Culture 101

Actor and writer Stephen Papps has a remarkable ability onstage to inhabit a multitude of characters. In his latest solo work Social Animal, written with Damon Andrews, he plays 13 characters… Read more Audio

It's a new era at American Vogue with a new editor announced to take over from Dame Anna Wintour. Read more Audio

In 2019 preeminent and popular New Zealand classical pianist Michael Houston announced ihis retirement. Yet, with the disruption of Covid, things didn't turn out that way. At all. Six years on he… Read more Audio

Arts News for September 7 2025 Audio

This year New Zealand Dance company Footnote is celebrating its 40th anniversary. Footnote bill their story as the story of contemporary dance in Aotearoa. A bold claim but they have some good reason… Read more Audio

Across Tamaki Makaurau, there are 56 community libraries but there are also mobile libraries reaching those who can't access the public ones. These areas can be aged-care facilities, social housing or… Read more Audio

Enroute to the Hawkes Bay, Woodville was 100 years ago the home of one of our most famous portrait painters Gottfried Lindear and is home today to celebrated contemporary artist Maungarongo Te Kawa. Read more Audio

If you visit 24 Tawariki Street in Ponsonby, Auckland - which you are being invited to do this month - you'll find a stream reemerging in the front garden of a vacant house badly damaged during the… Read more Audio

A new performing arts festival will be taking over several venues in Auckland for two weeks this month. We The Young in Tamaki Makaurau is celebrating art and imagination with 19 performances… Read more Audio

This week a group opposing the Wellington City Council's decision to demolish the capital's city to sea bridge, The Wellington Civic Trust, lost a Judicial Review. The group say they don't have the… Read more Audio

With the Billy T showcase around the corner, ahead of next year's festival and competition, this year's winner is still revelling in his victory. Read more Audio

I went down something of an Instagram rabbithole this week. For some people it's watching cooking or pots being made. For me it's been bookbinding. So meditative, many craft elements are combined. Read more Audio