This morning Huia got into the halloween vibes and sprinkled in some spooky songs aswell as upbeat jams to complement this weeks Fancy New Band TAKATAPUNANI! Brought to you by Nz On Air
SPOOOOKY HALLOWEEN SPECIAL, on todays edition of Friday drive, Tuva'a is joined by the one and only "Count" who famously voices the 95bFM Count sting. A very packed show with lots of scary songs. Todays Friday Live is Castle Garden. While the show is going, a party is also happening out in the bFM Lounge, so we decide to have a Halloween Fashion show with everyone and choose a winner.
Eva During is a multidisciplinary artist, and recipient of the arts house trust and Dunedin School of Art graduate exhibition scholarship 2025. Eva works within spaces of sculpture, ceramics, audio and installation, in which she navigates the complexities of personal identity through her experience as a first-generation immigrant.
Her current exhibition at the Arts House Trust at Pah Homestead, Under the Bridge, follows Eva’s journey as she retraces the path of Aotearoa’s first Chinese immigrants. Visiting these historic sites of the goldmining settlements of Lawrence and Arrowtown, through tracing the path of the Clutha river.
Throughout the journey, Eva collected these organic materials of the land's temporal memory, bringing them back into the studio in which the organic materials were transferred onto pieces of material that Eva then hand stitched into 100s of shā bāo that form a river bed along the gallery floor.
Bringing together a beautiful display of collective memory and dialogue that speaks to the quiet strength that is passed down through generations of Chinese immigrants.
Maya caught up with Eva about the show and overall practice.
What we choose to remember is a group show bringing together artists Hiria Anderson-Mita, Köken Ergun, Tada Hengsapkul, and Kulimoe’anga Stone Maka, currently showing at Gus Fisher Gallery.
Together, through their respective practices and materiality, the artists question and inquire into ideas of nation building and national identities – each contemplating different histories of the respective geographical and political landscapes they connect to, questioning the way we remember these pivotal moments. With a plurality in voices, the space invites a reflection on the multiplicity of experience, but also the closeness of these respective accounts. As a whole, the exhibition asks us to reflect on these narratives and connect them back to our present – if this is how these moments in history have been remembered, how will we remember our present when it too becomes history?
Sof had a kōrero with Director and Curator of Contemporary Art at Gus Fisher Gallery, Lisa Beauchamp, about the show, the artists’ works, and the thematic conceptions that bind them.
The future of Palestinian leadership remains unclear as the current Palestinian Authority leader, Mahmoud Abbas, remains unpopular and heavily criticised.
One candidate for leadership is Marwan Barghouti, who has been described as a Nelson Mandela-like leader for Palestine. However, he has been imprisoned in Israel since 2004, facing ill-treatment and torture.
Wire Host Caeden spoke to Professor Amin Saikal, Middle East Analyst at Australian National University, about Marwan Barghouti and the broader leadership crisis in Palestine.
A breezy, music-filled show from Thursday host Emma Gleason, with new tracks from Georgia Knight, old favourites from The Saints (playing at the Powerstation this Friday, presented by 95bFM) and New Order, songs from Aotearoa Alternative Awards finalists Half/Angel and Geneva AM, plus requests from some lovely listeners.
Chris discusses the recent report from Dr. Rose Crossin at the Helen Clark Foundation which finds that the government spends 1.4% of it's annual 'drug budget' goes towards harm reduction. The report also finds that Kiwis want a greater portion of funding allocated to community-focused health-based appraoches. Also, a Nelson man has been sentenced for growing cannabis and supplying 'green fairies'. And, the Green Party have a new platform seeking the public's opinion on cannabis reform in light of five years passing since the referendum on the Cannabis Legislation and Control Bill. Thanks to The Hemp Store!
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