Culture

Kingi Snelgar counts himself among the kōhanga reo generation, and he's excited to see where te reo will be in ten or twenty years time. Audio

In part two of a series around cultural stereotypes, Kadambari Raghukumar talks South America through the eyes Auckland-based Colombians.  Audio

South China Morning Post journalist Lisa Cam joins Jim to discuss some unique Chinese New Year traditions. Audio

British stand-up comedian Russell Howard is currently on a nine-date Aotearoa tour and dropped into the RNZ Auckland studio to talk to Jim. Audio

Lunar New Year is celebrated by billions of people all over the planet, including in Tāmaki Makaurau. Audio

Don Reynolds was an executive at South Pacific Pictures when the idea of making a New Zealand soap opera first popped up. Audio

Today we chat with Māori Twitch Streamer PopeNZL, Director, Writer & Actress Awa Puna, and Waimirirangi’s job somehow gets put on the line? All of that and more on this episode of The TAHI! Audio

Otago was singled out as one of the top 10 destinations in the world for hospitality, service and accommodation. Audio

Made of over one kilometre of rope and more than 600 LED lights, giant puppet Leor is coming to Auckland's Aotea Square in February. Audio

Adopting an Australian twang when over the ditch, or making more rounded vowels when speaking to a Brit. Many of us do it without even noticing. Audio

It's a puzzling situation, but Jigsaw racing is an actual thing. Puzzle wizards will be on the start line for the masters games in Dunedin next week, competing for the joy of it and bragging rights of… Video, Audio

There's growing fear and anger from Māori over moves by the coalition government to revisit the rules around the Treaty of Waitangi. Audio

Newspapers from 100 years ago predicted what the year 2024 would look like. Many of the predictions were wrong. But some were right. Audio

On today’s episode, RNZ sports journalist Symone Tafuna'i opens up about her personal journey with sports, and her favourite questions to ask athletes. Holloway are here from Wellington to discuss… Audio

In Mexico City, animal rights activists are protesting against the return of bullfighting, years after it was outlawed.

The Mexican Supreme Court repealed its decision last month, citing a lack of… Audio

Hospitality operator and te reo Maōri advocate Anton Matthews says his favourite whakataukī is about valuing people who work in the public eye just as much as those who work behind the scenes. Audio

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

Mentalist, illusionist and performance artist Scott Silven's marvelous magical career is inspired by the mists and mysticism of his Scottish homeland. Silven studied hypnosis age 15. At 19 he… Audio

Dumping on the newest workforce generation is nothing new. And now, says writer Josie Adams, it's millennials' turn to dump on Gen Z. But it doesn't have to be this way. Audio