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Rida Malik goes to the cinemas to find out about the emerging trend of screening Asian movies in mainstream theatres in New Zealand and we talk with local comedian Noor Razzak. Noor is of Iraqi origin, grew up in America and now lives in Wellington.
Nuredin Mohammed finds out how rising costs and the recession are affecting the rice industry. And then we talk to Patrick Snedden about how Asians can understand the Treaty Of Waitangi. Pat chairs the Auckland DHB, an adviser to the Ngati Whatua o Orakei Maori Trust Board and is the author of the book ‘Pakeha [...]
Continue Reading →Sahar Lone finds out what the Asians in Mt Albert have to say about stereotyping and their idea of South Auckland. And we talk to award winning Bangladeshi-English writer from the UK, Monica Ali. Monica is the author of the popular book BRICK LANE which was shortlisted for the Man Booker prize in 2003 and [...]
Continue Reading →Sahar Lone attends the supercity hikoi to find out if representation for tangata whenua will also mean Asian ethnic minorities getting a say in local government. And our guest in the studio is the winner of the Commonwealth Best First Book Award; Mohammed Hanif for his book A Case Of Exploding Mangoes.
Thomas Watts takes us on tour of Asian fast food places in Auckland CBD with his guide Alistair Kwun. Then Mahinda Attanayake, a local Sinhalese and Nirupa George, a local Tamil, discuss the situation in Sri Lanka.
Continue Reading →Nuredin Mohammed has a story on Indo-Fijians and their love for football. And we talk to Daniel Sing about his experiences as an Asian actor in New Zealand.
TARs Season 1 Episode 29 (20/06/2009) by Theasianradioshow [...]
Continue Reading →Glynis Bartlam finds out if its possible to be addicted to tea. Our guest in the studio is Shuchi Kothari, screenwriter and lecturer in film studies at the University Of Auckland. In 2008 her film APRON STRINGS opened the New Zealand International Film Festival and her film FIRAQ, played in this year’s festival.
Sudha Ramachandran, visiting Indian journalist and terrorism and security specialist based in Bangalore, discusses India, nuclear power and other critical issues. Rida Malik catches up on slow food.
TARs Season 1 Episode 12 (01/11/2008) by Theasianradioshow [...]
Continue Reading →A look at cultural maintenance and how Asoka Basanayake does it. Do we exoticise ourselves? Or do others? Sahar Lone has a report.
TARs Season 1 Episode 11 (25/10/2008) by Theasianradioshow on Continue Reading →
Ryan Hutchings with New Zealand businessmen in Vietnam and Tarun Mohanbhai is in the studio with Prime Minister Helen Clark.
TARS Season 1 Episode 10 (18/10/2008) by Theasianradioshow on Mixcloud
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