Culture 101

Prolific playwright Sam Brooks has not one, but two plays premiering in Wellington and Auckland in February for Pride.  Read more Audio

Each week, Culture 101 puts the spotlight on a different region to get the latest on the arts and culture scene. This week we’re at Waitangi.  Read more Audio

Kiwis will be watching the next season of White Lotus even more closely, following the casting of New Zealand actor Morgana O’Reilly (Housebound, Mean Mums, Wentworth). The hugely successful dark… Read more Audio

Music on our show Read more

It may be 2024, but playwright Albert Belz (Ngati Porou, Ngā Puhi, Ngati Pokai) wants you to stretch like it's 1990. Dedicated to the pump of aerobics, Belz’s new play Hyperspace is an unapologetic… Read more Audio

RNZ Culture 101 takes you behind the scenes and on a tour inside a giant bouncy castle complex with a difference. Read more Video, Audio

News in the past week from the arts and culture sector Read more Audio

Each show, Culture 101 visits a different region to find out what's going on in the arts and culture scene.

For our first show back this year, we're heading to Te Tairāwhiti and joining us is… Read more Audio

Everyone can sing. Not necessarily well, but everyone has the ability. The phenomenon Pub Choir has taken this idea and combined singing with comedy and beers. Read more Audio

For teenagers who grew up in the 2000s, Bring It On (2000) was a VHS and DVD staple. It would, without fail, be brought out during sleepovers. It felt like everyone knew the cheerleading chants… Read more Audio

Most of us at some point have worked for a company with an HR (Human Resources) Department. We’re familiar with the jargon and usually have brushes with the team entering and exiting a role. 

But… Read more Audio

Witi Ihimaera joins Mark Amery on Culture 101 to play ‘Fast Favourites’ - sharing some of his favourite current Aotearoa artists and cultural moments.  

“We’re international now. It’s fantastic when… Read more Audio