New Zealand reckons with its own divisive culture war
New Zealand is deeply divided over the Treaty Principles Bill, which seeks to reinterpret the de facto constitution. Now the ...
Witi Ihimaera on the massive rise of Māori culture in 2024
In 1972, a young Witi Ihimaera (Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki) became the first Māori writer to publish a collection of short stories.
Five inspiring women in New Zealand film, TV and theatre
Aotearoa's arts community is rich in multicultural storytelling. RNZ reflects on the contributions of five Kiwi women working across stage and screen.
Dad and son stumble upon ‘one of the most important finds of all time in Polynesia’
What started as a “normal day” salvaging wood in New Zealand eventually led to a large-scale excavation that uncovered more ...
New Zealand lawmakers told to stop complaining about use of the country’s Māori name in Parliament
The speaker of New Zealand’s Parliament has told lawmakers that he will not consider further complaints about the use of the ...
Podcast - Tim Southee on the New Zealand culture of consistency and class
With the Champions Trophy final coming up, Tim Southee joins Yash Jha on the Stump Mic podcast to share his thoughts on the ...
Cultural Attaché: Artist Dick Frizzell on aspirations, obsessions & guilty pleasures
Whether colourful pop-art iterations of icons such as the “Four Square Man” or his vast landscapes and still-life works, the ...
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Washington Post: New Zealand reckons with ‘divisive culture war’
New Zealand, a country of five million people often ... sending his approval rating plunging and igniting a culture war that has drawn comparisons to the Brexit referendum that divided Britain.