Culture 101

There is much joy to be had poring over a great map. And this particular map may be the finest in New Zealand to pore over of them all. It's a map of Wellington city first made in 1891 by surveyor… Read more Audio

Christchurch's Keely O'Grady and Mitchell O'Hara join Culture 101 to discuss the Irish dance show A Celtic Christmas. Read more Audio

Nature artist, Niels Meyer-Westfeld joins Culture 101 to talk about his new book Feathers of Aotearoa: an illustrated journal. Read more Audio

Regional Wrap: Te Whare Taonga o Kāwhia - Kāwhia Museum. Read more Audio

One of New Zealand's leading photographers and artists, Yvonne Todd has announced she is now only working in AI. We believe as a professional in Aotearoa, she may be among the first. Read more Audio

A year ago, on Culture 101 we played a recording of Tusiata Avia reading a commissioned poem for the 2024 Arts Foundation's Laureate Awards. It was entitled 'I'm writing you a poem about art'. In it… Read more Audio

Jackie van Beek joins us on Culture 101 to talk about season four of Educators and share some her cultural favourites. Read more Audio

Just opened at New Plymouth's Govett Brewster Gallery is a major survey exhibition of one of Vietnam's leading - but at home most controversial - artists, Tran Luong . Entitled T m Tã - Soaked in the… Read more Video, Audio

On Thursday evening, poet Dinah Hawken was one of three recipients of a Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement. The others were, for fiction, Barbara Else and non fiction, Ross Calman. The… Read more Audio

Local artist David Gunson joins us to talk about the arts scene there and the town's new art gallery. Read more Audio

Authors David O'Donnell and Hilary Halba join Culture 101 to discuss their new book. Read more Audio

City Gallery Wellington Te Whare Toi have announced that they will return to Te Ngākau Civic Square next October 2026 with a major new exhibition from, who they describe, as "one of the most… Read more Audio