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!
We are just three weeks into this year but 2026 has seen the direction of American foreign policy become more alarming on the global stage, with the kidnapping of the Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro preceding threats upon Greenland, bringing them into open diplomatic conflict with their ostensible NATO allies.
As the state that has often been described as the global policeman shows increasing disregard for international law people have been left wondering what is in store in the future and if another international leader can take their place.
To get perspective on what the future international order could look like, Wire Host Manny spoke to the Co-Director of Global Studies at the University of Auckland, Chris Ogden.
Last week, National’s coalition partners in ACT and NZ First found themselves arguing over Air New Zealand; Specifically, over whether or not, during a time of struggle, the government should sell their shares in the company. National has sed that they are not currently considering any moves surrounding these shares.
Education Minister Erica Stanford announced yet more teacher training initiatives in order to bolster the education workforce, in addition to what she says is already the highest number of teachers since 2004, and the highest number of teachers in training.
The government has also spoken about the release of the newest New Zealand Crime and Victims survey, claiming that violent crime statistics going down proves the effectiveness of their tough on crime approach.
This week, Tuesday Wire Host Alex spoke to National MP Ryan Hamilton about all of these topics, starting with those Air New Zealand Shares.
Today on your bFM Breakfast: David Slack's both in the building and in the mood; Delaney's got fermentation massage advice; Mike attempts a firework cross (spoiler: fizzer); Ant Timpson's film competition is now an accomplished teen; Troy's picked you some export quality fruit; and Pearl hearts Bic (remixed).
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Mikey loves all things Wussy; Kiri delivers a damning blow to the surf; Pennie's sick in bed; Kiran's brought a blast from the none too distant past; Ange has you covered; and Sarah's here for some reason. Hmm.
This week on Morning Glory Hunter played new songs from Gregor, Mapili & Eno x Dirty. For 'About Town' this week he highlighted live tracks from Street Chants performance at their 'Means album release show' back in August 2010. You can also check out his My Morning Mixtape interview with Peter Dickens from the New Zealand Music Foundation.
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Mike and Tess talk outfits of the day; Rod Oram catches up with Mike about our politics here in Aotearoa, yikes; we're serving up a brand new track from Soaked Oats; and Troy's picks this week even include some dub for Mikey. All that for a sensational Breakfast, just for you.
Today on your bFM Breakfast: After the tragedy on Friday, it's undeniably a sombre Monday; Pennie joins Mikey in studio with special guests from the Fashun world; Professor Peter Lineham talks about the tragedy with Mike; Jenna brings in some books that help our perspective; and Natural Ange is doing what she can to help you grieve. Hard to know what to say, so we're looking to music for solace.
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