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Perlina Lau hosts a weekly show about creativity and culture in Aotearoa.
Sundays, between 12- 4pm
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Sunday, 23 November 2025
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"Posture of our generation" Milarky sculpture
23 Nov 2025Scultpure on the Shore in Tamaki Makaurau winds up this weekend. The biennial exhibition has been showcasing more than 120 artworks by both established and emerging artists. Read more Audio
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Paying homage to the "big tree" of Cornwall Park
23 Nov 2025Artist Josh Lancaster doesn't want you to look too closely at his paintings. Instead, he hopes his work will transport people to moments in their lives and evoke their memories. Read more Audio
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Hanly House: Campaign to create artists' oasis residency
The race is on to preserve the home of two of New Zealand's most beloved artists. For 30 years the Mt Eden home of Pat and Gil Hanly has been a creative hub and base for artists all over Aotearoa. Read more Audio
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Regional Wrap: Sarjeant Gallery wins major architecture prize
23 Nov 2025This time last year we took Culture 101 on the road to the new, revamped Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery in Whanganui. To those unfamiliar with this Whanganui landmark, the gallery was founded in… Read more Audio
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Oscar-winning prosthetic artist on transforming "The Rock"
23 Nov 2025He's won two Oscars, worked with Hollywood A-lister actors and directors but if he's done his job well, then his work is invisible. Read more Audio
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Local jeweller Zoe and Morgan celebrate twenty years
23 Nov 2025Local jewellers Zoë and Morgan are celebrating two decades of their family business. Read more Audio
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Fast Favourites: Best actress winner Antonia Prebble
She's one of the country's most beloved actors and on Friday night, took home the New Zealand Screen Awards for Best Actress in a Series for the second time for her role in the comedy Double Parked… Read more Audio
Sunday, 16 November 2025
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Could this be this country’s finest map?
16 Nov 2025There 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
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Rose of Tralee Keely O’Grady dances her way to Christmas
16 Nov 2025Christchurch's Keely O'Grady and Mitchell O'Hara join Culture 101 to discuss the Irish dance show A Celtic Christmas. Read more Audio
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Niels Meyer-Westfield on painting NZ bird feathers
16 Nov 2025Nature artist, Niels Meyer-Westfeld joins Culture 101 to talk about his new book Feathers of Aotearoa: an illustrated journal. Read more Audio
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Regional Wrap: Te Whare Taonga o Kawhia - Kawhia Museum
Regional Wrap: Te Whare Taonga o Kāwhia - Kāwhia Museum. Read more Audio
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In a first NZ artist Yvonne Todd turns to AI
16 Nov 2025One 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
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