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Local elections are in their final stretch, with a little under 24 hours to go before voting officially closes.
Postal ballots were closed last Tuesday, however you can still vote by putting your envelope into a ballot box available near Countdown supermarkets, libraries, and various other places.
The voter turnout this year has been grim, with lower levels of voter turnout across Auckland especially amongst younger people.
Many have criticised the way the local government elections have been rolled out, with issues of voting papers not turning up or too many barriers to voting.
Liam spoke to city councillor Pippa Coom about the local elections, why they’re important, and why there's been such a low turnout.
Absolute pillar of the music scene in Tāmaki Makaurau and beyond, Rohan from The Wine Cellar, phones up for a kōrero about one of our best venues and what you can do to help them out after what's been a very tricky year. One way to do this is head along to their absolutely stacked Xmas Party this Saturday! Whakarongo mai nei, and remember to book a gig there or just go hang out with some good people in a good place in 2023.
Frances and Liam have a wee pre-recorded show on the way to WOMAD! E whai ake nei, coming up on Various Artists today:
Liam had a yarn with Wellington Zine Fest’s Liam Goulter and multimedia artist Arden Etoile about the Local Queers zine project
Frances has a korero with Auckland Arts Festival Artistic Director Shona McCullagh about the festival, what’s going on and what the festival means for the arts community here
Liam has a chat with Kelsie from the Tāmaki Anarchist Bookfair! We’ved had a yarn about the origins of the event, the intersections between art and anarchy, and more!
It's faux-Thursday! (It's Wednesday but in a short week.) Rob Bollix leads us to The Mind Trench, as we explore nature and noise. Leaping Tiger dials in all the way from London to chat to Rachel about his new album Godspeed! Harry and Alex from F.A.I.R.Y are in the studio to talk about their gig in Tāmaki Makaurau tomorrow night at Whammy Bar, and their new album It Lives. Whakarongo mai nei!
Today on the show, Dr Kirsten Zemke takes us on a tour of mallet songs on Travelling Tunes. Princess Chelsea dials in all the way from New York City to talk to Rachel about her recent Taite Prize win. The Viewmaster yarns about Class of '07, the latest of the girlie pop apocalypse shows. Whakarongo mai nei!
Speical show this morning! Liam Watters joins Sam on the Friday 5-7am, and brings in some of his favourite local tunes. Liam gets the mixer going part way through, so we're treated to some Eden Burns and Chaos in the CBD on wax. Tēnā koe, Liam! Come again soon.
This week, Frances chatted to artist and Māori fibre weaver Shona Tawhiao, who has created new semi-abstract sculptural forms based on seedpods, a powerful metaphor for renewal of life forces.
Pākākano celebrates the traditional skills of raranga while proposing a new and important way at looking at weaving as its own standalone entity, challenging, exciting and inspiring. It's on at Te Uru Waitakere Contemporary Gallery 03 June - 03 September 2023.
This week the Aotearoa Mental Health Commission, Te Hiringa Mahara, released a paper assessing just how crucial peer support is in mental health and addiction recovery.
They have called for more investment in peer support as a way of giving our mental health and addiction recovery sectors the boost they need.
Rawan spoke with board member Taimi Allen on the importance of this framework and the need to increase it especially in the workforce.
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