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Culture 101

Perlina Lau and Mark Amery host a weekly show about creativity and culture in Aotearoa.

  1. 4 DAYS AGO

    The Musical Outlier: Diverse sounds from the electronic underground 

    The sheer diversity and invention of electronic music today in Aotearoa is evident in a list of sounds at the upcoming electronic sonic arts festival Outlier in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. Curated by Grace Verweij and Tash van Schaardenburg, some are subgenres, while others, they admit, are made up. On the list: glitch, deconstructed club, emo electronics, ambient, gorge, modular + synthi, hyperpop, maximalist breaks, broken cassettes, mutant classical, ambisonics, techno-naturalism, taonga pūoro, drone, IDM, and noise.

    26 min

  2. 4 DAYS AGO

    What does the arts make of the government’s draft arts strategy? Dr James Wenley and Dolina Wehipeihana 

    This month Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage released a draft for consultation of Amplify: A Creative and Cultural Strategy for New Zealand. It’s stated as a national strategy that outlines how the government will prioritise support for our creative and cultural sectors to 2030. Submissions are due 15 December.

    19 min

  3. 4 DAYS AGO

    Minister Paul Goldsmith on the government’s new arts and culture strategy

    The Ministry for Culture and Heritage has released Amplify: A Creative and Cultural Strategy for New Zealand. It’s a draft open for public consultation described as ‘action-oriented’ outlining how the government could support the creative sector through till 2030.

    13 min

  4. 4 DAYS AGO

    Regional Wrap: Te Arawatanga with Raimona Inia in Rotorua

    Raimona Inia’s focus with partner Nikora Mihinui has long been the perpetuation of their culture, with a strong focus on storytelling. A new series of six books they are producing in both Te Reo Māori and English, He hokinga mahara ki a ratou mā capture the proverbs of the elders of Te Arawa and share their origins. There are, Inia says, a total of just under 300 proverbs featured.

    9 min

  5. 4 DAYS AGO

    Myths and Maidens: Documentary unpacks the stereotype of the Pasifika woman

    We’re all familiar with the image of the Pacific woman on postcards and in tourism marketing; warm and welcoming, light-skinned, with a slim build and long wavy hair. But what happens for young women when that’s the only image perpetuated for generations?

    23 min

  6. 4 DAYS AGO

    Making lace from muka: Rowan Panther in Te Tai Tokerau

    In the far north, in Doubtless Bay, Te Tai Tokerau, Rowan Panther makes lace with fine strands of muka from the Harakeke flax bushes on her property.  Bobbin lace to be precise, which is traditionally made with cotton. Panther’s material and the forms she makes with lace reflect the Pacific environment she lives in; taking a tradition forward.

    12 min

  7. 4 DAYS AGO

    A Doll’s House Part 2: Iconic feminist Nora Helmer returns home

    It was the door slam heard around the world, shocking audiences. Henrik Ibsen’s 1879 play A Doll’s House caused outrage with the central character, Nora Helmer, walking out on her family, leaving behind her children and husband in search of herself and a more fulfilling life.

    14 min

  8. 4 DAYS AGO

    Fast Favourites with Tom Sainsbury

    Actor, writer, comedian, director and social media star Tom Sainsbury is back with his friends and they’re Camping.

    12 min
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Perlina Lau and Mark Amery host a weekly show about creativity and culture in Aotearoa.

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  • Channel
    RNZ Radio
  • Creator
    RNZ
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2024
  • Episodes
    454
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © (C) Radio New Zealand 2024
  • Show Website
    Culture 101

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