Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchManu Vaea: the spiritual and mundane in being fakaleitī - Tongan third gender
In Koe Tau’atāina o e Leitī (The Freedom/ Emancipation of the Leitī), Tongan New Zealand artist Manuaha’apai Vaeatangitau (or Manu Vaea for short) d…
2 years, 6 months ago
Regional Wrap: Marton building turns into an ‘unsettling immersive’ sculpture
In 2021 artist Isabella Loudon returned to her family home in the town of Marton Tutaenui in the lower North Island to recover from glandular fever. …
2 years, 6 months ago
Kauae Raro Research Collective's passion for earth pigments
Raro Research Collective's passion for earth pigments
2 years, 6 months ago
Celebrating traditional Fijian hair practice from a Wairarapa farm
The buiniga is a traditional Fijian unisex hairstyle. Similar to the afro, but more sculpted, it’s become a source of national pride. Increasingly yo…
2 years, 6 months ago
Moutere valley jeweller wins gold at Florence Biennale
A New Zealand jeweller has won big at the XIV Florence Biennale Exhibition and Awards, taking first prize for Jewellery Art and Design.
2 years, 6 months ago
Fast Favourites: The Brokenwood Mysteries star Fern Sutherland
Actor and star of The Brokenwood Mysteries Fern Sutherland has just wrapped her 10th season on the television detective drama. A feat for any show in…
2 years, 6 months ago
Madison Kelly’s call and response with the kakī
The black stilt or kakī is one of the world's most endangered birds. It is central to the latest work of Kāi Tahu Otepoti artist Madison Kelly’s new …
2 years, 6 months ago
Ōtautahi’s whiskey-chasing advocate for mental health and poetry
On the back cover of his recently published first book of poems, Crackle in the Rain, Ciaran Fox describes himself as a whisky-chasing sensualist, po…
2 years, 6 months ago
Culture 101 Arts News Sunday 26 November
Arts news this week as read on the show.
2 years, 6 months ago
Gamblers, monks and courtesans: a fifth century play in 2023
Prayas Theater is bringing the masterpiece, The Clay Cart or Mricchakatika to stage in an adaptation for modern audiences.
2 years, 6 months ago