Culture
Morning Report Essentials for Tuesday 25 March 2025
On today's episode, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon joins us to discuss changes to the RMA, there are concerns from hospital specialists over plans to outsource procedures to the private sector, an… Audio
Why does the world love Native American culture so much?
What started as a look at the worldwide appropriation, exploitation and debasement of Native American culture, turned into a study of its rich influence on fashion, sports, politics and… Video, Audio
Mahuia Bridgman Cooper: Creating emotion composing for film and television
In film and television, it's the role of the composer to enhance and evoke emotion. Award-winning Auckland-based musician, Mahuia Bridgman Cooper, has worked across various genres and music styles for… Audio
Regional Wrap: Mercury Bay with Sally Samins
Each week Culture 101 puts the spotlight on a different part of the country for our regional wrap. This week we're in the Thames-Coromandel area at Mercury Bay. There's a vibrant hub of artists and a… Audio
This is Nom*d: Retrospective look at iconic Dunedin fashion label
It's been almost 40 years of the iconic Dunedin label Nom*d. Launched in 1986, the label has proudly stayed based in Dunedin for the past four decades. To mark the occasion a retrospective exhibition… Audio
Preserving Tonga's rare and traditional songs
A new creative hub is helping New Zealand-born Tongans reconnect with their heritage, all while preserving Tongan culture.
Kulaiwi Hawaiian performance
Kulaiwi & Kaumakaiwa is a collective of award-winning Hawaiian performers in Aotearoa right now for Auckland's Art Festival. Audio
Out Lately with Finn Johansson
Tonight, featuring Bunchy's Big Score, The Lewis Express, and Lucy Dacus. Audio
JUGA and Jason Suttie
We catch up with JUGA who has a new single out and hear about what she has been up to since winning the 2023 edition of Stand Up Stand Out, Jason Suttie joins us ahead of the latest King In The Ring… Audio
George Villa & Team Pineula
We talk Waka Ama with two young superstars from Team Pineula George Villa tells us about his new single out this Friday! So'omalo tells us about his time down at WOMAD Audio
Feature interview: BTS at a Japanese school
Serve lunch, scrub the floors and then learn about maths and reading. It's how the day goes for primary school students in Japan where character building is prioritized alongside academics. Filmmaker… Audio
A space for connection - centre in Queenstown built on community
Making that settling-in process a little easier, the small and welcoming Happiness House has been making an big impact on several lives in Queenstown. Audio
Niche but relatable - the film fest where the theme is fraud
Swindles, scams and deception take centre-stage at Wellington's highly specific documentary film festival. Audio
Animated short portrays enduring love and dementia
A new moving and very personal animated short film Mirumiru looks at the love and bond between two kaumatu, an elderly Maori couple, Shorty and Lena as they deal with Lena's progressing mate wareware… Audio
Regional Wrap: Te Puna in the Bay of Plenty
Every Sunday on Culture 101 we visit a place big or small for our Regional Wrap to check its cultural pulse. And this week it's Te Puna, which is only a quarter of an hour's drive north west of the… Audio
Islamophobia has 'no place in New Zealand,' Luxon says on mosque attack anniversary
Prime Minister says the country must continue to confront the forces which led to the deadly attacks on 15 March 2019. Audio
'Loud forever': Shihad bid goodbye to Auckland with powerful, emotional set
Shihad's final Auckland concert felt like a final gig we'll all be retelling stories from in 20 years, writes Amberliegh Jack.
Six years on, new documentary honours mosque attack victims
Today marks six years since the Christchurch mosque attacks. One couple's new documentary honours the lives lost - and the lives changed as a result.
From New Zealand to Afghanistan, with Project 51
Today marks six years since the Christchurch mosque attacks. One couple's new documentary honours the lives lost - and the lives changed as a result. Audio
