The practice of uplifting newborn children from their mothers by Oranga Tamariki has come under intense scrutiny in recent weeks following a number of exposés into the practice. Maori mothers are disproportionately affected by the practice, with 2-3 children being taken away from their mothers each week. The office of the Children's Commissioner is launching a review into the practice, and Oranga Tamariki more widely. Lachlan spoke with Children’s Commissioner Andrew Becroft about the review.
Radio Mother's day (tomorrow)! With a chat with James Mustapic about his upcoming comedy show, All Good If Not, as a part of the New Zealand International Comedy Festival, and a chat with Megan Bishop from the Charlotte Museum about the upcoming events the museum are holding to celebrate queer, sapphic, lesbian music in Aotearoa for New Zealand Music Month! Whakarongo mai!
A few years ago, Son Of Sesh relocated from Pōneke to Amsterdam. He has upped the ante since then, picking up residencies on Echobox Radio and at the Textures club-night, and having his dubs aired on Subtle Radio and Balamii. Last week, racquetclub released his debut Surface EP. We celebrate with a mix of his own productions interspersed with future soundsystem classics.
Tāmaki Makaurau-via-London creative Marcus Philippe made his production debut with a track on JUBILEE's stunning Magic City compilation in 2018. He recently released the Warmth EP, a dubby and textured three-tracker that has quickly become one of FPHQ's favourite local releases of the year. Marcus joins us with a mix that stitches together deep grooves from three decades of dance music.
Radio Mother Host, Joel, speaks to Alex Cormack and Moeata Tararoabout TAKAHOA, an upcoming coming-of-age YouTube miniseries that follows five young people navigating love, family drama, and self-discovery, showcasing the perspectives of Māori, Pasifika, Pan-Asian, rangatahi, women, and queer individuals!
You can donate to their crowdfunding campaign for season one here.
The Charlotte Museum is a queer, sapphic, lesbian museum in the heart of Tāmaki Makaurau, and they are holding a bunch of different events to celebrate New Zealand Music Month!
Radio Mother's Joel spoke to the host, event coordinator, and community coordinator of the museum about the museum and what the exciting upcoming events the museum are holding!
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