First up your weekly herbal insights on Marijuana Media with Chris Fowlie, thanks to The Hempstore. GG and Haz from beloved band Womb are on the line to discuss the just-announced Laneway 2026 Lineup. Plus, a 95bFM first spin of Pihe from Whakatū-based artist Droneeater whose EP Ngā Oro Rōriadrops tomorrow. Later, Pollyhill joins HALFQUEEN in the bFM studio to get you hyped for Club Uranus at Whammy tomorrow night. Whakarongo mai nei!
I tēnei rā, kei te kōrero māua a Chris Hipkins mā runga What's Up. Kei te kōrero mātou i te Wiki o Te Reo Māori, rāua ko te by-election a Tāmaki Makaurau. Whakarongo mai nei!
Kei te kōrero māua ki a MĀ, i tana waiata hou 'Colonised Bro' feat. WYNONA, rāua ko tana kōharinga i te APRA Tohu Maioha a tēnei tau! Whakarongo mai nei!
The profiles of candidates standing in several Māori ward elections were missing from booklets given to enrolled voters intended to inform their votes.
In response to the missing candidate profiles, Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi The Public Service Association (PSA) — representing public servants — has called on the government to move the responsibility for running these elections out of the hands of private companies and back to the Electoral Commission.
Wednesday Wire Producer Emmanuel spoke to the PSA’s acting Kaihautū Māori, Marcia Puru, to discuss the PSA's view on the missing candidate information and its implications.
Shortly after an album announcement last week, Elle spoke to Stella Donnelly aboutLove and Fortune, out November 7th. An honest and revealing body of work, laden with synths (and sometimes bird sounds) the album comes after a step back from the music industry and a refreshed perspective on making music. Made with close friends, supporting the album’s sound and vulnerabilty was supported by: Marcel Tussie, Jack Gaby and Julia Wallace and new guests Sophie Ozard, Timothy Harvey, and Ellie Mason.
Over the weekend, the largest pro-Palestinian protest in Aotearoa’s history was held in Tāmaki Makaurau, drawing a crowd of well over 25,000 people.
One of the mains calls of protestors and the organisers was for the government to place sanctions on Israel for actions they’ve committed during their war on Gaza, which the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory has officially referred to as genocidal and have led to the deaths of almost 65,000 Palestinians since October 2023.
For this week’s Get Action! Wednesday Wire Host Oto spoke with Nadine Mortaja, one of the organisers behind Saturday’s March for Humanity, about a petition of hers calling for the New Zealand Government to place sanctions on Israel.
If you'd like to sign this petition, you can find it here:
This week marks 50 years since the establishment of Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori, following the 1972 Māori Language Petition. As part of this week everyone across Aotearoa is encouraged to use and learn te reo Māori, fostering its revival and integrating it into their daily life.
However, even 50 years on, the revitalisation of Te Reo still faces a number of issues, with the current coalition Government facing criticism over its policies relating to te reo, such as the removal of te reo on the New Zealand passport, government offices and even in some school books.
Wednesday Wire Host Oto spoke with Professor Māori studies at the University of Auckland, Margaret Mutu, about Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori, and the milestones in te reo revitalisation that have been achieved since it began.
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