Arts
Best Books of 2025 with Time Out Bookstore's Jenna Todd
Best Books of 2025 with Time Out Bookstore's Jenna Todd. Audio
Sea shanties and singalongs
Perlina Lau talks to the creator of a new musical, based on a beloved children's book written by the late Margaret Mahy. Audio
Regional Wrap: Ashburton botanical art exhibition
Dunedin-based Artist Jane Marshall Fitzgerald was born in Ashburton and she joins Culture 101. Audio
"Bloody hell" Quintessential Kiwi farmer
Bloke of the Apocalypse is a new animated Kiwi series which has hit YouTube. Creator Charlie Faulks speaks to Culture 101. Audio
'Genuine and stable': Proving your love to strangers
Genuine and Stable is Uhyoung Choi's debut as a playwright and is based on his experiences as a former immigration lawyer. Audio
Contemporary Ana Iti wins $100,000 New York residency
The sculptor, video artist, and writer has been chosen as this year's Harriet Friedlander Fellow and joins Culture 101. Audio
Fast Favourites: Sophie Henderson
Silo Theatre's Artistic Director joins Culture 101 for Fast Favourites and to preview the programme for the 2026 season. Audio
Review: Jennifer Lawrence 'spectacularly, fearlessly, uncompromisingly brilliant' in Die My Love
On the talkshow circuit, Lawrence usually presents as a lovable ditz. But when she turned up on Lynn Ramsey's Die My Love, she was here to work.
Tongan short film eyes Oscars nomination
'Lea Tupu'anga/Mother Tongue' premiered last year and has been shown at 20 international film festivals around the world. Audio
Is Fanny Osborne our most impressive forgotten artist?
The mother of 13 lived on Great Barrier Island and did exquisite watercolour paintings of native plants in the early 1900s.
Controversial flag exhibit stolen from Hastings art gallery
A piece of artwork that prompted 101 complaints in a week has now been stolen from a Hastings art gallery.
NZ Chamber choir a hit in Europe
A New Zealand chamber choir has left its mark on Europe, with one critic calling them the best choir they've ever heard. Chief Executive of Choirs Aotearoa, Arne Hermann spoke to Corin Dann Audio
Bush poet celebrating 125 years of Banjo Paterson with one-man show
Gregory is touring a one-man show to mark 125 years since Paterson's 1901 Boer War lecture series in New Zealand and Australia. Audio
Tongan film, Lea Tupu'anga/Mother Tongue considered for Oscar
Lea Tupu'anga/Mother Tongue is the first Tongan film to be considered for an Oscar. Director Vea Mafile'o and writer Luciane Buchannan spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio
Kiwi winner at British Fashion Awards
A New Zealander has been crowned the inaugural Costume Designer of the Year at the British Fashion Awards. Kate Hawley spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Global dance music festival coming to NZ
About 20,000 people are expected to attend the one-day, three-stage festival that's being called a milestone by promoters.
Pop star Sabrina Carpenter tells White House to stop using her music
One of her songs was used in a video, showed federal immigration enforcement officers chasing people and detaining them.
Rhian Sheehan: Putting sound to space
Wellington-based composer Rhian Sheehan has featured everywhere from BBC documentaries to National Geographic and Netflix, as well as across our screens here in Aotearoa. Audio
The Panel Plus
An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman, where to begin, he's joined by Nights host Emile Donovan. Then, fashion critic Emma Gleason is back, this time for a walk in the shoes of retro… Audio
