Louisa Nicklin comes into the studio to chat about her brand new single 'No Good' with a very beautiful and very unsettling music video (produced and director by Jazmine Mary, shot and edited by Courtney Rodgers). Whakarongo mai nei!
Vera Ellen comes into the studio fresh from hearing the news about her Aotearoa Music Awards Te Kaipuoro Manohi Toa (Best Alternative Artist) win for her incredible album It’s Your Birthday. Whakarongo mai nei!
Welcome to The Wire for this Rāpare, Thursday! This week, Tuva'a has his weekly catch-up with Labour's Andrew Little, and Milly speaks to Sarah Sneyd from Alcohol Watch about the proposed harm reduction bill. Stella speaks to Marsden Fund recipients Julia De Bres (for research into supporting transgender youth) and Dr Nick Mortimer (about the toughness of pounamu). Stella also speaks to Jennifer Curtin about the impact the Black Ferns in raising the profile of women's rugby. She also speaks to Jenni Adams about the IceCube Collaboration- revealing more about nearby galaxies.
Stella speaks to University of Canterbury physicist Jenni Adams about the university's involvement with IceCube Collaboration, a project that uses polar ice to research neutrino and multimessenger astronomy.
Pounamu is a famously tough rock, but we actually know very little about its physical properties. Stella speaks to Dr Nick Mortimer from GNS Science, who has just received a Marsden Fund grant to investigate this exact topic.