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Weekly Catchup w/ The Green Party's Ricardo Menendez March: 30 July, 2025

Weekly Catchup w/ The Green Party's Ricardo Menendez March: 30 July, 2025 Weekly Catchup w/ The Green Party's Ricardo Menendez March: 30 July, 2025, 21.91 MB
Wed 30 Jul 2025

Last week, the government announced that they’d be scrapping same-day election enrolments, alongside a number of other changes to electoral laws.

Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith said that current electoral laws were “placing too much strain on the system” and increased the time needed for the vote count.

Earlier this week, the Climate Change Commission released its annual monitoring report on emissions reductions,  which showed that Aotearoa New Zealand was on track to meeting its first emissions budget for the period of 2022-2025, but not towards meeting future budgets around the 2050 period.

And the Greens recently launched a petition calling on Rail Minister Winston Peters to reinstate passenger rail services across the country.

For our weekly catchup with the Green party, Oto spoke with MP Ricardo Menendez-March to get the party’s take on all of these issues.

Get Action! Swap Out SodaStream w/ BDS Co-ordinator at PSNA Brandon Johnstone: 30 July, 2025

Get Action! Swap Out SodaStream w/ BDS Co-ordinator at PSNA Brandon Johnstone: 30 July, 2025 Get Action! Swap Out SodaStream w/ BDS Co-ordinator at PSNA Brandon Johnstone: 30 July, 2025, 24.28 MB
Wed 30 Jul 2025

The Israeli founded and based company SodaStream is the most popular sparkling water maker in New Zealand, supplying sparkling water machines to over 400,000 households in Aotearoa, with around 30% of families using one to make beverages at home.

The company has also had involvement in the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories, previously having a factory in the Ma'ale Adumim settlement in the internationally recognised Palestinian west bank.

For this week’s Get Action! Oto spoke with Brandon Johnstone, a BDS coordinator at Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa about a petition calling on retailers and stockists to swap out SodaStream for more ethical alternatives.

If you'd like to sign this petition, you can find it here:

95bFM Breakfast with Milly and Rosetta: Rāapa July 30, 2025

95bFM Breakfast with Milly and Rosetta: Rāapa July 30, 2025 95bFM Breakfast with Milly and Rosetta: Rāapa July 30, 2025, 242.07 MB
Wed 30 Jul 2025

Today on Wednesday Brekkie, Rosetta is flying solo in the studio - because Milly is on a mission to get to Rosedale Bakery in Albany, to try to winning pie of the Supreme Pie Awards last night! Also on the show, What's Up with The National Party's Chris Penk, and a kōrero with Half Hexagon's James Milne about their a new track + the release of their EPs on vinyl! Whakarongo mai nei!

Thanks to Atomic!

Can AI Predict Who Will Get Dementia? w/ Dr. Catherine Morgan: July 30, 2025

Can AI Predict Who Will Get Dementia? w/ Dr. Catherine Morgan: July 30, 2025 Catherine Morgan: July 30, 2025, 27.81 MB
Wed 30 Jul 2025

About 70,000 people are currently affected by dementia in New Zealand. Because of this, the healthcare cost of the neurological condition is around $274 million per year and is expected to double by 2050. But what if we could predict who was most at risk, years before obvious symptoms appear?

At the moment, health professionals can struggle to assess whether a person is likely to get dementia, based on reports of their memory loss and ability to function from patients and families. As a result, a $4 million project, which includes a team of experts from the University of Auckland and Singapore, has begun to create an AI tool that can identify a person’s dementia risk.

To talk about how this new AI tool would work, as well as how it might impact the future of prevention and treatment of the neurological condition, Producer Max to Dr Catherine Morgan, a senior research fellow from the University of Auckland.

95bFM Drive w/ Elle and Sof: 30th July, 2025

95bFM Drive w/ Elle and Sof: 30th July, 2025 95bFM Drive w/ Elle and Sof: 30th July, 2025, 247.5 MB
Wed 30 Jul 2025

Steve Newall shares some film recs ahead of NZIFF kicking off this Friday for Flick's 'n' That. Alice Freya Delargey Jones of freya selects some tunes and chats with Sof and Elle about her debut album Of Water for What's Cooking. And Sof interviewed Ceci Sturman, Hannah Pruzinsky, and James Chrisman of Sister. (NYC) about their sophomore album Two Birds

Ngā mihi nui The Beer Spot!

Get Action! Swap Out SodaStream w/ BDS Co-ordinator at PSNA Brandon Johnstone: 30 July, 2025

Get Action! Swap Out SodaStream w/ BDS Co-ordinator at PSNA Brandon Johnstone: 30 July, 2025 Get Action! Swap Out SodaStream w/ BDS Co-ordinator at PSNA Brandon Johnstone: 30 July, 2025, 24.28 MB
Wed 30 Jul 2025

The Israeli founded and based company SodaStream is the most popular sparkling water maker in New Zealand, supplying sparkling water machines to over 400,000 households in Aotearoa, with around 30% of families using one to make beverages at home.

The company has also had involvement in the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories, previously having a factory in the Ma'ale Adumim settlement in the internationally recognised Palestinian west bank.

For this week’s Get Action! Oto spoke with Brandon Johnstone, a BDS coordinator at Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa about a petition calling on retailers and stockists to swap out SodaStream for more ethical alternatives.

If you'd like to sign this petition, you can find it here:

Guest Interview w/ Half Hexagon: Rāapa July 30, 2025

Guest Interview w/ Half Hexagon: Rāapa July 30, 2025 Guest Interview w/ Half Hexagon: Rāapa July 30, 2025, 24.37 MB
Wed 30 Jul 2025

James from Half Hexagon joins Rosetta for a kōrero about the re-release of Half Hexagon's two EPs on vinyl! The new wax is available for pre-order now, and each 12-inch vinyl will include a bonus-track. Whakarongo mai nei!

Weekly Catchup w/ The Green Party's Ricardo Menendez March: 30 July, 2025

Weekly Catchup w/ The Green Party's Ricardo Menendez March: 30 July, 2025 Weekly Catchup w/ The Green Party's Ricardo Menendez March: 30 July, 2025, 21.91 MB
Wed 30 Jul 2025

Last week, the government announced that they’d be scrapping same-day election enrolments, alongside a number of other changes to electoral laws.

Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith said that current electoral laws were “placing too much strain on the system” and increased the time needed for the vote count.

Earlier this week, the Climate Change Commission released its annual monitoring report on emissions reductions,  which showed that Aotearoa New Zealand was on track to meeting its first emissions budget for the period of 2022-2025, but not towards meeting future budgets around the 2050 period.

And the Greens recently launched a petition calling on Rail Minister Winston Peters to reinstate passenger rail services across the country.

For our weekly catchup with the Green party, Oto spoke with MP Ricardo Menendez-March to get the party’s take on all of these issues.

The Supreme Pie Awards 2025 Tasting w/ Rosedale Bakery: Rāapa July 30, 2025

The Supreme Pie Awards 2025 Tasting w/ Rosedale Bakery: Rāapa July 30, 2025 The Supreme Pie Awards 2025 Tasting w/ Rosedale Bakery: Rāapa July 30, 2025, 22.59 MB
Wed 30 Jul 2025

Milly phones in from Albany for a live tasting of the winning pie from the Supreme Pie Awards 2025! The winner - a delicious potato-top pie with a gratin centre - is from Rosedale Bakery in Albany. Milly has a chat with Chef Sam and gives listeners a live taste test. Whakarongo mai nei!

The Wire w/ Oto: 30 July, 2025

The Wire w/ Oto: 30 July, 2025 The Wire w/ Oto: 30 July, 2025, 78.37 MB
Wed 30 Jul 2025

For our weekly catchup w/ the Green Party Oto spoke with MP Ricardo Menendez-March about the government’s move to scrap same-day election enrolments, the Climate Change Commission’s recent annual monitoring report on emissions reductions and the Greens petition to reinstate passenger rail services across the country.

And for this week’s Get Action! He spoke with Brandon Johnstone, a BDS coordinator at Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa about a petition calling on retailers and stockists to swap out SodaStream for more ethical alternatives.

Max spoke with Dr Catherine Morgan from the University of Auckland, to talk about the new project to develop an AI tool that can predict dementia risk.

Tuesday Wire Host Sara spoke with Sadie Mills the invertebrate collection manager at Earth Sciences New Zealand about a study looking into deep sea species in Aotearoa’s waters