Just like humans, honey bees have a complex social structure controlled by a circadian rhythm. Guy Warman's research focuses on this clock at the heart of the colony structure, as without it, a colony cannot function.
The University of Auckland Chronobiology group uses cutting-edge technology to non-invasively study the bee clock and understand ways to manipulate it to improve the health and management of bees in Aotearoa.
Thanks for tuning in! Today on the show Rosetta reflects on her time at The Others Way Fest on Saturday, plays some old and new faves, and has a kōrero with VIDA about her new single, upcoming EP and release show! Whakarongo mai nei!
Frances Chan plays a live tribute to Vulfpeck, dabbles in Brazilian beats and includes brand-new releases from The Headhunters, Lauren Henderson, Paolo Fresu and Muriel Grossman.
Setlist:
The Headhunters – ESP
Carnivorous Plant Society – Phantom Finger
Pedro Martins ft Omar Hakim – Liberdade
Vulfpeck – Animal Spirits
Vulfpeck – Tesla
Vulfpeck – Back Pocket
Vulfmon ft Antwuan Stanley – Lord Will Make a Way
Greg Foat – Symphonie Pacifique
Greg Foat – Minerva’s Owl
Skinny Hightower – Organics
Lauren Henderson – Bold
The Circling Sun – Jewel
Paolo Fresu – Call It Something
PM Dawn, Flora Purim – Non-Fiction Burning
Ed Motta – Deluxe Refuge
Donald Fagen – The Goodbye Look
Snarky Puppy – Outlier
Taylor Griffin – In Green
Muriel Grossman – Ultimate Awareness
Milt Jackson – Sunflower
Aotearoa has recently faced multiple wildfires across the motu, from West Auckland, all the way to Bulls.
For our weekly catchup with the National Party, News and Editorial Director, Joel, spoke to Tom Rutherford about these recent blazes, and what needs to be done in the future to mitigate these events.
As well as this, they also discussed the country’s second highest ranking police officer: Deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming, being suspended amidst an investigation, as well as the recent ceasefire in Gaza.
Delaney Davidson discussing his plans for 2025 - a new album, touring Aotearoa in Winter and the Year of the Snake - Shedding your old skin and making way for the new...Delaney also spoke of his current favourite podcast A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs
The Time Machine with John Baker - Aotearoa February 1965 - The Rolling Stones 'Big Beat Tour' (w/Roy Orbinson, The Newbeats, Ray Columbus and the Invaders) & The Kinks (w/Mannfred Man & The Honeycombs)
Books of Mana is a new book edited by Jacinta Ruru (Raukawa, Ngāti Ranginui), Angela Wanhalla (Kāi Tahu) and Jeanette Wikaira (Ngāti Pukenga, Ngāti Tamaterā, Ngāpuhi) which released earlier this week.
It is the first of its kind in the world to celebrate non-fiction indigenous writing – exploring 200 years of Māori print legacies. In examining the ways 180 selected books have enriched lives and helped to foster understanding of the Māori experience, both at home in Aotearoa and internationally, the book is a clear vision of influence, excellence and diversity of Māori writing.
Sofia spoke with co-editor and Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of Otago, Jacinta Ruru, about Books of Mana.
Today on Spaced Out, Rosetta has a kōrero with Josh about a failed soviet lander that has made its way back to Earth after 50 years in orbit, and Trumps proposed cuts to NASA funding. The pair also discuss what sounds like an exciting shooting star sighting from a beloved bFM texter - and an exciting upcoming event at The Stardome: Sanoi is previewing his new album at Stardome next week, pairing his lush electronic sounds with the cosmic wonders of our solar system!
Death Bells, originally from Sydney, now based in LA, jumped on a Drive to talk about their latest single, Landslide, produced by Sans Merit. With releases from all the way back in 2017, the band has seen many members and gone through several sonic shifts over their run. The trio talked about making music in LA and their most recent bout of writing and recording.
Ōtaki based, Naarm raised musician Jen Cloher phones in for a kōrero with Rosetta about season 2 of their podcast Everybody's Trying To Find Their Way Home - a gorgeous collection of interviews with Māori and First Nation songwriters about their experiences writing in their native languages. Season 2 is available to listen to now, and includes chats with Jordyn With A Why, Byllie-Jean, and more! Whakarongo mai nei!
Séraphine Pick is one of Aotearoa’s most celebrated painters, with a career spanning 30 years in which Pick investigates human experience through the material language of paint.
Her paintings circulate this tension between figuration and its collapse, often bringing the figure forth into her ethereal compositions and then dissolving them back into themselves.
This new body of work presented within Paintingscontinues Pick's exploration of material dissolution and figural density, displaying a rich navigation of material applications. Each work leans into its own materiality, some soft and delicate, while others thick and textural. An act of deep listening and responding to the paintings themselves, with pic circling back to former ways of making through a new lens.
Maya had a kōrero with Séraphine about the show and overall practice.
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