It was 1989 and Russell Brown, with a few friends, were about to pull off an event of House and Hip-Hop music that hadn't been seen in New Zealand before; but were fueling over events overseas.
The Deputy Mayor speaks to Rachel about the impacts of central government's budget on local government, discussions around moving Auckland roads in the wake of flooding and Auckland Council's boarding house inspection rates. Whakarongo mai nei!
National's housing policy and in particular its u-turn on the Mid-Density Residential Standards has made headlines this week. I talk to urban planner and founder of the Urban Room, Ben van Bruggen about what impact planning rules make on our quality of life and how a holistic vision for a well-functioning city matters.
A Room Of One's Own? On Wednesday at 9.30am? Yes, that's the new time for the segment! Salene chats about winter renting woes- how ventilated is your house? Whakarongo mai nei!
Today we announced the public can take part in owning part of bFM History by buying some gems from our international vinyl collection. Keep the station alive by chipping in and looking our history at your house!
Kia ora koutou, thanks for tuning in! This sunny Thursday morning, Sam brings you all sorts... from Post-Soviet new wave, dubstep and of course, house, to see you through a surprsingly cold winters' day here in Tāmaki.
A fun selection of music today... Sam delves into some deep house from Butter Sessions' 2016 compilation Domestic Documents Vol. 1 - a lucky find from Real Groovy! As well as some Dunedin Sound, with Fazed on a Pony - who played a lovely show on Saturday at Whammy Backroom. See you all next week!
The Deputy Leader of National speaks with Rachel about the party's tax and housing policies, as well as David Seymour's comments around confidence-only government set up.
This week on the Tuesday Wire, Milly and Josh are joined in studio by Davide Mercadante for Dear Science, Milly has her weekly catchup with Dr Shane Reti from the National Party about all things housing, Josh conducts a report into elderly people renting in Aotearoa renting, Milly also spoke to Max Harris from the University of Auckland about free Universal Dental Care. All this and more on the Tuesday Wire!
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