Bronwyn Bent is a co-director of The Race, a play by the Hobson Street Theatre Company in association with the Auckland City Mission, that is on as part of the Auckland Fringe Festival. It looks at the way racism affects those experiencing homelessness in Aotearoa and wants to spark a discussion that reminds people that ‘homeless don’t mean hopeless’. Lillian Hanly spoke with Bent before opening night tomorrow night and started by asking what the play was about.
One of Tāmaki Makaurau's most treasured gems is offering you the chance to farewell summer the right way. John Sutton's in studio to lay down allll that's going down at Silo Park this month - prepare for films, drinks and streetfood galore, all kicking off tonight with Taika's incredible mainstream debut, Thor: Ragnarok.
On Dear Science with AUT’s Allan Blackman we talk about Stephen Hawking, platypus milk, and "unlearning".
We have a story about a Ngā Tapuwae haka that went viral on the internet toward the end of last year about the way the students felt about the misrepresentation of south auckland, Lillian Hanly spoke with Hamuera Kotuku Maika who composed it.
Wire Worry Week is back and we’re looking into how the government wants us to be Smokefree by 2025. Lisa Boudet has looked into anti-smoking campaigns and whether they are efficient and Leah Garcia-Purves looks at the cost of quitting.
Lillian Hanly recently came across a haka by Te Kura Maori o Nga Tapuwae that went viral on Facebook at the end of last year. The meaning behind it, and the lyrics, were a challenge from the students about the way South Auckland is portrayed in popular discourse and in the media. Hamuera Kotuku Maika works at the high school in Mangere East and Lillian spoke with him to find out more.
We chat about Buzz Aldrin UFO encounter, Virgin Galactic first powered flight since 2014 crash, A Space junk removal experiment, TESS launch next week and a Swarm of black holes at Milky Way centre.
We're ready, steady, learning all the way to the bank with young entrepreneur Matt Bastion this week. A wunderkind of the university's own making, Matt is part of a team that's currently developing an app that allows musicians to connect with new fans based on what's worked for other artists in similar genres and locations. Learn more about ~ Hypebeat ~ on the website. Or, you know, just listen to this bCast. Whatever.
The Most Ambitious Crossover Event In History is being put to the ultimate test this week. No, I'm not talking about your filthy IMDb scores! And throw your Rotten Tomatoes in the bin, Jeremy! I'm talking about Fabian Fanboy's hotly-anticipated take on Marvel's latest (and greatest?), Avengers: Infinity War. But is it really all it's cracked up to be, you ask? Only one way to find out.
We're time-travelling all the way back to 2003, Singapore on this week's edition of Loose Reads. Listen as Jenna takes us through a tale of memories, powerful female friendships, and the decisions that just can't resist haunting us. It's Sharlene Teo's debut novel, Ponti.
As part of Labour’s coalition deal with NZ First they promised to support the so called ‘waka jumping’ bill. The bill would allow a party leader to expel an MP if believe the MP has acted in a way to distort political party proportionality and have the support of 2/3rds of MPs. The bill has been roundly criticised as going against the Bill of Rights Act and seen as undemocratic. Lachlan spoke with Professor Claudia Geiringer from Victoria University about the bill and the problems around it.
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