Culture 101

Culture 101

Perlina Lau hosts a weekly show about creativity and culture in Aotearoa.

Episodes

Fast Favourites: Award winning actress Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne

February 28, 2026 • 20 mins
Thirty years after its premiere, Hone Kouka's Waiora Te Ukaipo returns for the Wellington and Auckland arts festivals. Set in 1965 and inspired by Kouka's own life, the play follows a whanau relocating from the East Coast to the South Island in search of work. Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne plays Rongo in this revival. A Toi Whakaari graduate, she has appeared in Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Cousins, Whina, and Lee Tamahori's The Con...
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Sirāt film director Oliver Laxe on defying Oscar odds

February 21, 2026 • 16 mins
Acclaimed filmmaker Oliver Laxe joins Culture 101 to discuss his latest feature, Sirat.
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Ramon Te Wake headlines Auckland Pride closing party

February 21, 2026 • 15 mins
Ramon Te Wake speaks to Culture 101 about returning to the Pride stage to headline the Out of the Gutter street party, closing the 2026 Auckland Pride Festival
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Comedian Jack Whitehall’s reverse nepotism and cult classic remake

February 21, 2026 • 16 mins
The 1989 cult film The 'Burbs, directed by Joe Dante and starring Tom Hanks, now has a new streaming era successor. 
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Te Papa curator Lissa Mitchell on Slow Burn: Women and Photography exhibition

February 21, 2026 • 10 mins
Curator of Historical Photography Lissa Mitchell speaks to Culture 101 about Slow Burn: Women and Photography Slow Burn, an exhibition showcasing more than five decades of photography by women and non binary artists from Aotearoa.
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The Big Screen: Kate Rodger’s take on GOAT, Crime 101 and Train Dreams

February 21, 2026 • 24 mins
Film critic Kate Rodger joins Culture 101 to review Crime 101, GOAT, and Train Dreams.
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Fast Favourites: Auckland Philharmonia Principal Percussionist Eric Renick

February 21, 2026 • 16 mins
Principal percussionist Eric Renick, who will perform in the production, speaks to Culture 101 about bringing Béla Bartók's opera Bluebeard's Castle to contemporary audiences.
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Island Life: Living on Rakiura Stewart Island inspires local exhibition 

February 14, 2026 • 10 mins
Rakiura, Stewart Island is home to a microcosm of artists who find inspiration from this remote location. Summers are often spent hosting tourists and displaying the island's signature hospitality while winter brings some down time to craft and create.
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Mark Hadlow's Grumpy Old Man in Lycra goes on national tour

February 14, 2026 • 16 mins
With 150 theatre productions under his belt, actor Mark Hadlow has a very long CV. International audiences may recognise him from King Kong, The Hobbit and keen fans will remember his contribution to character voices in Meet The Feebles.
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Bringing the cobbles to the Capital: Beloved soap opera gets a comedy reboot

February 14, 2026 • 13 mins
First airing in 1960, Coronation Street is the world's longest running soap opera. At its peak it was attracting 20 million viewers during weeknights in the UK. Now, the beloved dreary rooftops of Manchester have been given a Kiwi comedy reboot.
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Morris & James pottery to be immortalised in a limited edition book

February 14, 2026 • 11 mins
After almost 50 years in business, iconic Matakana pottery company Morris and James closed its doors last year. But now the legacy of the ceramics studio, known for their colourful and bold kitchen and garden ware, will live on.
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Fast Favourites: Psychiatrist and author Dr Hinemoa Elder

February 14, 2026 • 17 mins
Our Fast Favourites guest this week can be described as many things, author, speaker, listener, mum, mentor and advocate. And before that, a TV presenter.
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Freedom in finding fame later for Louise Bourgeois

February 7, 2026 • 15 mins
The French-American artist, Louise Bourgeois found fame later in life with her reputation and market value soaring after her death.
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Kiwi and international performers flocking to Wellington Fringe Festival

February 7, 2026 • 9 mins
Fringe Festival is back in Wellington - starting this month from the 13th of February until the 7th of March.
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Major rebuild forges ahead at Auckland's historical St James

February 7, 2026 • 19 mins
Major rebuild forges ahead at Auckland's historical St James theatre.
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The Big Screen: Dan Slevin

February 7, 2026 • 20 mins
The Big Screen: Dan Slevin.
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Poetry Takeover: Spoken word resurges amongst young people

February 7, 2026 • 18 mins
Poetry has taken off in the past decade, with a resurgence, especially amongst young people.
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Cora-Allan on reviving Niuean barkcloth after 100 years

February 7, 2026 • 14 mins
When artist Cora-Allan was asked to create the burial garments for her Niuean grandparents - it was a request that would change the course of her life.
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Fast Favourites: Alison Quigan on her latest role as a snail

February 7, 2026 • 18 mins
Most people will know Alison Quigan for her long-term role as receptionist Yvonne Jeffries on Shortland Street. But that's just one slice of the pie.
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Artist Karma Barnes first Kiwi to exhibit at Beijing International Biennale in six years

January 31, 2026 • 17 mins
Karma Barnes talks with us about CO-Lapses, her atmospheric installation of suspended vessels that slowly release coloured sands to form shifting landscapes on the ground below. Her work often responds to nature, climate disruption and the ways communities adapt and rebuild. This has been a significant period for Karma, with CO-Lapses winning the Grand Prix at the Larnaca Biennale before showing in Shanghai and now at the Beij...
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