Here Now

RNZ 604 - Serving up warmth in wintry Wellington - EKTA continues to grow

Here Now is about the journeys people make to New Zealand, their identities and perspectives, all of which shape their life here.

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Episodios

Serving up warmth in wintry Wellington - EKTA continues to grow

Reimagining Pasifika heritage and space through architecture

Engineering for seismic safety meets feminism - Samantha Krieg on her career pivot

Teaching french flair in Christchurch - L'Aurore's bilingual classes

Alex Tan - a focus on creating "sophisticated citizenry"

US ICE raids - two Americans in New Zealand reflect on the immigration crackdown in their hometowns

Growing spaces for independent publishers - Auckland's bookstores with a difference

Beyond surface level - Francesca Contaldo's exploration of Daunian tattoo

Beyond surface level - Buntheun's exploration of Khmer tattooing

Being Big Buddy

Seeking a sense of collective wellbeing - diaspora Africans and mental health

"A humble kai rooted in tradition" - Kai Rotorua's annual kumara harvest

A tactile type - Sydney Shep on letterpress and bookmaking

A love for letterpress - Kerry Ann Lee

Music therapy - a journey into sound and mental health

Cuba - unending embargo

Roots that run deep - capris from the Cuccurullos

Shehan Karunatilaka - a full circle back to New Zealand

Starting from ground up

"Sovereignty at stake" - Iran war

Ballet's comeback queen - Mayu Tanigaito

Back to Basics - Esmail Fathi

Back to Basics - Gold Tooth

Back to Basics - Henrique Morales

Back to Basics - Ch!nonso

2025 Wrapped

Ankur Bassi - "A good person makes a good player"

"A hundred years cures everything" - a tale of Dalmatians in Auckland

The Afghanistan Aotearoa Marathon

To each, their own outlet

Darfuri diaspora - grief and hope from afar

Changing careers, continents and cheese for Nelson

"A sonic embodiment of cooperation" - 30 years of Gamelan

Fertility and her future - Shamin Yazdani's deep dive

Share Kai - towards closer communities in Christchurch

More wiggle room - Home-based care and new migrant mums

Will sanctions work?

A matter of Afghan pride - Breaking Bread: Part 4

Breaking Bread with pide - "Nothing like woodfire"

"No Injera, no life" - an ode to the Ethiopian staple

Breaking Bread with Meinolf Kraeling: "Old bread is not hard, having no bread is."

Of grains and gods - Yuki Fukuda's trials with rice

A square at a time - moving pieces from Argentina to the South Island

Beyond goldfields - documenting the history of early Chinese settlers

Keeping it crisp - NZ apples to the world

Studio Sessions with Back to Basics

Zimbabwe to Auckland - Back to Basics with Jay Moyo

Holding on to hope after the 12 Day War - Iranians in New Zealand

Beyond Bhangra and Bollywood - Back to Basics with Manjit Singh and Kooshna Gupta

Back to Basics - the sounds of Brazil with Leandro Vasques