Culture

Asking strangers personal questions in Auckland

“I’m afraid of never having lived”

Inside Whangamōmona: NZ’s micro-republic

“There was a goat that was president.”

Muroki performs RIIKI REID's 2020 single 'Good Times'

Watch his performance, live from The Wine Cellar on Karangahape Road.

RIIKI REID performs Muroki’s 2019 single 'For Better Or Worse’

Watch RIIKI perform Muroki's single, live from the Wine Cellar on Karangahape Road.

Under Cover: Muroki and RIIKI REID

"We're getting real deep now. So how was your childhood?"

Asking people how much their outfit costs: Christchurch edition

“Pretty much everything I am wearing is second hand.”

Firepit chats with Tom Scott and Troy Kingi

The music icons talk pottery, songwriting, and playing tunes in prison.

How to make boil up on a budget

Here’s a cheap recipe from Aunty Trish to help feed your flat or whānau.

Kiwi doesn’t represent everyone in Aotearoa

Kiwi has been a national identifier in New Zealand since the early 1900s.

Erny Belle performs Delaney Davidson’s song 'Somethings Wrong'

Watch Erny Belle's performance from the latest episode of Under Cover.

Delaney Davidson performs Erny Belle's song 'Hell Hole'

Watch the third episode of Under Cover with Erny Belle and Delaney Davidson.

Under Cover: Erny Belle and Delaney Davidson

Watch the third episode of Under Cover with Erny Belle and Delaney Davidson.

John Campbell on music that makes us cry

“Finding your place, a sense of togetherness: the best music reminds us of what we have in common."

How Dunedin became the MDMA capital of NZ

Wastewater testing shows MDMA use has gone up 40% in the last three years in the Southern region.

Meet the NZ DJ who turned Twitch into a full-time job

“Being yourself is so much more valuable than trying to mimic or trying to imitate someone else.”

Rapper Diggy Dupé on three outfits that define him

The award-winning artist behind 'The Panthers' soundtrack tell us what his fashion says about him.

Hidden Figure$: The secret Insta account helping people grow & save cash

“What does it take to blow $10,000 a year? Just $27.40 a day in miscellaneous spending.”

How to ask your boss for a pay rise

Asking for a raise can feel awkward, uncomfortable and just plain terrifying.

Behind the scenes of Nude Tuesday: the NZ orgy comedy entirely in gibberish

Harrison talked to the star and director of the new film where nobody makes any sense.

Tash Sultana on tour life and taking a chance on artists

"I'm having fun with my life, and I really like the person I've become."

Asking speedway fans why they love it

“They covered the car with a tarp. They thought I was dead”

‘Most the kids have uncles that are blackpowers’: Growing up in Pātea

Re: talked to two teens growing up in the town behind NZ's greatest ever tune, 'Poi E'.

Six60 paid our rent for a year

We went to Ōtepoti/Dunedin to meet the first-ever recipients of Six60's new scholarship.

Inside NZ’s pro wrestling scene: ‘Step in the ring if you think it’s fake’

“We do have some good guys, we do have some bad guys but both feed off the same energy.”

Building a Sydney marae: Our culture must thrive in another land

“We are told from our people, we need this.”

Inside New Zealand’s underground car community

“We go out to the intersection and do a little whoop-whoop around the intersection”

How our dead bodies can be good for the planet

Cremating one person requires the same energy as the average New Zealand household uses in a month.