Last week saw public transport usage in Auckland reach a 7 year high, on account of high fuel prices across the country. While high usage bodes well for public transport, the network is facing difficulties around overcrowding. In addition, Auckland Transport is pushing for central government support to lower fares, which ministers have rejected.
Auckland Council has also conducted a review into its resource management consenting processes, and found multiple spots for improvement.
And central government has announced dog control law reforms, which Auckland Council has welcomed given its extensive existing operations in animal control.
To discuss each of these issues, News Director Castor spoke to Councillor Shane Henderson.
Happy Rāmere e te whānau! It's been a huuuuuge week but Rosetta and Milly are ending on a high, with a great Brekkie show for you! E whai ake nei, coming up on the show today: Travelling Tunes with Kirsten Zemke, a kōrero with Deva Mahal about her EP release and forthcoming tour, and From The Crate with Cam! Whakarongo mai nei!
After a hiatus following their first release in 2019, Young Baptistare back with new material. The Tāmaki Makaurau four-piece is comprised of vocalist and guitarist Hugo Collins, drummer Emlyn Williams, Tim Burrows on lead guitar, and Nico Fitzpatrick on bass. Whakarongo mai nei to hear their forthcoming singles, plus a live version of a tune familiar to bFM listeners, Ice Cold Sensation. Keep an ear out for more recorded tunes set for release this year.
Zac Langdon-Pole is a Tāmaki-based artist whose primarily sculptural-based practice explores contrasting concepts and imagery, proposing unlikely juxtapositions into these often hybrid forms.
His current solo exhibition at Lett Thomas Gallery, Caterpillar Soup, presents a series of jigsaw puzzle collages, whereby the artist has placed the pieces of puzzles to make these combined collaged images. Imagery of warfare, volcanic matter, nature, and diagnostic imaging melded together, creating this almost pixelated, technological material language, the works question what these juxtaposing forms could mean in conversation with each other.
Sof caught up with Zac about the show at Lett Thomas and his wider practice. They also touched briefly on his project currently showing at the Domain Wintergardens titled Memory Garden (The Kiss).
Principal Tara Iti Ranger at DoC, Sol Cranna-Smith, chats with Rosetta and Milly about his mahi looking after the Tara Iti / New Zealand Fairy Tern. Whakarongo mai nei!
SPDRTWNBBY peforms live in the bFM lounge on a rainy Rāpare. The avondale artist delivers a sonical silk show of unreleased tracks, covers, and the latest hit BACK2SELF with JARNA.
Listen back to the incredible set as part of 95bFM x Carhartt WIP audio archives
set list: PLAYGROUND, How Deep Is Your Love (cover), you and i , Merry go round, Distance (cover), BACK2SELF
SPDRTWNBBY peforms live in the bFM lounge on a rainy Rāpare. The avondale artist delivers a sonical silk show of unreleased tracks, covers, and the latest hit BACK2SELF with JARNA.
Listen back to the incredible set as part of 95bFM x Carhartt WIP audio archives
set list: PLAYGROUND, How Deep Is Your Love (cover), you and i , Merry go round, Distance (cover), BACK2SELF
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