Recently, Tōtara hospice in South Auckland announced they would be reducing their patient intake and services by almost a third due to funding gaps.
This announcement follows a hiring freeze the hospice had to put in place last month.
The Hospice helps provide end-of-life care at no direct cost to patients, and is the subject of an upcoming documentary series called ‘Hospice Heroes’.
While Minister of Health, Simeon Brown, has said that funding to the sector increased by 3% this year, representatives of the hospice have said that those figures weren’t nearly enough to cover the costs of their services and that other palliative care centres across the motu were experiencing similar pressures.
News and Editorial Director Joel spoke with Ed Boswell-Correa from the New Zealand Nurses Organisation about the service cuts at Tōtara hospice and how the sector at large is being affected.
Whakarongo, ngā tamariki! Prepare yr earholes, bolt down any ornaments - there's a new bag of funk in town. Co-compiled by our guest Alan Perrott with music fiend John Baker, Vostok'snew 'Heed the Call!' compilation is seventeen of the choicest cuts of Aotearoa funk, soul and disco picked from the fertile decade between 1973 - 1983. And who's that on the line from Sydney? Oh, y'know, just cover star and double compilation feature Mark Williams. Ka mutu pea!
This morning we spoke to Luke Wood, Senior Lecturer in Graphic Design at the University of Canterbury’s Ilam School of Fine Arts, about A Short Run: A Selection of New Zealand Lathe-Cut records. Luke has curated the exhibition which celebrates the mahi of legendary Peter King and the weird and wonderful music he has cut. Tune in to hear more- and come on down to the 95bFM Drive Show happening at Objectspace this friday with Pumice and special guests playing live!
Frances Chan rolls out new releases from Norway, SA, LA, London and Germany, interspersed with jazz funk and fusion cuts from her favourite decade, the 70s.
Setlist:
Nduduzo Makhathini – Mama ft Omagugu Makhathini
Jaga Jazzist – The Shrine (Petter Eldh Remix)
Gotts Street Park – Diego
Khruangbin & Quantic – Pelota (Cut a Rug Mix)
Mark de Clive Lowe – Love Is Everywhere ft. Dwight Trible
Pharoah Sanders – Ore-Se-Rere (Nigerian Juju Hilife) – Live
Kevin Field – Good Friday
Michael Sardaby – Welcome New Warmth
Antonio Carlos Jobim – Waters of March (Aguas de Marco)
Love Square – Where Does it Go (Instrumental)
Kokoroko – Something’s Going On
Heidi Bayer – Once in a While
Yussef Dayes, Tom Misch, Rocco Palladino – Lift Off
Pino Palladino & Blake Mills – Ekute
Kurt Rosenwinkle & Jean-Paul Brodbeck – Valse in C Sharp Minor (Op. 64, No. 2)
Placebo – Inner City Blues
Pete La Roca – Bliss
Lucien Johnson – Blue Rain
Emma-Jean Thackray – Spectre
Frank Zappa – Waka/Jawaka
It's time for our weekly catch up with the good folk at eighthirty coffee roasters - and today, Christian joins Milly for a kōrero about degassing coffee, an important step in the roasting process you may not know about, and their great beans up for grabs this week; the trusty Colombia Popayan! Text in all week to get your hands on some of this yum coffee, or use the code '95bFM' to get 10% off your order of beans. Whakarongo mai nei!
Last week, the Labour party announced plans to put a levy on large streaming companies, if elected. This levy would fund local TV and film projects, which the party says have seen significant cuts in recent years. The ACT party criticised the policy, claiming that the levy would be passed directly onto consumers.
ManageMyHealth breach and multiple IT outages last week have brought into question the state of tech in the health sector. The government has been criticised for cutting funding to IT services, leading to fewer workers and inconsistent systems.
For our weekly catchup with ACT’s Simon Court, News and Editorial Director Castor asked about each of these issues, beginning with Labour’s proposed streaming levy.
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.
Jess plays brand new tracks from Nice Girl, Kamahumble, serpentwithfeet, Manuel Darquart and many more!
On the show, Jess chats to Hildegard, the project of Ouri and Helena Deland, about their debut self-titled album released via section1. They talk about their collaboration, finding their sound, and the inspiring Hildegard von Bingen.
For Long Player, PollyHill takes us through each track from her latest EP, 'Post Humorous'. Thanks to NZ On Air Music!
Big thanks to Flying Out for sponsoring Totally Wired. Find a great selection of old and new releases on vinyl, CDs and tapes. Order online at flyingout.co.nz or visit them in-store on Pitt Street.
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