Steve came in and got PRANKED by Elle and Sof today on Drive (tune in to hear how). He talked to us about films he caught last week, including A House of Dynamite and Good Boy. Finally, he updated us about the furtniture conspiracies of The Chair Company.
Elle spoke to Kate Bollingerahead of her Aotearoa debut at SLACKBARN! (10th January), and a headline show at Double Whammy (9th January). Kate brings her timelessly referential and genre-fluid sound to our stages, early 2026, the perfect accompaniment the warm summer weather. Kate’s lyricism invites the listener into a colour-filled world, speaking candidly about her subjective life-experience. The open-texture of her lyrics allows the audience to connect their own lives with her music, furthering a sense of intimacy. They spoke about the relationship between Kate’s experience in film and music, how her upbringing fueled her music practice and what she hopes audiences will experience whilst attending live shows.
The cost of living in Aotearoa New Zealand has been one of kiwi's main issues since it topped polls at the end of the Covid lockdowns, prompting the National Party, in oppostion at the time, to declare a cost of living crisis.
However, now the National led government is recieving push back for proposed reforms of contactless payments that critiques say will increase prices.
The government says they are removing an annoyance for consumers but stores say banning their ability to pass on the fees of using contactless payments to those using the service means they will have to compensate by increasing prices, leading to everyone, not just those paying with contactless, will bear the costs.
To learn more about this, Wednesday Wire Producer Manny spoke to Chief Executive of Retail NZ, Carolyn Young, about the impacts of governments plan.
This week we've seen the most promising developments yet towards de-escalation in Palestine, with international dialogue leading to a cease-fire, exchanges of hostages, and plans to establish a new governing body in the Gaza Strip.
Yet the long term trauma created by conflict often perpetuates instability creating a cycle of violence and escalation. With no plan materialising for ending Israeli occupation of the West Bank nor for pursuing justice for the crimes committed in this conflict, huge questions hang over the future of Palestine and Israel.
For this week’s Get Action!, Wednesday Wire Producer Manny spoke with Rick Williment, Chair of the Public Issues Committee of Psychotherapists Aotearoa New Zealand about his open letter for Mental Health Professionals calling on government action for Palestine.
If you'd like to sign this petition, you can find it here:
Rosetta and Milly have a kōrero with Iranian-born, Ōtautahi raised director and filmmaker Shamin Yazdani about her new short film 'Frozen: My Eggs and Me' which premiered at Show Me Shorts over the weekend and is now available to watch on Day One Films. Whakarongo mai nei!
What's The Buzz is back! Hayden from the NZ Drug Foundation will be joining us bi-weekly at 9:30am on Wednesdays to chat all things drug safety. Today, he chats with Rosetta and Milly about the 50 year anniversary of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975, and a report launched by the Drug Foundation about making our drug laws safer. Whakarongo mai nei!
Rosetta and Milly are joined by some of the team from the powerful new film Pike River - which tells the story of the 2010 tragedy and following fight for justice. Rosetta and Milly are joined by Director Rob Sarkies, and Greymouth local Rowdy Durbridge, who has a personal connection to the tragedy: he worked in the Pike River mine and lost his son in the 2010 explosion. Whakarongo mai nei!
For our monthly catch up with Labour Party leader Chris Hipkins, Rosetta and Milly chat with Chris about the recent turmoil happening amongst Te Pāti Māori and what it would mean for a potential coalition heading into 2026, and the most recent poll results. Whakarongo mai nei!
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