Rosetta chats to Rachel and Kaitlyn about the IGNITE programme at Big Fan. Kaitlyn wears many hats at bFM, including being our Events Manager, and is mentor to Rachel - who is one of the Ignite participants this year! The Ignite programme acts is an eight-week industry specific training programme for rangatahi with a passion for music.
We all need to eat, but climate change is changing the world in which food grows. So what will a warmer climate mean for agriculture? This week on the Green Desk reporter Jack Marshall speaks with Principal Scientist Linda Lilburne, from Manaaki Whenua - Land Care Research.
Lilburne's been involved in research exploring what a changing climate will mean for New Zealand food producers. It seems our farmers will have to rethink what they choose to grow.
Suri chats to Aneeka about the new novel from 2018 Booker Prize winner Olga Tokarczuk titled The Empusiam - a centenarian response to Thomas Mann's The Magic Mountain. For lovers of folkloric horror with a touch of comedy, and feminist parables.Whakarongo mai nei!
Featuring Loose Reads with Suri from Time Out Bookstore, Fashun with Penelope Noir, and Morning Glory host Lou heads along to MOTATto check out their new exhibition called Making Music! Whakarongo mai nei.
Playlist
BORNS - 10,000 Emerald Pools
The Bamboos - Caicos Dawn
Bronski Beat, The Knocks - Smalltown Boy (feat. Perfume Genius)
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross - Challengers: Match Point - Nic Fanciulli Smash Remix
WAYNE FLENORY - SUPARO - HEAVEN SAM Remix
LA LOM - Angels Point
Fazerdaze - Cherry Pie
Bob Mould - Wishing Well
Ratatat - Abrasive
YACHT - Psychic City - Classixx Remix
Fcukers - UMPA
Herbert, Varushka - Fantasy (Floating Points Remix)
CHAII - Rahe Ma
Lapgan, Sid Vashi - BODHI RMX
Mustafa - Old Life
Hudson Mohawke, Nikki Nair, Tayla Parx - Set The Roof
US3 - Eleven Long Years
Voilaaa, Pat Kalla - Enlevez-moi ca
Gitkin - The One
Una Mas Trio - Clear As Water - Hidden Jazz Quartett remix
KNEECAP, Grian Chatten - Better Way To Live
Mokotron - HĪRERETIA RĀ
DJ Shadow - Walkie Talkie
Salmonella Dub - HANDS IN THE SOIL Ft. Troy Kingi & Waitarangi Black
Home Brew - Radio
Daft Punk - Touch It / Technologic
Aili - Yubikiri
Okay Kaya - Check Your Face
Aaradhna - Mango Tree (Children Of Zeus Remix)
Whitney Houston - Million Dollar Bill - Frankie Knuckles Radio Mix
Morning Glory host Lou heads down to MOTAT to check out their new exhibition - Whakatangi Puoro | Make Music! Check out what all the noise is about and see for yourself these school holidays.
The government has finally delivered on a long talked about policy, a major crackdown on truancy in schools.
Associate Education Minister David Seymour announced a three part ‘STAR’ plan, to be put in place by the beginning of the 2026 school year. There are various consequences for students absent between five and 10 days, but for students absent for 15 days, parents may be fined and prosecuted.
Many schools and teachers have taken issue with the policy, saying everyone wants their child at school, but the root of the issue can often be much deeper.
For their weekly catch up Producer Evie spoke to the ACT Party’s Simon Court about the crackdown, and why the government believes it will be effective.
They also talk about public submissions on the oil and gas ban reversal bill, which are open for only four business days, considerably shorter than submission time for most bills.
The crown mineral amendment bill was introduced to parliament last Tuesday. Public submissions on the bill close tomorrow (Tuesday 1st October). This gives the public only four business days to make their submission on the bill, significantly shorter than the average submission time.
The bill is aiming to reverse the ban on offshore oil and gas exploration, something the coalition government campaigned on.
The government has also cut down the normal six month select committee process, wanting the bill to be passed before the end of the year.
Greenpeace says the short public submission time on the bill shows the government has a complete disregard for people in New Zealand who care about climate change.
Producer Evie spoke to Greenpeace Executive Director Russell Norman about his concerns surrounding the four day submission time on the bill, and what impacts the ban reversal will actually have on the environment.
Last week job cuts were confirmed at Whakaata Māori as part of ongoing budget cuts to the organisation.
The national indigenous broadcaster is set to lose $10.3 million provided in the previous government’s budget.
The cuts have resulted in the probable axing of the broadcaster's TV bulletin, with a plan to move to online content by March of next year.
In parliament Former Broadcasting Minister Willie Jackson pleaded with the government to invest in Whakaata Māori, calling the move yet another attack on Te Reo.
The cuts come off the back of a tumultuous time for Aotearoa’s media space, following the closure of Newshub and major cuts at TVNZ.
Producer Evie spoke to the University of Auckland’s Gavin Ellis about the cuts at Whakaata Māori, the effect they’ll have on te ao Māori media, public access to news and the direction our media sector is moving in.
For our weekly catch up with the ACT Party's Simon Court, Producer Evie spoke to Simon Court about the government's crackdown on truancy, as well as public submissions on the oil and gas exploration bill.
Evie also spoke to Greenpeace Executive Director, Russell Norman, about concerns surrounding the four day submission time on the same bill.
News and Editorial Director and Wire Host, Joel, spoke to the spokesperson for Peace Action Wellington, Valerie Morse, about Foreign Minister, Winston Peters, addressing the UN General Assembly, and whether his calls are enough to address Israel’s war on Gaza and attacks on Lebanon.
Evie spoke to The University of Auckland’s Gavin Ellis about job cuts at Whakaata Māori, and what this means for our media landscape.
Joel spoke to Senior Lecturer at the School of Management at the Victoria University of Wellington, Stephen Blumenfeld, about a study showing the positives of a hybrid working model, as Prime Minister, Christopher Luxon, urges public services workers to go back to the office.
And Producer Sofia from the Thursday Wire last week spoke to Agriculture Campaigner at Greenpeace Aotearoa, Sinéad Deighton-O’Flynn, about Fonterra’s recent yearly profit announcement and Fonterra’s use of palm kernel.
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