Here Now

Here Now headlines with summaries.

• Artist Vallé on Papua New Guinea, barbering and lyrics

  New Zealand music

  2 Dec 2024

  

  Vallé's exploration of his roots has taken him on a journey of many sorts. In this episode of Here Now, he talks to Kadambari Raghukumar about the impact that's had on his life.

  Here Now: Vallé on Papua New Guinea, barbering and lyrics

• How two Dunedin foodies ended up looking for spices on a Sri Lankan mountain

  New Zealand food

  4 Nov 2024

  

  There are light-hearted wild goose chases for elusive spices, hilarious scenes with Baghya trying her hand at making local dishes, wide-eyed wanderings through ancient food forests but also instants…

  Here Now: Sri Lankan Food Documentary

• 'Plants don't know borders' - a tropical obsession in Canterbury

  New Zealand science

  16 Sep 2024

  

  A love for the flora of tropical jungles brought botanists Julie Barcelona and Pieter Pelser together. What ensued was years of shared adventure and discovery.

  Here Now: 'Plants don't know borders' - a tropical obsession in Canterbury

• Taking the art of capoeira beyond Brazil

  sport life and society

  9 Sep 2024

  

  Leandro Vasquez of Abada Capoeira Auckland talks about celebrating the sense of community, art and camaraderie born out of this art.

  Here Now: Taking the art of capoeira beyond Brazil