Culture

In Koe Tau’atāina o e Leitī  (The Freedom/ Emancipation of the Leitī), Tongan New Zealand artist Manuaha’apai Vaeatangitau (or Manu Vaea for short) deals in “radical honesty” about her experiences as… Audio

Raro Research Collective's passion for earth pigments Audio

The buiniga is a traditional Fijian unisex hairstyle. Similar to the afro, but more sculpted, it’s become a source of national pride. Increasingly young women in Fiji are bucking Western trends and… Audio

Singing is a big part of Lala's identity and Madagascan culture. Arriving in NZ, she felt alone, but through her resilience, she found her voice, creating a women's community choir in Wellington. Video

Turned down from multiple jobs in NZ, [anonymous] now teaches Korean to children. He feels a pull to return to Korea, but does he denounce his citizenship to stay in NZ, or join the Korean army? Video

Our Aotearoa is an animated documentary that speaks to immigrants’ personal experiences living in Aotearoa, exploring themes of racism, discrimination, loss, loneliness, and maintaining cultural ties… Video

[anonymous] found their move to NZ difficult. Eventually, they found Tiwhanawhana, a queer kapa haka group, and felt accepted. Their new whānau helped them rediscover their connection to their… Video

Some big brands have taken big steps backwards with their images, just as they thought they were jumping on a bandwagon of progressive thought and inclusivity.   Audio

On today's show Evie catches up with childhood friend and award-winning artist Vera Ellen, So’omālō chats with TAHI fan and aspiring music journalist Mia Faiumu, plus we get vulnies and reveal our… Audio

On today's show global country music artist Kaylee Bell chats about her new tour, the nicest man on earth Myshaan tells us when he's finally releasing his Tiktok famous waiata and we discuss some of… Audio

How do people maintain connections to their cultural roots while being a New Zealand immigrant? Video

On Today’s show, So’omālō is away so it’s girls show!! (plus Harry). Kenzie from Welly joins us to talk about her single with Poetik, Crystal Choi of Phoebe Rings talks about the groups new Korean… Audio

Today on The Panel, Wallace and panelists Nalini Baruch and Raj Chakraborti discuss plans to change Petone's name to Pita-One, the rise of online gambling in schools, and a grandmother who ended up… Audio

Five thousand balls of wool and a "kaupapa of joy" have been woven together to create what might be the most heartwarming building in Aotearoa. Video, Audio

On today’s show, we welcome back Harry and Evie from their various vacations! We discuss the drama at Newmarket carpark, get the low-down on Italian seagulls, and re-cap the League of Legends World… Audio

K-Pop is about dance moves and perfectly presented superstars as much as it is about the music. The phenomenon's Kiwi fans love it for that.  Audio

It's a big one, on today's show, Aaradhna, what more can we say, also joining us is the incredibly talented YAHYAH, it doesn't get much better than this folks! Audio

When Evie's away, the mice...? Evie usually writes these things, So'omalo and Waimirirangi here, we're holding things down while everyone's away - On the show today we have Brandn Shiraz and Jupita… Audio