Elle spoke to Kate Bollingerahead of her Aotearoa debut at SLACKBARN! (10th January), and a headline show at Double Whammy (9th January). Kate brings her timelessly referential and genre-fluid sound to our stages, early 2026, the perfect accompaniment the warm summer weather. Kate’s lyricism invites the listener into a colour-filled world, speaking candidly about her subjective life-experience. The open-texture of her lyrics allows the audience to connect their own lives with her music, furthering a sense of intimacy. They spoke about the relationship between Kate’s experience in film and music, how her upbringing fueled her music practice and what she hopes audiences will experience whilst attending live shows.
Lachlan and Andrew little have their regular chat, this week discussing changes to the Crimes Act, double bunking, and the expungement of convictions for historic homosexual offences.
I'm very excited to have László Reynolds up in the studio for Live and Direct this week. We have a super chill chat about the new album, and hear 3 lovely new tracks live in the lounge. Big double thumbs up to NZ On Air Music for all the love! ~ ~ ~
This morning on Stage Direction Zoë takes us on another deep-dive into the online theatre world. This week talking about radio plays, digital festivals and more. Tune in to hear about Kōanga Festival from Te Pou Theatre and Double from Darkfield Radio.
Police data shows that methamphetamine use more than doubled between July and September, after the country went into lockdown and it’s stayed comparatively high ever since, above monthly averages. This morning Stella spoke with Ben Birks Ang, the deputy director at the New Zealand Drug Foundation about the rise in numbers.
Auckland Council has found itself with an over quarter of a billion dollar shortfall for the 2023-2024 budget.
Mayor Wayne Brown and councillors are now looking at solutions to plug the gap, which could be anything between double digit rate rises or severe cuts.
David spoke to Councillor Mike about what caused the budget deficit and what may be some of the solutions.
It's a double act this time round with Renee from Moi Wines and Mathew from Thomson Whisky with some fancy Christmas drink ideas (it was enough to get Corey tipsy when reading the news).
So good that they had to double it- actor Aaron Richardson chats to Rachel about the return season of The Wedding at Basement Theatre (opening tonight!).
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