Suri's in the studio this week, chatting to Rachel and Tess about a memoir that's an absolute must-read. The Yellow House by Sarah M. Broom narrates stories from over 100 years in the same house, with a huge touch on the influence of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. An important read.
Today on your bFM Breakfast: It's Friday and we're kicking this off with some absolute bangers; Fabian Fanboy's got a couple of streaming films to talk about; Dr. Kirsten Zemke brings a polarising genre into the light; Rachel had a chat with Phoebe Bridgers about her new album, Punisher; and Zoë's got some local selections for Stage Direction this week. Don't forget, from 7pm tonight until 7pm tomorrow, Bandcamp is donating 100% of its fee to NAACP legal defence fund. Check out this link for an ongoing list of black artists with music on Bandcamp.
This week Bronwyn spoke to Tracey about the party’s opposition to the $100 million Southland Recovery Package, especially in the context fo the Tiwai Aluminium Smelter. We also talked abut a number of issues that are topical in Parliament at the moment, such as paid mandatory managed isolation and code of conduct for MPs. Lastly, we spoke about the government's $20 million in regional funding to tackle methamphetamine use and what that means for families and children.
As part of this week's election coverage, Bronwyn speaks to NZ First Minster Tracey Martin about aquaculture and the Billion Trees Programme. The party recently announced $100 million available to Aquacorp to support offshore marine farming, and more than $1.54 million in funding to Te Komanga Marae Trust to restore the native canopy of the Kōwhairoa Peninsula Historic Reserve at the Whangaroa Harbour.
Courtney comes into the studio to chat about a steaming bowl of Spaghetti and Eggs, as well as some hot as hell comedy gigs you should 100% go check out. Grab tickets for PĀKEHĀ here, and The Comedy Mixtape here. Whakarongo mai nei!
100% New Zealand music week has come to a close but the tunes from Aotearoa keep rolling. James from Yon Loader chats to Rachel about the new project and a new release. Jenna reviews Everything Is Beautiful and Everything Hurts on Loose Reads. Salene answers your renting queries on A Room Of One's Own. Whakarongo mai nei!
In the first week of June visual artist and Arts Foundation icon Jim Allen passed away aged 100. Allen’s installations are on display around the country and he played a significant role in art education. On VA this week we are joined in the studio by art historian and gallery coordinator at Micheal Lett, Victoria Wynne-Jones who knew Allen well to hear about his life and legacy.
Last week the Green Party announced their ‘Pledge to Renters’, a housing policy that would implement rent controls, a landlord register and a rental warrant of fitness, among other things.
Announcing the policy, co-leaders James Shaw and Marama Davidson said that in the first 100 days of a new government, the Green Party would implement this housing policy to ensure that “everyone who rents always has a safe, healthy and affordable place to call home".
To discuss the policy, Emilia Sullivan spoke to Green Party co-leader James Shaw
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