Due to a stormwater drain becoming blocked, Te Tuhi art gallery and community centre has been closed to the public for nine months. TUKUA went to the opening exhibition to take in the renovations and the artworks.
Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details (https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/tukua?share=7d12226d-51cf-4fda-b2d0-b427e1583425)
15 Feb 2026
Mārama
Just what is Māori gothic horror -- could it be an entirely new genre of film? In this episode, TUKUA attends the premiere of Mārama, the first feature film written & directed by Taratoa Stappard, to find out.
Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details (https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/tukua?share=6720501d-ec31-4e08-9050-e20107d0a437)
1 Feb 2026
Unutai e! Unutai e!
The TUKUA team travelled to Te Wai Pounamu to investigate Unutai e! Unutai e!, a photo exhibition from Anne Noble documenting the waters, the people, and the stories from Ngāi Tahu’s High Court action against the Crown. The team wanted to see how the works stacked up on the gallery walls.
Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details (https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/tukua?share=3c10e21c-9996-4e30-a556-7fbd5aed4dbc)
12 Oct 2025
WoW - World of Wearable Art
Tukua attends the preview night of WOW, the World of Wearable Art, at its 20th year in Wellington. The theme of this year's show is Rise, and they also have an inaugural prize for the best entry created by a Māori: Te Tohu toi Rākei.
Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details (https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/tukua?share=a5066d99-179d-473f-b874-87595df1fa22)
8 Sept 2025
Skinsuit
Content warning: This episode of Tukua contains discussions of nudity and sexual practices and may not be suitable for everyone.
Skinsuit is an artistic expression of pole dance, striptease, and ritual. Eight local queer sex workers and others will perform running over two acts with each dancer performing in both, also featuring a Shibari suspension room. Tukua goes along to explore the event.
Tukua is an intergenerational podcast series that responds to arts & culture events.
Panelists: Ngāhuia Te Awekōtuku, Brett Graham, & Kura Turuwhenua.
Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details (https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/tukua?share=61907a5e-1c67-49b5-8ef1-fcaa3db0bed6)
31 Aug 2025
Art Fairs
Tukua visits the Aotearoa Art Fair at the Auckland Viaduct, now in its twelfth year. Tukua attended the opening night event and then travelled across town to the brand-new May Fair. Why are these two art fairs on at the very same time in Auckland City? Tukua, as always, has an opinion about that.
Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details (https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/tukua?share=5afbc0bc-183c-4d95-99a6-89e320223536)
11 May 2025
Photosynthesizers
60 years of women behind the lens in a cross Tasman survey show at Te Uru Gallery, Titirangi. Tukua explores the differences between the male and female gaze and curatorial choice. But what does our panel think of those choices?
Tukua is 75-year-old arts activist and author, Ngahuia Te Awekotuku, Gen Z sculptor Brett Graham and 24-year-old standup comedian, Kura Turuwhenua.
We take you to the event, interview the creatives involved and then discuss it back in the RNZ studio.
Our focus is on Māori and Pasifika artists but no-one is safe from the Tukua lens.
Guests:
Lisa Reihana - contributing artist
James Gatt - Te Uru Gallery Senior Curator
Nova Paul – contributing artist
Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details (https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/tukua?share=66fc4b72-65cb-405e-89c7-960d9f54d656)
4 May 2025
Te Matatini
What motivates literally thousands of people to travel hundreds of miles week in, week out, for no pay, in their own time for months on end, for maybe, only 25 minutes on stage. Tukua was at Te Matatini, the Māori kapa haka Olympics finals day to find out.
Tukua is 75-year-old arts activist and author, Ngahuia Te Awekotuku, Gen Z sculptor Brett Graham and 24-year-old standup comedian, Kura Turuwhenua.
We take you to the event, interview the creatives involved and then discuss it back in the RNZ studio.
Our focus is on Māori and Pasifika artists but no-one is safe from the Tukua lens.
Guests:
Kereama Wright – Ngati Whakaue senior member
Wharehoka Wano – Representative for Te Kahui Maunga Iwi Society
Pere Wihongi – Kaitataki Tane Angitu
Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details (https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/tukua?share=b1980292-69e6-47c3-89fc-7ebf7defcd12)
2 May 2025
Introducing: Tukua
Tukua is an arts and cultural panel show that explores an intergenerational response through a Māori lens. The panel is 75-year-old arts activist and author, Ngahuia Te Awekotuku, Gen X sculptor Brett Graham and 24-year-old standup comedian, Kura Turuwhenua. The focus is on Māori and Pasifika artists but no-one is safe from the Tukua lens.
Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details (https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/tukua?share=e3efcedd-7b11-40ba-a482-d26eb8d78873)
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