Culture
Te Matatini 2019
It's the world cup of kapa haka, bringing together Māori performing artists from across Aotearoa and Australia. So what exactly can you expect from this year's…
Brekfist: Culture
You say culture, we say... ballet? Fashion? Individualism? What exactly is culture anyway? Saraid and Johanna hit the streets to ask what culture means to you.
'Merry Christmas' in different languages
With a myriad of cultures and language making up Kiwi culture, let's take a second to learn how to wish holiday greetings to everyone!
3 generations of Asian women talking about Chinese New Year
Enough with Christmas, let's take a peek at Chinese New Year and get to the bottom of what's really inside those little red packets.
Does NZ need to rethink our public holidays?
We love to celebrate our multiculturalism here in Aotearoa, but looking at our holiday calendar, you mightn't think this is the case. Should we do more…
The evolution of the family sitcom
Come with us as we look back at the family sitcom. From nuclear beginnings to the introduction of the dysfunctional family and now more and more…
This online meme has a dark backstory
We've all seen the memes but do you know the weirdly detailed backstory behind this set of stock images?
Mukbang: food, fetish or both?
Mukbang videos have been clocking up millions of views across the internet in recent years...what exactly is it about people eating masses of food that is…
Lucy Zee makes dumplings & talks Asian supermarkets
Have you ever wondered how they get the soup inside the dumpling?? No worries, Lucy Zee is here to share her secrets and talk about the…
Wine tasting for dummies.
Do you know your shiraz from your syrah? Can you tell the difference between a 'buttery' or an 'oaky' drop of chardonnay? Well, neither can Baz…
Life before and after the Exclusive Brethren Church
The Exclusive Brethren Church may be somewhat of an enigma to those outside of the Evangelical Christian community. Re: met with 3 former members to talk…
S I M P S O N W A V E
The Simpsons have become so iconic now, they've spawned a cult following for a microgenre of a subgenre.
Introducing - S I M P S O…
The Decline of Indigenous Languages
Globalisation is taking its toll on precious indigenous languages. In the next century 50-90% of the world's languages will be lost, so can we fix this…
Surfin' the web
We trawled through the world wide web to find you some weird and wonderful ways to kill some downtime ??
Growing old around the world
From Africa to South America and everywhere in between, we all have our own ways of caring for our Kaumātua. So in such a multicultural place,…
NZ reality TV villains talk troll culture
Ben and Heather were thrust onto screens around the country this year and quickly found that a lot of NZ didn't really like them. We brought…
Why aren’t we all learning te reo Māori at school?
“We were getting phone calls, we were getting emails saying my kid’s not Māori, why are they doing this, save that for the Māori kids.”
Racism in classrooms
A report prepared for Treasury found teacher judgements nationwide were 'of serious concern' - see how Tararua College celebrates and encourages all aspects of Māori culture…
Stopping sexual violence in bars
"It's not weird, it's not funny, it's aggressive." - if you saw some questionable behaviour in a bar would you say something to stop it?
The Art of Dating
"Something that I sort of missed about New Zealand dating culture is that there's no real sense of sentimentality..." - Jess Francis opens up to Re:…
The Cost of Booze
OK, so it's the 24th day of 2018 - how much have you spent on booze already?
Josie & T - Drinking
Watch below as Josie & T explore three stages of drinking. How much time do you spend in the danger zone? ??
This beloved Palmy bar will be forced to close under proposed curfew
A new local alcohol policy in Palmerston North will see bars outside of business and industrial zones being forced to close earlier. But...why?
Distilling Booze at Home
Welcome to Luke's laundry, in it you'll find a tub, a washing machine, and everything you need to distill your own spirits ??
New Zealand's Drinking Evolution
Before soy flat whites and cold pressed juices, beer was seen as a health tonic. How times have changed.
Do alcohol ads contribute to New Zealand's problem-drinking culture?
There are bound to be a few of these alcohol ads etched into your brain, but do they do their job?
Are video games cheapening Māori culture?
In 1974 mana was introduced to the gaming world via Dungeons and Dragons but does it mean as much to gamers as it does to Pacific…
Josie & T - Te Ao Māori
From Kapa Haka to being called Teriyaki in primary school, Josie & T kōrero about their experiences growing up in and around Māori culture.
Tā moko artist Taryn Beri on the appropriation of Māori tattoos
“They genuinely admire our art and our culture but they don't understand that it's still ours to give.” - tā moko artist Taryn Beri on the…