For 95bFM's election coverage, Jemima Huston speaks to University of Auckland politics lecturer Dr. Lara Greaves about the Māori Electoral Roll and the Māori Seats in Parliament. Dr. Greaves explains how the Māori Roll and Seats came to be, what impact they have on Māori participation in elections and what some of the issues are with this electoral system.
News and Editorial Director Jemima Huston speaks with Bindi Norwell, Group CEO at ProCare Health, about the role of GP’s in the Covid-19 vaccine roll out. ProCare Health is New Zealand's largest cooperative network of general practices supporting people to live well in Aotearoa. Bindi explains why GP's weren't always involved in the vaccine roll out and why it is important to offer Covid-19 vaccinations at general practices.
Tonight it's all about the breaks - we have special guest P-Money coming thru to tell us about his new website opendrumsonly.com - the place to go to find a catalogue of all the world's breakbeats in one place. We are treated to P's first vinyl set in around twenty years, mashing it up. He will be lugging a couple of boxes of records to The Other Crate record fair 20th September 2025 - along with some serious heavyweight collectors and DJs. Pop thru!
Do you fancy yourself a bit of cocktail conisseur? Does the thought of Don Draper rolling up his perfect sleeves to concoct an old fashioned make you salivate? Do you look at that creepy, bowtied bartender in the Shining and think "Yes. Mess me the feck UP, Lloyd!" Well thank god for Liquor King and Jonny and Big Hungry, because Cocktail Corner is gonna shake you, stir you, and roll you out the door into your liquor dreams. Cool.
Today we've got a review of one of Kiran's personal top picks, Country: The Twisted Roots Of Rock 'n' Roll by Nick Tosches. A book with all sorts of stories of honky-tonk hell and rockabilly heaven; medieval myth and musical miscegenation; sex, drugs, and even murder. If this sounds like a bit of you, then grab yourself a copy and get stuck in.
A super charged show featuring political commentary from David Slack; Delaney Mes tackling food questions which err on the side of bizzare; Tasty vinyl treats from Southbound Records; and a Theatre Guide with Sara Shirazi.
Mikey chats with Dr. Bryce Edwards about the new coalition government; Hard To Find Bookstore owner Warwick talks with Mikey about the challenges facing his Onehunga store; And Troy brings in a bag of vinyl treats for From the Crate.
Today on your 95bFM Breakfast: Jennifer Curtin lifts the curtain on all the political happenings of the past week; Mikey announced the Ace lineup for this years Wondergarden Festival; Troy dug deep into the crates and came out with some vinyl gems; Pearl recapped the bFM Top 10 from last night, all NZ tunes yo.