Arts
'Just come and be in it' - 87yo community theatre director
June Renwick from Auckland's Selwyn Community Arts Theatre still gets "really excited" about seeing people discover their hidden performance talents.
Painting star Philip Clairmont on show for the first time in 30 years
The late painter blazed a brilliant, dazzling trail across the Aotearoa New Zealand art scene of the 1970s. Audio
The influential and revealing ways video games portray culture
Culture 101 speaks to three Victoria University researchers and lecturers who look at the intersection of video games, and culture. Audio
Regional Wrap: Ōkārito's entire town in new exhibition
Artery of the Wild is on now at the Leftbank Gallery in Greymouth. Audio
The 20-time Grammy award-winner reinventing gospel
Kirk Franklin spoke with Culture 101's Mark Amery from Dallas, Texas. Video, Audio
87-year-old community arts legend June Renwick
Director and producer June Renwick joins Culture 101 to talk about her lifelong love of drama and why she set up the Selwyn Community Arts Theatre. Audio
Locals turn Cyclone Gabrielle into art installations
Facilitator and curator Dayna Raroa joins Culture 101. Audio
Fast Favourites with singer-songwriter Julia Deans
She joins Perlina Lau to share some of her cultural picks Audio
Wade Jackson: using improv comedy to connect people
In an effort to curb the country's loneliness epidemic, Covert Theatre has launched The Social Club, a free comedy show running every Friday until Christmas. Audio
The Sampler: Timeless Town by Maxine Funke
Tony Stamp investigates a new, intimate collection from the one-of-a-kind Dunedin musician. Audio
Greatsouth on collaboration, his upcoming album, and a special Infinity Session
The acclaimed South Auckland musician speaks with Kara about his upcoming appearance at the Ake Ake Ake Infinity Sessions, alongside Jordyn With a Why and Anna Coddington. Audio
Harper Finn on his new life in New York
The NZ-born musician tells Kara about relocating to The Big Apple to write his forthcoming album Silo Park, recording in Woodstock, and the beauty of analogue tape. Audio
Award-winning country musician Kaylee Bell on her new album Cowboy Up
The eight-song collection was written and recorded between Aotearoa and New Zealand while Bell was pregnant with her first child. She speaks with Kara about bringing it to life, and her upcoming… Audio
High schoolers prepare for Shakespeare showcase
A group of high schoolers from around the country are running lines and pacing the floor of a Wellington school this week, preparing for a Shakespeare showcase. The Shakespeare Globe Centre New… Audio
Philosophy Now with Dan Weijers
Every month on Nights, University of Waikato philosophy lecturer Dan Weijers unpacks some of life's big issues - whether it's love, death, happiness, or whether it's morally right to keep a pet… Audio
Screentime: One Battle After Another, Task, and more
Film and TV reviewer Tom Augustine looks at One Battle After Another, an epic action thriller inspired by the 1990 novel Vineland and starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Audio
Sundays at Four: Jian Liu
Award-winning Chinese/New Zealand pianist Jian Liu weaves together pairs of piano works by Chinese and New Zealand composers in this beautifully-curated concert, recorded at The… Audio
Wairarapa aims to rekindle the magic of times gone by
For many of us, watching a movie will usually mean logging on to an on-line platform. However, an initiative in Wairarapa is aiming to rekindle the magic and nostalgia of enjoying classic movies as… Audio
Television Critic: The Paper, The Morning Show S4, & Platonic S2
Our TV critic Dom Corry reviews a brand new spin-off of 'The Office'. 'The Paper' The Paper is an American mockumentary sitcom series created by Greg Daniels and Michael Koman. In Toledo, Ohio, a same… Audio
