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.
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
The amazing TAKATAPUNANI came in to the stu for Fancy New Band this morning and kicked off the party spirit to our mornings with her up beat, care free rap bangers !
HALFQUEEN is on hiatus this week, so 95bFM legend Charlotte Ryan hops in the driver's seat to host Rāpare Drive. Featuring a recap of this year's APRA Silver Scrolls awards held down in Ōtautahi at the Isaac Theatre Royal, then Chris is in the studio to catch you up on the week just been for Marijuana Media, thanks to The Hemp Store. Then, Mat returns to make a delicious tipple on Cocktail Corner, thanks to Thomson Whiskey.
For our weekly catch-up with the Labour Party, News and Editorial Director Joel spoke with Willow-Jean Prime about Labour’s capital gains tax policy and the defunding of Te Karere and The Hui.
For International Desk, Wire Host Caeden spoke to Professor Amin Saikal, Middle East Analyst at Australian National University, on Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti and the responsibility of Israel for the leadership vacuum in Gaza and the West Bank.
Producer Jasmine spoke to Dr. Helen Murray, Senior Research Fellow and Head of Brain Injury & Neurodegeneration Research at Waipapa Taumata Rau, on the recommendation to delay our tamariki starting contact sports until their early teens to reduce the risk of degenerative brain diseases later in life.
Producer Sanat spoke to councillor Shane Henderson about people who are struggling to pay their rates, and regulations around fireworks.
He also spoke to AUT’s Professor of Maori Philosophy of Education Georgina Stuart on the new changes to New Zealand’s Science Curriculum.
This episode of bLine heads to Te Whanganui a Tara for Tu Māia ki Te Ao: The Future of Democracy Forum, run by MakeIt16 and the New Zealand Centre for Global Studies. Aimed at discussing the various challenges that democracy has faced and what potential solutions could look like, the event featured a range of panels and workshops with various experts, politicians, and activists. This week we discuss the various struggles that democracy is facing in Aotearoa and what we can do to build a better system for the future.
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.
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.
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