Christian is back up in the studio for This Is How We Brew It! Today we chat about the eighthirty standard blend - a reliable and delicious introduction to eighthirty's excellent range of beans. Text in throughout the week to win a bag, or use the code 95bFM to get 10% off your order of beans from their website!
For our weekly catch-up with the Labour Party, Wire Host Caeden spoke to MP Shanan Halbert on whether New Zealand should be involved in the United States-Israel-Iran conflict and the results of the recent Crime and Victims Survey.
They also spoke to Thomas Beagle from the New Zealand Council for Civil Liberties about the United States government getting automated access to New Zealanders’ biometric data.
Producer Theo spoke to UoA’s Honorary Associate Professor Susan St John on the Social Security Amendment Bill currently being rushed through Parliament.
For City Counselling this week, News Director Castor spoke to Councillor Julie Fairey about the council’s annual plan for 2026/2027 and the move-on orders for rough sleepers.
And they spoke to activist and former Green MP Catherine Delahunty about the continued colonisation and oppression in West Papua and the West Papua Solidarity Forum this weekend.
New music from Kanye West, Leonard Cohen, Otoboke Beaver, The Pleasure Majenta, Chaii, Church & AP and more. On the Long Player we hear from Shannen Petersen of sports dreams about the duo's debut self-titled EP.
Kia ora! Today is mostly a sad show - expect Cindy Lee, Weyes Blood, Burning Star and Double Virgo. Pleased to play a new release from Awning - 'Inside Day' off the new My Friend Dog EP. Thanks as always to Progear and the Tuning Fork for letting us MG hosts play buzzy tunes on a weekday morning.
New music today from CRYER, plus a couple of ravey tunes for those who like speedy techno.
I was also joined by Andre of HEAVY CHEST(solo/unplugged) in the studio ahead of the band's Tāmaki show at The Tuning Fork(shoutout) this Saturday! Chur and thank you for playing some unreleased tunes for us also :~)
A new non-government organisation, The Backbone Collective, has launched fighting the battle against domestic violence in New Zealand. The organisation gives a voice to women survivors of violence to help push change in the right direction. Using surveys gives the organisation a chance to hear what the women who have suffered or are suffering need in order to feel safe enough to speak out. 95bFM reporter, Tess Barnett, spoke to Deborah Mackenzie from The Backbone Collective about the state of domestic violence in New Zealand and what they believe is critical to bringing change.
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