Lee Whall takes over Rāapa Drive! Whakarongo mai nei and catch Steve's roundup of what's good to watch this week on Flicks 'n' That, guest selections and kōrero about archive for humble stoneson What's Cooking with Pōneke multi-hyphanate Fèng, plus Michael Brown and Lukas Rowell discuss the book Eyeliner's Buy Now and vaporwave.
Guest track selections from Pōneke-based Lucy Beeler, whose most recent release under the alias Fèng has been a a favourite of ours up here at bFM! Lee chats to Fèng about the new album archive for humble stonesand emotional music. The What's Cooking tracks this week are:
Cindy Lee - I Don't Want To Fall In Love Again A.G. Cook - Lifeline astrobrite - pinkshiny Fèng - Heaving
Lee is joined on the phone by Michael Brown and Lukas Rowell discuss the book Eyeliner's Buy Now, vaporwave, and Eyeliner's influence here and abroad on internet music.
This past week the government announced plans to reinstate the prisoner voting ban. The ban was altered in June 2020 by the Labour led coalition government in a change which allowed prisoners serving a sentence of less than three years to vote in elections. This change followed a recommendation from New Zealand’s High Court, which found a prisoner voting ban was inconsistent with New Zealand’s Bill of Rights.
In 2025, the government is now looking at repealing the bill and reinstating the ban. The National Party has argued that there are certain responsibilities that members of society must uphold, and that those who do not fulfil these responsibilities will have their rights taken away. Asked about human rights concerns and the High Court ruling on the bill, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said “I do not care what anyone else says about it.” The bill is set to join others as part of this government’s “tough on crime” approach.
In our weekly catchup with National’s Tom Rutherford, Wire host Castor asked about the prisoner voting ban and how the change would benefit the general public.
New research published in the New Zealand veterinary journal has found that tuatara may be at risk from rat poison. The case has raised questions about pesticide and rodenticide use in Aotearoa, and weighing the risks to native wildlife against the benefits of pest eradication.
To discuss the poisoning and its wider ramifications for conservation in Aotearoa, Wire host Castor spoke to the University of Auckland’s Professor James Russell.
A recent study from the Asthma and Respiratory Foundation NZ has shown the links between vaping, and an incurable lung disease.
Producer Faith spoke to the foundation’s chief executive Letitia Harding about these findings, and how she thinks the government should address the issue.
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