Culture

Melz Huata-Lucas is the Māori culture and identity programme lead at the Auckland Council and is helping organise the city's Matariki Festival which launched over the weekend. Audio

Science journalist and Sunday Morning regular, David Robson, joins us to talk about his latest book, The Laws of Connection.  Audio

Last year, Princess Anne was named the hardest-working member of the Royal Family after carrying out 457 engagements. Audio

What approach would you take against a swarm of killer zombies? Michael Totten is a writer who has explored this apocalyptic eventuality. Audio

Composer, performer, and educator Dr Andrew Faleatua has been announced as the 2024 Jazz Composer-in-Residence at the New Zealand School of Music. Audio

A special exhibition is on at Te Atamira called Te Whare Pora - House of Learning, which show cases the work of Rokahurihia Ngarimu-Cameron. Audio

On todays show Evie catches up with rising pop star Jason Parker and gets to bottom of why he’s in a sling and Thomas Rose has a quality chat with So’omālō about his long awaited album,  Audio

David Fane has been announced as the recipient of the 2024 Fulbright-Creative New Zealand Pacific Writer's Residency.  David speaks to Charlotte. Audio

A story based on local gossip and written by a mother of eight is providing insight into the role of women in theatre.  Audio

On today's show, Lilly Carron chats about her new EP and starting her music career so young, Tim Provise is in the studio and calls So'omālō out for missing his comedy show. Evie reckons the lotto… Audio

Hēmi Kelly (Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Tahu-Ngāti Whaoa) is a Māori language consultant, teacher, and translator, and the voice behind podcast and social media movement Everyday Māori. Audio

Auckland will be in full voice next month as 11,000 singers hit town for The World Choir Games. 250 choirs from more than 30 countries, representing a diverse range of choral music styles will compete… Audio

Wellington's young Samoan students remember independence. Audio

Tonight, a track from Berlin-based Kiwi project Saturns Drive, new music from Norwegian-American auteur Okay Kaya, and a glimpse of the 20-minute lullaby reimagining of gnarly Baltimore rock band… Audio

A gourmet crayfish pie, created by PJ's Pies in Hanmer Springs, would set you back $50. Owner Jim Bratschi explains. Audio

Nights' resident screen critic Dan Slevin looks at the latest instalment in the 1995 buddy cop comedy series Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024), documentary Joan Baez: I Am A Noise (2023) streaming on… Audio

On today's podcast we catch up with SPYCC from SWIDT about their busy May of SWIDT music month. Also joining us were the AMA nominated group Grecco Romank who are about to play JUNK FEST and they also… Audio