Joshua Worthington-Church from Exploding Rainbow Orchestra joined us in the studio to chat about their performances of Songbook Volume 4 this week. We played HINA, Reb Fountain and Dam Native as a wee taster of the incredible artists participating in this year's iteration. We featured fellow ERO vocalist Crystal Chen a little later and faves from Suzanne Kraft, RSD, Roger Robinson received deserved airtime as well.
The Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson phones up the studio, and i tēnei rā she talks to Rachel about the situation in Palestine, the 2021 Budget, and the Green Party's push for more reasonable rent controls. Whakarongo mai!
The Green Party co-leader is on the line and today she touches base on the lockdown extension and economic/social supports, the situation in Afghanistan and Aotearoa's refugee policy, and the Green Party's Annual General Meeting. Whakarongo mai!
The Green Party co-leader phones up for her monthly kōrero, touching on Green Party calls for rent controls, their stance on mitigating the effects of inflation, and a discussion on co-governance. Whakarongo mai.
Green MP Teanau Tuiono fills in for the party co-leader Marama Davidson today. Rachel and Teanau talk about the results from the People’s Inquiry into Student Wellbeing, his call for an independent review of Fire and Emergency NZ, and the Green Party annual conference this weekend. Whakarongo mai.
This week Frances covers the changing climate and mental health, speaking with Gabrielle Feather, a climate anxiety PhD student at the University of Tasmania.
This week Frances talks to Predator Free Rakiura's Project Director, Campbell Leckie about the project's recent funding and the predator eradication plan down there.