One of Tāmaki Makaurau's most treasured gems is offering you the chance to farewell summer the right way. John Sutton's in studio to lay down allll that's going down at Silo Park this month - prepare for films, drinks and streetfood galore, all kicking off tonight with Taika's incredible mainstream debut, Thor: Ragnarok.
With Level 3 restrictions in place throughout the Auckland region again, Auckland businesses are feeling the pressures of lockdown rules. Jemima Huston speaks to the Chief Executive of Heart of the City Viv Beck about how the new Covid-19 outbreak is impacting our city.
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rachel's here and wait... Is that Sarah? Indeed it is. Lucky for the listeners, Sarah's riding shotgun today while Tess is off on staycation; Rob brings in lemons (as per, thank you Rob) and talks havana syndrome; our Prime Minister dials in a little later than usual to talk to Rachel about Oranga Tamariki, the budget and Iraq; and Randa joins Rachel and Sarah in the studio to give us a sneak peak at a brand new single. Fun times with Rachel and Sarah, aww.
Today on Monday Breakfast with Rosetta and Milly: Pennie brings special guest Julia Parnell up to the studio for a kōrero about her new show 'Cutting the Curve' for Fashun, Rachel Ashby makes a grand return to bFM Brekkie to chat about Going Global, Loose Reads with Suri, and Bosom Selecta with Freak The Sheep host Taylor! Whakarongo mai nei!
Tonight's show was actually entirely curated by bFM's own Samuel Harmony, who sent Oto and Jaycee, not just a playlist, but a stack of CDs and Casettes that he collected while he was in Indonesia as part of the New Zealand Delegation attending AXEAN Festival 2025. Whakarongo mai to experience 2 hours of Psych rock, folk, disco and more by Southeast-Asian artists playing at the festival!
Oto and Jaycee talked to bad for education about his new single - 'Close My Eyes,' and played 2 hours of Surf Rock, Indie and Grunge by independent artists from the Asian diaspora.
Last week it was announced that Auckland is now a UNESCO city of music, joining the UNESCO Creative Cities Network. The Creative Cities Network was started in 2004 to promote social, economic and cultural development among cities who have identified creativity as a strategic factor and enabler for sustainable urban development. Auckland will join the 180 members from 72 countries around the world covering seven creative fields and becomes just the 31st city of music. Sam Smith spoke to Recorded Music NZ’s Mark Roach about the news and what it means for the local music scene.
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