Jonny chats to Steve Simpson of the re-formed Tāmaki band Pash (pre-dating Steve's time on bFM too) who have recently played with Voom and will be supporting The Lemonheads this Wednesday night!
Natural Ange phones in to bring in some wellness for the new year! She chats with Rosetta and Milly about all things digestive health, keeping cool in warmer months, aches and pains, and beating the back-to-work blues. Whakarongo mai nei!
Last month, Jaycee spoke to Australian electronic DJ Ninajirachi ahead of her coming to Aotearoa for SLACKBARN #2 on the 10th of January! Whakarongo mai!
Deputy Louis' first show of the year. Spinning lots of new wax scavenged over the break. As always a huge thanks to Studio 1 Vintage Guitarsfor their support.
After last week's Dry Cleaning album release and a series of hot takes via the textlines regarding garment care, Penelope Noir joins the Brekkie girls for our first Fashun of the year and sets the record straight! Whakarongo mai nei.
From 2026 the government will introduce standardised testing for reading, writing and maths across all primary schools.
Year one students will be required to sit phonics tests at 20 and 40 weeks of schooling and years 3-6 will be required to take PAT and e-asTTle. Around 60% of schools already use this type of testing.
The reason for the introduction of testing is to improve education levels which are not up to standard, according to Prime Minister Christopher Luxon.
Education minister Erica Standford stated testing is important to keep parents informed about their child’s progress. Stanford continued that the tests will allow teachers and principals with the data to track in aggregate their school’s performance.
Producer Elle spoke to Faculty of Education and Social Work PhD student Tom Pearce about the policy.
I put this mix together over new years and it feels like a reflection of what was and what's to come. There is a mix of some of my most played tracks of 2025, as well as some new unreleased and forthcoming bits from myself and friends. It's all bound by those Echo Train hallmarks of low end and cerebral ear candy. I hope it brings you all good fortune for the year to come :)
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