Nau mai, haere mai! Today we dip into a couple of drum and bass finds from the Auckland Record Fair - in anticpation of our own this Saturday. After mellowing out into some folk music, we see what's happening in the psychedlic side of electronica, prompoted by a listener request. Thanks for tuning in, keep it on the b!
This week for our regular catch-up and current focus on local economy coverage Caeden asks Minister Andrew Little about Labour’s plans to combat the cost of living crisis, especially in the context of the GST off fruits and vegetable announcements and calls for tax reform.
Caeden also asked about the recent open letter calling to scrap the acceptable standards of health criteria for visa applications, and the criticism of our immigration system being discriminatory and colonial.
They started by asking the Minister to talk about Labour’s policies to combat the cost of living crisis.
Start your morning right with Zoë's tune selections, and great chats. Marc Daalder is on Political Commentary, and speaks to Zoë about the first leader’s debate from Tuesday evening. Lucinda Bennett chats about seasonal produce on Breakfast Food- how do you prepare your asparagus? Shadon Meredith is in the studio to talk about his new solo show, Waiting, that opens next week. The Hobby Goblins are back in the studio after crafting for a fortnight to bring you their mystical macrame. Whakarongo mai nei!
The Kit is a brand new subscription-based resource facility located on the basement level of Artspace Aotearoa in the former sorting room of the Tāmaki Makaurau central post office. Like the sorting room, The Kit seeks to sift and connect, making sure skills, support, and cohort are enabled post-art school, or as practitioners seek to deepen their professional capabilities. To hear about the initiative and its Open Day on Saturday Frances caught up with Artspace Aotearoa's Sally McMath.
The country’s largest outdoor art event – NZ Sculpture OnShore – opened on 4 November offering visitors a record number of more than 130 spectacular works held at the stunning clifftop park of Operetu Fort Takapuna in Devonport, Auckland.
Returning after a five-year hiatus, the biennial exhibition is Women’s Refuge NZs biggest fundraising event.
To hear about the exhibition, Frances caught up with Chairperson Sally Dewar.
Liam chats with Ōtautahi muso Sam Bamberry about links between Music and Visual Art, as well as Shania Pablo about the Trans poetry night happening tomorrow night at Movespace.
Frances speaks with Chairperson of NZ Sculpture OnShore Sally Dewar about New Zealand’s largest and longest running outdoor sculpture exhibition.
We have guests from the NZ National Poetry Slam in to give us a teaster and Frances also speaks with Hamish Carter about six new exhibitions opening at TeTuhi this weekend.
And, to round off the show, we will take you through the art guide for Tāmaki Makarau this week.
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