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Perlina Lau hosts a weekly show about creativity and culture in Aotearoa.
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Sunday, 16 November 2025
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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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Poet Tusiata Avia on "the most challenging book I've written"
16 Nov 2025A year ago, on Culture 101 we played a recording of Tusiata Avia reading a commissioned poem for the 2024 Arts Foundation's Laureate Awards. It was entitled 'I'm writing you a poem about art'. In it… Read more Audio
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From Nude Tuesday to Educators: Jackie Van Beek
16 Nov 2025Jackie van Beek joins us on Culture 101 to talk about season four of Educators and share some her cultural favourites. Read more Audio
Sunday, 9 November 2025
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From painting to performance: the remarkable story of Vietnamese artist Tran Luong
Just opened at New Plymouth's Govett Brewster Gallery is a major survey exhibition of one of Vietnam's leading - but at home most controversial - artists, Tran Luong . Entitled T m Tã - Soaked in the… Read more Video, Audio
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Winner of Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement, poet Dinah Hawken
On Thursday evening, poet Dinah Hawken was one of three recipients of a Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement. The others were, for fiction, Barbara Else and non fiction, Ross Calman. The… Read more Audio
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Regional Wrap: Maungaturoto
9 Nov 2025Local artist David Gunson joins us to talk about the arts scene there and the town's new art gallery. Read more Audio
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A history of acting in Aotearoa
Authors David O'Donnell and Hilary Halba join Culture 101 to discuss their new book. Read more Audio
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Explosive work of one of the most significant artists of the 21st century to come to NZ
City Gallery Wellington Te Whare Toi have announced that they will return to Te Ngākau Civic Square next October 2026 with a major new exhibition from, who they describe, as "one of the most… Read more Audio
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Artist Dinah Priestley on her 'colourful adventurous life’
9 Nov 2025A just released book, An Eccentric History in Batik shares the story of the art and love of Dinah Priestley and Tony Burton. Read more Audio
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Lulu Sun: Our leading tennis player on the rise
9 Nov 2025Born in beautiful Te Anau, since age 5 tennis star today Lulu Sun has lived around the world. Formerly representing Switzerland, since 2024 she has again called New Zealand home. Read more Audio
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