Here Now

Mar 30 2025 222 ep. 12 mins 1.5k

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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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Protoje - Keeping an even keel

Mar 30 2025 12 mins

Reggae artist Protoje who graced The Bowl stage at WOMAD Aotearoa this year, speaks to Kadambari Raghukumar in this episode on all things from patties to performances. The world’s awash with so many mixed messages about Jamaica but what makes the intrigue endure is this incessant stream of positivity, upfulness and the calibre of music that the country puts out.One of Jamaica

Trinidad to Taranaki - Queen Omega's humble heights

Mar 23 2025 9 mins

This year's WOMAD Aotearoa saw reggae icon Queen Omega draw crowds - she spoke to Kadambari Raghukumar about how it began for her. One of the hottest female reggae artists on the scene right now, born Jenelle Osbourne,Queen Omega, chats to Kadambari Raghukumar in this Here Now episode at WOMAD Aotearoa.While the carnival in Trinidad And Tobago may have been and gone earlier in Marc

A space for connection - centre in Queenstown built on community

Mar 16 2025 10 mins

Making that settling-in process a little easier, the small and welcoming Happiness House has been making an big impact on several lives in Queenstown. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Looking back at a year - Women's Day

Mar 09 2025 12 mins

Here Now looks back at some the conversations we had with women this past year on the series across all sorts of topics - Colombian stereotypes, medicine, comedy and academics. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

"We need a solution soon" - conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo

Mar 02 2025 11 mins

Over 7000 people have been killed since January this year in the conflict that's ongoing in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Kadambari Raghukumar talks about the impact of the war with Congolese with family members in the east of the country. Congoloese diaspora in Auckland gathered at a rally last month to bring attention to ongoing conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Cong

Nadia Freeman's "The Girmit"

Feb 23 2025 10 mins

Artist Nadia Freeman's performance, The Girmit, explores a slightly unconventional approach to telling the story of how Indians came to be taken to Fiji in the 1800s. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Exploring Solidarity through CARE (Part 2)

Feb 16 2025 10 mins

What does culture-centred communication look like in a suburb of Palmerston North trying to shift narratives around it's reputation? Professor Mohan Dutta and Venessa Pokaia join Kadambari Raghukumar in this second part to the conversation on CARE's work. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Exploring Solidarity through CARE (Part 1)

Feb 09 2025 11 mins

Exploring cultural communication around sex and health, Fullbright scholar at Massey University Prof Angela Cooke-Jackson talks to Kadambari Raghukumar about her experiences as an academic working with Black and indigenous communities. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

A Mixtape for Maladies

Feb 02 2025 12 mins

Ahilan Karunaharan returns with his final in a trilogy of plays - A Mixtape for Maladies with Ambika GKR in a leading role. Kadambari Raghukumar talks to them about the making of the play that premieres at the Auckland Arts Festival this March. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Tech is where it's at - the NZ India bilateral link

Jan 26 2025 11 mins

As New Zealand courts India seeking deeper bilateral ties, what does the ideal relationship look like and what's in it for us? Sunit Prakash talks to Kadambari Raghukumar on his views as a tech consultant going between the two countries. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details