"We had some terrible ideas at first, but then about a year ago..." Chris and Patrin, bioengineers at the University of Auckland, have developed an innovative electrical way of ridding underwater environments of biolfouling - the unwanted growths, organisms and algae that upset marinas, boats and aqua farms. Now being trialled in the Bay of Islands and Auckland, the pair have also recently received funding through the university's entrepreneurship programme.
His Worship and Mike are bringing in the New Year talking regulation those speedy Lime scooters, ways to avoid spreading the Kauri dieback, and the dreaded helicopters are back... Safe to say that Mike's not stoked about it.
Fabian takes time off his glorious holiday in New Zealand to dial in and catch up about the wonderful world of film all the way from Waiheke Island. Talking the Golden Globes, Superhero films and the listeners want to know about that Mid 90's one with Jonah Hill.
Joining us this week on Fancy New Band is Auckland's very own sweetheart, Lucky Boy. We talk all about his musical ventures whilst visualising his performance of the tracks City Sounds and Can't Get Enough through some hazy kaleidoscopic glasses. What a way to spend your Friday morning, thanks NZ On Air Music! ~ ~ ~
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.
Ahead of Splore's 20th anniversary, Bam from headlining act, Jungle Brothers, dials in to catch up with Mikey about the last 30 years in the world of Hip Hop. The pair talk evolution of Hip Hop, what's changed and what has carved the way for a formula in the industry. This isn't something you want to miss, with the energy of Jungle Brothers and the glorious Tapapakanga Regional Park, it will be a beauty.
This week, Sam takes a look at the second studio album from American alternative rock band the Pixies "Doolittle." Released in 1989, this album quickly became a seminal record in the alternative scene and helped pave the way for many other alternative bands to follow.
The University of Auckland's PhD candidate Romana Grubner (also featuring in Animal Minds) is focused on studying the New Caledonian crow, you know, the crow with tool-making and problem solving abilities. While being compared to the way humans play chess, the crow collects tools and plans out a sequence of behaviours before taking on a task. Wowee, very fascinating stuff!
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