On a big day for council and the electoral system we have a bit of Political Commentary from Rod Oram. He also discusses National’s potential withdrawing of support for He Waka Eke Noa, the farm emissions working group. Whakarongo mai nei!
Delaney Mes gives us some long weekend sponge cake tips on Breakfast Food, as well as recommendations for wintery cocktails and eats around Tāmaki Makaurau. One of those gorgeous cocktail recipes is below. Whakarongo mai nei!
Pear and rosemary Tom Collins
Delaney Mes
Serves 2
For the syrup, chop two pears into chunks and gently cook in a pot on medium-low heat in 1cup water and 1cup white sugar with a sprig of rosemary. Leave to cool.
For the cocktail:
4 tablespoons pear and rosemary syrup
90ml gin
4 chunks of pear (from the pear and rosemary syrup)
juice of 2 medium lemons
soda water
Place pears from syrup in a cocktail shaker and muddle them well
Add all other ingredients and shake well
Adjust lemon or syrup to taste
Strain into two glasses filled with ice
Top with soda water. Garnish with a sprig of rosemary.
Emanuelle is in the studio to talk about the upcoming show Last Dance, with Elliot And Vincent, Franc015 – the last live band performance from Emmanuelle for the foreseeable future. Whakarongo mai nei!
Raiden Freeman is in the studio chatting about his most recent record and premiering an unreleased new track Streetsweeper, which has a feature from DalyanRD. Whakarongo mai nei!
Natural Ange comes in to give you the lowdown on how to cope with seasonal changes and other wellbeing woes, such from asthma support on top of your pharmaceutical needs, to chapped skin from the biting cold. Whakarongo mai nei!
Kia ora, and welcome to The Wire for Rāpare Thursday!
Spike speaks to:
- Labour MP Andrew Little about his visit to the Shangri-La Indo-Pacific defense summit, and the Taumaru review of intelligence laws and services
- TEU organiser Ben Schmidt about the proposed job cuts at Massey University
- Natalie Vincent from Good Shepherd about the prevalance of Buy Now Pay Later debt
Simon speaks to:
- City Councillor Lotu Fuli on the budget negotiations starting today, abusive emails from Mayor Brown and the much contested sale of airport shares
- Associate Professor Grant Duncan on the new independent electoral review and its recommendations around term limits, prisoner voting rights and the "coattails" rule
- Professor John Townend about the risk of a major earthquake along the Alpine Fault over the next 50 years
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Smoke up and have a lil gin to this episode - and don't miss out on tomorrow - as we have some great prizes to give away! Happy Birthday to Paddy McAloon as well!
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