks - Live podcast from Q Theatre
Earlier this month, Here Now went live in front of an audience at the Podfest at Q. Producer and host Kadambari Raghukumar spoke to thespians Jacob Rajan and Pedro Ilgenfritz all about the magic of… Audio
Shy Boy - Izzy Abdallah mixing it up
MIXIT in Tāmaki Makarau uses drama and dance to help young refugees gain confidence and in this Here Now episode, Phil Vine talks to former graduate Izadine Ahmed Abdallah about his story. Audio
Tacos, mariachi and other tropes - Mexico
In this third part of the conversation around stereotypes, we're chatting about Mexico. Here Now is produced and presented by Kadambari Raghukumar. Audio
"Stereotypes are my toolkit" - diaspora creatives on cultural tropes
Here Now's first episode for 2024 is all about creatives drawing from or away from cultural stereotypes. Join Kadambari Raghukumar as she talks about some Indian tropes around Mumbai and Delhi. Audio
2018: Sian Davey
Siân Davey is a photographer with a background in fine art and social policy. Her book ‘Looking for Alice’, which… Audio
The Little Clay Cart and NZ's first Afro-Kiwi Xmas concert
Voices this week looks at some December events to look forward to from the south Asian and African diaspora in Auckland. Audio
Regional Wrap: Raglan’s Karin Bettley
Karin Bettley tells Culture 101 about how her love of creative life in the coastal town of Raglan. Audio
The power of comic books
The power and potential of comic books is being realised with a new project at Auckland University. Audio
Carcass: picking over 2023 cultural policy with Jason (Political Cutz) Muir and Jane Yonge
In a 2023 election campaign special, panel series ‘Carcass’ brings you lively banter on where culture and politics did and didn’t meet on the hustings. Video, Audio
World Press Photo Exhibition returns to NZ
After a three-year absence, the most powerful images from professional photojournalists across the globe are now showing in Auckland at the World Press Photo Exhibition. RNZ's Justin Gregory speaks to… Audio
Crafting honey and art from bees
Cate and Mike King of Pauariki Honey lost a quarter of their hives after Cyclone Gabrielle hit Tairāwhiti in February. They also faced a poor season of manuka flowering. But the raw beauty of the… Audio
Melanesian Arts & Culture Festival kicks off in Vanuatu
Melanesian Arts and Culture Festival kicks off in Vanuatu this week. Audio
Finding comic relief - Jess Karamjeet
Jess Karamjeet talks to Kadambari Raghukumar on finding comedy through her time in New Zealand. Audio
Beautiful mystery behind donated photo at Port Chalmers' Pea Sea Art Gallery
It's a beautiful mystery. Two stunning photos of a local man mailed to a Dunedin art gallery with a handwritten note and a polite request - "Please give one of the photos to the man in picture and… Video, Audio
Reconciling worlds - vocalist Briar Prastiti
In this episode, composer and vocalist Briar Prastiti talks about bridging her two worlds through her music - Greece and New Zealand. Audio
"To live within the dissonance of yourself" - Hweiling Ow
In this episode of Voices, Filmmaker Hweling Ow talks to Kadambari Raghukumar about her latest play "Not Woman Enough" directed by Sananda Chatterjee. Audio
The Mixtape: Kate Sylvester
Our guest on the Mixtape this week is Fashion designer and music lover Kate Sylvester. Audio
AI's new frontier: Works of art and human-like chatbots
Artificial intelligence continues to seep into our daily lives, but what are the ethical implications of it? Audio