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Is it possible writers who don't live in Aotearoa's main centres are disadvantaged when it comes to awards and literary festivals?

On the Ockham Book Awards shortlist, for example, all of this year's… Audio

A new report highlights a high level of engagement with arts, culture and recreation among 12-year-olds across Aotearoa New Zealand. 

Released by the Ministry for Culture and Heritage, the data is… Audio

Esteemed New Zealand actress Robyn Malcolm has become the first local actor to take home an award from the Series Mania Forum in France.

She accepted the best actress award in Lille, during a… Audio

Internationally renowned DJ Fred Again is in Aotearoa for a set of surprise shows.

The capital city is buzzing ahead of Friday's show at Waitangi Park, with tickets selling out in minutes on… Audio

Pacifika secondary students are demonstrating pride and passion for their cultural heritage at this week's ASB Polyfest.

Tāmaki Makaurau is the biggest hub of Pasifika people in Aotearoa, and… Audio

It's the final week of the Auckland Arts Festival, but there's still plenty to see before it closes on Sunday.

Co-host of RNZ National's Culture 101, Perlina Lau, has been out and about this week and… Audio

That's the sound of the winners of the 2024 NZ Pipe Band Championships, the Canterbury Caledonian Society Pipe Band, performing on Saturday afternoon.

About 1500 people took part in the competition… Audio

Thousands turned out to New Plymouth's international music festival - WOMAD - to take in artists from around the world this weekend.

RNZ presenter Charlotte Ryan was there for the first two nights.

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A new report commissioned by Asia New Zealand Foundation Te Whītau Tūhono has found an increased interest and desire for Asian arts and cultural experiences in Aotearoa.  Audio

Festival season continues, with the focus this weekend on WOMAD in Taranaki.

English electronic band Morcheeba will be among the dozens of acts taking the stage.

Further south in Wellington… Audio

The work of late musician and artist Hamish Kilgour is being celebrated in an exhibition which opens at the Arts Centre in Christchurch on Friday.

Kilgour's creativity has been an influence on many… Audio

The Arts Festivals are in full swing across Aotearoa along with numerous Fringe Festivals.

Co-host of RNZ National's Culture 101, Perlina Lau, was in Hamilton last week and this week she's been out… Audio

An incredible, near-spiritual experience.

That's how some concertgoers described the first Beyond Words concert at the Christchurch Town Hall last night, which saw the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra… Audio

Four New Zealand authors are in the running for a $65,000 fiction prize at this year's Ockham Book Awards.

Sixteen award finalists have just been announced in four categories: fiction, poetry… Audio

The opera singer Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, arguably this country's greatest musical export, is 80 on Wednesday.

RNZ Concert host Bryan Crump compiled this special birthday tribute. Audio

The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra is in new territory this week with a collaborative programme to mark the fifth anniversary of the mosque attacks in Christchurch in which 51 people were murdered.

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A Taranaki designer will showcase a collection inspired by the story of Parihaka at the Melbourne Fashion Festival.

Vince Ropitini's "Art of Passive Resistance" collection will show on the Global… Audio

We're in the thick of arts festival season in Aotearoa with the Auckland Arts festival next week joining Poneke's Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of the Arts and Hamilton Arts Festival, alongside… Audio

Wellington is in for a busy time, with more than 15 events happening this weekend alone.

There's something for everyone - from arts, to sport, to festivals, and even playgrounds.

Pretoria Gordon… Audio

The very first Moana Auckland festival begins Saturday in Tāmaki Makaurau, a month-long festival set up to celebrate the city of sail's love affair with the ocean.

A range of events and activities… Audio

It's a time of year to relish for lovers of art and culture.

Friday sees the opening of both the Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of the Arts in Wellington and the Hamilton Arts Festival.

And numerous… Audio

Fear not the Taniwha, but the great Chinese dragon coming to Auckland Thursday night.

The handmade fire-breathing beast spanning the length of two buses has been specially commissioned for this… Audio

Oppenheimer is set to ignite the BAFTA awards which are just about to get underway in London.

Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer, about the life of the man who helped develop the atomic bomb, is leading… Audio

International superstar Taylor Swift is heading to the Southern Hemisphere, but despite her decision to skip New Zealand on the tour the stadium in Melbourne is still likely to be filled with kiwis.

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Te Papa says the number of visitors identifying its Te Tiriti exhibit as a highlight has jumped from 18 percent to 43 percent since December.

That's when a group of protestors damaged the wooden… Audio

Songs from artists such as Taylor Swift, The Weeknd, and Drake are set to disappear from Tik Tok.

Universal Music is planning to pull millions of its tracks from the platform, after talks about… Audio