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Guest Interview w/ James Griffin: Rāapa July 16, 2025

Guest Interview w/ James Griffin: Rāapa July 16, 2025 Guest Interview w/ James Griffin: Rāapa July 16, 2025, 29.9 MB
Wed 16 Jul 2025

One of the Outrageous Fortune co-writers James Griffin is up in the studio to chat about the cult-classic TV series turning 20! To celebrate, James and Rachel Lang are sitting down to chat with fans this Friday July 18 at Kōmanawa Theatre, Henderson. Whakarongo mai nei!

Weekly Catchup w/ The Green Party: 16 July, 2025

Weekly Catchup w/ The Green Party: 16 July, 2025 Weekly Catchup w/ The Green Party: 16 July, 2025, 15.78 MB
Wed 16 Jul 2025

Last week, The Green party issued a statement calling on the government to drop the Regulatory Standards Bill after the bill went through hearings at the select committee, with only 19 out of the total 208 submissions heard supporting the Bill.

This week, the government confirmed their plan to re-establish 10 polytechnics that had been merged into Te Pūkenga under the previous labour government as part of the government’s plan to gradually disestablish the wider institution.

And the Greens recently announced that they wouldn’t be standing any candidates of their own in the Tāmaki Makaurau by-elections, which are happening in September this year.

For our weekly catchup with the Green Party, News and Editorial Director, Joel, spoke with MP Ricardo Menéndez March to get the party’s take on all of these issues.

Wednesday One To Four, Weds 16 July, 2025

Wednesday One To Four, Weds 16 July, 2025 Wednesday One To Four, Weds 16 July, 2025, 248.52 MB
Wed 16 Jul 2025

Guest Interview w/ Pippa Ryan-Kidd: Rāapa July 16, 2025

Guest Interview w/ Pippa Ryan-Kidd: Rāapa July 16, 2025 Guest Interview w/ Pippa Ryan-Kidd: Rāapa July 16, 2025, 24.21 MB
Wed 16 Jul 2025

Each year, IMNZ and The New Zealand Music Comission present Going Global - a Tāmaki Makaurau based conference that brings music industry professionals from around the world to Aotearoa, to connect with NZ musicians. It's a great opportunity for local acts to get a foot in the door with overseas music scenes, and the first collection of panelists for the conference have just been announced. Rosetta caught up with Pippa Ryan-Kidd, chairperson for IMNZ, to talk about the conference. Whakarongo mai nei!

Weekly Catchup w/ The Green Party: 16 July, 2025

Weekly Catchup w/ The Green Party: 16 July, 2025 Weekly Catchup w/ The Green Party: 16 July, 2025, 15.78 MB
Wed 16 Jul 2025

Last week, The Green party issued a statement calling on the government to drop the Regulatory Standards Bill after the bill went through hearings at the select committee, with only 19 out of the total 208 submissions heard supporting the Bill.

This week, the government confirmed their plan to re-establish 10 polytechnics that had been merged into Te Pūkenga under the previous labour government as part of the government’s plan to gradually disestablish the wider institution.

And the Greens recently announced that they wouldn’t be standing any candidates of their own in the Tāmaki Makaurau by-elections, which are happening in September this year.

For our weekly catchup with the Green Party, News and Editorial Director, Joel, spoke with MP Ricardo Menéndez March to get the party’s take on all of these issues.

Service Cuts at Tōtara Hospice w/ Ed Boswell-Correa from the New Zealand Nurses Organisation: 16 July, 2025

Service Cuts at Tōtara Hospice w/ Ed Boswell-Correa from the New Zealand Nurses Organisation: 16 July, 2025 Service Cuts at Tōtara Hospice w/ Ed Boswell-Correa from the New Zealand Nurses Organisation: 16 July, 2025, 5.45 MB
Wed 16 Jul 2025

Recently, Tōtara hospice in South Auckland announced they would be reducing their patient intake and services by almost a third due to funding gaps.

This announcement follows a hiring freeze the hospice had to put in place last month.

The Hospice helps provide end-of-life care at no direct cost to patients, and is the subject of an upcoming documentary series called ‘Hospice Heroes’.

While Minister of Health, Simeon Brown, has said that funding to the sector increased by 3% this year, representatives of the hospice have said that those figures weren’t nearly enough to cover the costs of their services and that other palliative care centres across the motu were experiencing similar pressures.

News and Editorial Director Joel spoke with Ed Boswell-Correa from the New Zealand Nurses Organisation about the service cuts at Tōtara hospice and how the sector at large is being affected.

The Wire w/ Oto: 16 July, 2025

The Wire w/ Oto: 16 July, 2025 The Wire w/ Oto: 16 July, 2025, 83.81 MB
Wed 16 Jul 2025

This week on the Wednesday Wire:

For our weekly catchup with the Green Party, News and Editorial Director, Joel, spoke with MP Ricardo Menendez-March about the Green Party's call to Cabinet to drop the Regulatory Standards Bill after it concluded hearings at select committee, The government's decision to return 10 polytechnics to "regional governance" and The Green Party's decision not to stand a candidate in this year’s Tāmaki Makaurau by-election.

Producer Max spoke to Dr. Iresh Jayawardena from the University of Auckland, to talk about what action New Zealand should take to prepare for future floods.

Joel spoke with Ed Boswell-Correa from the New Zealand Nurses Organisation to discuss the cuts to services and patients at Tōtara hospice.

And Max spoke to Nic Rawlence from the University of Otago, to talk about Colossal Biosciences’ project to de-extinct the South Island Giant Moa.

Whakarongo mai!

95bFM Breakfast with Milly and Rosetta: Rāapa July 16, 2025

95bFM Breakfast with Milly and Rosetta: Rāapa July 16, 2025 95bFM Breakfast with Milly and Rosetta: Rāapa July 16, 2025, 241.68 MB
Wed 16 Jul 2025

Welcome back to 95bFM Breakfast with Milly and Rosetta! Today on the show, IMNZ Chairperson Pippa Ryan-Kidd has a kōrero with Rosetta about Going Global, and Outrageous Fortune co-writer James Griffin is up for a chat about the show's 20th anniversary! Whakarongo mai nei!

Thanks to Atomic!

Action Is Vital To Prepare For More Floods w/ Dr. Iresh Jayawardena: July 16, 2025

Action Is Vital To Prepare For More Floods w/ Dr. Iresh Jayawardena: July 16, 2025 Iresh Jayawardena: July 16, 2025, 21 MB
Wed 16 Jul 2025

Extreme weather events such as the recent Tasman floods, are becoming more common in New Zealand. With that, the risk of severe flooding is only increasing.

The question is: how prepared is Aotearoa for the next severe flood and what action is needed to prepare for it? 

Producer Max spoke to Dr. Iresh Jayawardena, a lecturer in Urban Planning at the University of Auckland, to talk about New Zealand’s lack of awareness when it comes to floods and why short term planning has left many areas vulnerable to severe weather.

De-Extinction Of The Moa w/ Nic Rawlence: July 16, 2025

De-Extinction Of The Moa w/ Nic Rawlence: July 16, 2025 De-Extinction Of The Moa w/ Nic Rawlence: July 16, 2025, 24.38 MB
Wed 16 Jul 2025

Back in April, American company Colossal Biosciences had announced a successful project, from their point of view, to de-extinct the Dire Wolf. Now, the company has teamed up with Sir Peter Jackson, Canterbury Museum and the Ngai Tahu Research Centre, to begin the de-extinction of the South Island Giant Moa.

In April, we conducted an interview with Associate Professor and Director of the Paleogenetics Lab at the University of Otago, Nic Rawlence, who was displeased with the American company’s attempts at the Dire Wolf.

Now, to talk about the recent news of Colossal Biosciences' attempts to de-extinct the Moa, Producer Max spoke to Rawlence once again.