As Wellington begins to feel the strain on housing, we look at the council's new proposal to refurbish under utilised houses into inner city apartments and how this iniative could be adopted amidst Auckland's housing crisis. 95bFM producer Jack Marshall talks with the city's Deputy Mayor Paul Eagle, about the in's and out's of how this programe will work.
This week the arts community has been remembering Nanette Cameron, who passed away aged 95. She's been dubbed "Aotearoa’s preeminent interior designer" by arts organisation Objectspace, "instrumental in the flourishing of interior design practice in Tāmaki Makaurau and nationally." Her passing has been met with tributes, gratitude and aroha for a woman who is described by those who met her as formidable, a sweetheart and everything in between. To hear more about her life Frances caught up with retired director of Objectspace, Philip Clarke, who was director of Objectspace when they staged the major exhibition and published the publication Nanette Cameron: Interior Design Legend in 2013.
From a Black Sabbath ethiojazz cover to jazz in te reo; from feverish 50-year-old fusion to the latest from the UK, Europe and NZ, Frances Chan spreads another smorgasbord of jazzy delights over the airwaves.
Setlist:
UKanDanZ – War Pigs
Joe Kaptein – Sunday Arvo I
Tom Misch, Yussef Dayes – I Did it For You
Aron Ottignon – Morning Dew
Rakino Quartet – Out of Season
Panam Panic – Love of Humanity
Goldsmith Baynes – To Ihu
Ludivine Issambourg – Kickin’ Your Ass
Bobbi Humphrey – Ladies Day
Women in Jazz, Rosa Brunello – Uno Punto Uno
Antibalas – La Ceiba
Kokoroko – Sweetie
Joe Armon-Jones ft Yazmin Lacey – One Way Traffic
John Abercrombie, Jan Hammer, Jack DeJohnette – Red and Orange
Robin Bennich – Music in 3 Parts
Tony Allen – Moanin’
Eddie Jefferson – So What
Stanley Clarke – Silly Putty
Louis Cole, Metropole Orkest – Things Will Fall Apart
Whitefield Brothers – Pamukkale
Wayne Shorter, Milton Nascimento – Miracle of the Fishes
Joe Kaptein – Sunday Arvo II
The government announced their ideal route for the new Auckland city light rail last week. The light rail is intended to connect the Auckland Airport with other parts of the city in order to improve public transport efficency. However, out of the three route options proposed the governments top choice is garnerning criticism from many with regards to it's practicality. The Public Transport Users Association was apart of the inital conversations between the government and the Auckland Light Rail Project as to what would be the best way to link the Auckland Airport with other parts of the city. Emily Bell spoke to the National Coordinator for the Public Transport Users Association about the government's light rail route choice and what other alternatives could be put in place instead.
Director Roberto Nascimento and comedian Kura Forrester are in to talk about their local cult webseries The Adventures of Suzy Boon. The series follows an outsider who's just trying to find her place in the world - and with season one set in the Immigration Department and season two in a Brazillian prison, you can only imagine the kind of antics that go down. Said to be a mix of Broad City and Orange Is The New Black and featuring local favourites Tom Sainsbury and Cori Gonzalez-Macuer, it's sure to tickle ye old funny bones. Both seasons are available now on TVNZ On Demand.
Chris Farrelly, CEO of the Auckland City Mission, talks to Mike about how the holiday season doesn't always bring 'joy to the world' of all Aucklanders. But with your help, the City Mission can perform some pretty amazing feats of holiday kindness, not to mention ensuring that help is there for those who need it all year round.
His Worship dials in this morning to talk through the latest announcement on the recovery budget and how to look after our beautiful city as we head into the busy holiday season.
For ArtWeek in the City Centre, Frances also spoke with Curator & co-director of Season gallery, Francis McWhannel, about the gallery’s exhibition of Robyn Kahukiwa’s work ‘Tangata Whenua’, currently being shown at the gallery and open late for Late Night Art.
A new Senator’s maiden speech was so racist, Australia’s most prominent racist politician condemned it, the Australian government is tearing itself apart over a proposed energy plan, and the Australian bushfire season is here already, with out of control bushfires sparking around New South Wales this week.
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