Under the Weather with Ella Christensen brings you all the climate change and weather news from across the globe every Monday. This week Ella discusses flash flooding in Iraq, drought in Afghanistan and the loss of ice volume in New Zealand's Southern Alps plus more
A veeeery exciting interview for Mikey, this morning, with Jason Williamson from Sleaford Mods. Ahead of the release of their first album since parting ways with Rough Trade Records, Eton Alive comes out on Feb 22 with the newly formed label, Extreme Eating. Mike and Jason talk the new record, songwriting, and what it's like to do all the behind the scenes work. Plus a special spin of Flipside, the title track from Eton Alive.
We have another episode of the Wide Angle this week with FAFSWAG co-founder and visual artist and Tanu Gago. Tanu's practice centres brown queer realties and explores ideas of masculinity and gender peformance. To hear the full 30 mins head over to mynikonlife.co.nz Cheers Nikon! We also have Alfredo and Isabel Aquilizan in studio to speak about Pillars: Project Another Country, the new commission for the North Atrium at the Auckland Art Gallery. Plus a Sunday Painter! Woohoo!
This week we are talking to Samoa House Library about their sort-of-late-summer school programme *Curriculum*. We also have Claudia Dunes, Rainer Weston and David Ed Cooper in the studio to chat about their group show with James Wylie: Sometime, Someday, When All is Said and Done. Plus, the weekly Art Guide and plenty of great tunes!
This week we have Magic Steven from Melbourne in the studio ahead of his upcoming shows across Aotearoa, plus we listen back to the chat we had with the Blue Oyster Art Project Space crew in 2018. Nice!
This week we Ashleigh Taupaki and Jasmine Tuia chat to Rachel about VVAI, their upcoming show at the George Fraser Gallery exploring narratives from their families in Samoa. Plus Flo Wilson speaks to us about grief, composition and sound ahead of Prelude to a Requiem at the Audio Foundation.
Host Stewart Sowman-Lund chats to Andrew Little for his weekly chat. Today, what does Minister Little make of the End of Life Choice bill? And how does he think this parliament will be remembered, after the passing of new gun legislation? Plus - concern over a number of complaints regarding a recent treaty settlement.
This week, Minister for Police, Fisheries, Revenue, and Small Business Stuart Nash is here filling in for Andrew Little. Minister Nash talked with host Stewart Sowman-Lund about the Government’s wellbeing budget a week out from Budget Day. Are there going to be any surprises?
Plus, a new report has revealed parliament is a toxic worksplace… with a systemic bullying problem. What does Minister Nash make of it all?
Zoë's studying but my golly does she have some theatre reckons for you? MANIAC on the Dance Floor and Kitchen Table Sessions are both on at Basement, a great way to spend a stormy weekend. Plus, Sexy Buddha is on at Pitt St Theatre, also bound to be a great time.
Labour's Andrew Little is back for another week to chat with host Stewart Sowman-Lund. This week - why is the Family Court system a "mess" and how can it be fixed? Plus, with Cantabrians continuing to struggle after the 2011 Earthquake, how is Labour delivering on their election promises?