Chris and Taylor team up again for this week's show. Taylor once again puts down the dart and bids farewell to the dart board in the lounge to host the straight-up all kiwi music show. Featuring a bunch of good tunes and gorgeous tunes.
Thanks for tuning in to today's show – the loose theme is cosy indie rock, featuring new releases from Snowy Band, Fazed On A Pony and Jennifur. We also explore the wonderful staticy textures of Sparklhorse, and the new Naive Melodies compilation of Talking Heads covers – see my review here.
With many countries pushing for progressive cannabis reform, there are calls for New Zealand to follow suit. The New Zealand Drug Foundation has released policy outlining the need to decriminalise all drugs, legalise cannabis, and regulate its market. They argue that current laws are outdated and make criminals out of drug users, when instead drug use should be treated as a health issue. Producer Reuben McLaren spoke to Ross Bell, the Executive Director of the New Zealand Drug Foundation to learn more, starting with a question regarding their proposed model.
Lockdown restrictions along with this Covid induced change to our economic climate sees local businesses forced to adapt their business models to suit these changing times. Producer Aneeka Moheed brings this package with interviews from Bestie Café, Mercury Plaza, and AUT economist Dr Jonathon Baker.
Yesterday, Minister of Health Andrew Little proposed a suite of initiatives to help combat health worker shortages and ease pressure on the New Zealand health system.
Emily spoke with New Zealand Nurses Organisation President Anne Daniels about the measures and how they might impact health care workers.
This week on Various Artists Frances and Liam take the time to remember the life and works of Ans Westra.
Self-taught, Ans spent long periods of time travelling around the country as a full-time freelance documentary photographer committed to observing and candidly documenting New Zealand life and culture. Ans was a pioneer of documentary photography, and one of the first women to work in this area in Aotearoa New Zealand.
In 1998 she was awarded the Companion of the Order of New Zealand Merit for services to photography. In 2007 she was made an Arts Foundation Icon, an honour bestowed to a living circle of 20 New Zealand artists for their extraordinary lifetime achievements. In 2015 she received an honorary doctorate from Massey University in recognition of her long-standing contribution to New Zealand’s visual culture.
To hear about her life and works Frances talked with Athol McCredie, Curator Photography at Te Papa and also with David Alsop, owner of Suite Gallery and lifelong agent and friend of Ans.
Kia Ora, and welcome to the inaugural episode of Various Artists! Former news teamers and show cover-ers, Frances and Liam, are super excited to bring you a new platform to be in the know about arts in Tāmaki Makaurau. E whai ake nei:
We’re taking a quick trip down to Tauranga to chat about Work Out - a multi artist project taking place in the local gallery. Liam spoke to curator Serena Bentley about the overall project, as well as artists Paul Darragh and Turumeke Harrington about their individual exhibitions.
Then we celebrate the life of Aotearoa photographer Ans Westra, who passed away at the end of February. Frances talked with Athol McCredie, Curator Photography at Te Papa and David Alsop, director of Suite gallery about Ans’ life and works.
We also have your Tāmaki arts guide from the tenth to the seventeenth of March! Whakarongo mai nei!
Welcome to the Tuesday show! Rachel and Stella evade Succession spoilers, and gush about the Weyes Blood show last night. On Isthmus’n That with Desley Simpson, the Deputy Mayor speaks to Rachel about the impacts of central government's budget on local government, discussions around moving Auckland roads in the wake of flooding and Auckland Council's boarding house inspection rates. Babe Martin is in the studio talking about the release of her debut single, Knocked For Six in BHX. On Stage Direction, Alice Canton speaks to Vivian Hosking-Aue about his combined dance and fashion show, 'ENUA, that will be a part of the Pacific Dance NZ Festival. Drew McMillan is on Ready Steady Learn, speaking to Stella about his PhD in designing bespoke instruments that suit the needs of those with disabilities. Whakarongo mai nei!
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