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Oto and Jaycee talked to Tāmaki Makaurau outfit - Backshotz about their Gig/Wedding happening this Saturday and played 2 hours of releases of various genres by artists from the Asian diaspora. Thanks to Jagiya!

Last week also saw a study released around air pollution in Aotearoa, which found that Auckland faced significant air pollution risks. Traffic is the leading cause, with congestion and big vehicles as the largest causes. Over 700 people die annually from air pollution from traffic in Auckland, more than any other part of the country.  As the fuel crisis gets worse, some are seeing it as an opportunity to improve our country by becoming less reliant on petrol and cutting out unnecessary large vehicles from our big cities. To discuss air pollution and the potential opportunities within the fuel crisis, News Director Castor spoke to the University of Auckland's Professor Alistair Woodward.

Hi, I'm Harry and this is my first show! Thanks to Flying Nun Record Store

Research has recently been released which found between 1990 and 2023 Ultra Processed Foods share in New Zealand's total food and drink imports has increased from 9 to 22 percent. This has raised concerns, as diets high in ultra processed foods carry an increased risk of multiple serious health conditions and can be environmentally damaging due to their high usage of plastic packaging, and water and energy in production. With the country in the midst of a cost of living crisis and people becoming increasingly reliant on these cheap, convenient, but unhealthy food options, the extent of this problem could continue to grow. To discuss the research and its findings, producer Thomas talked to the report's lead author Dr Kelly Garton.

Christian chats all things filter coffee and gives us the best tips for perfecting our brew! Plus, we've got delicious Colombian Popayan filter coffee to give away this week - whakarongo mai, tune in for your chance to win!  Thanks to eighthirty coffee roasters!

Last week, Minister for oceans and fisheries, Shane Jones, introduced the Fisheries Act amendment bill to parliament. The bill proposes sweeping changes to the current Fisheries Act including scrapping minimum size limits for the majority of fish species, and introducing penalties for whistleblowers leaking on-board camera footage.  The bill also ignores thousands of submissions calling for positive environmental changes to the act, such as a ban on bottom trawling. The act's defenders say the limited market for juvenile fish will financially punish commercial fishers for catching them, and claim the act can unlock commercial fishing's economic potential. Critics, however, have accused Shane Jones of giving into commercial lobbyists and selling out New Zealand's enviroment for short term economic gain. To discuss the changes made in the act and their potential impact on Aotearoa's oceans producer Thomas talked to Forest and Bird National Conservation Advocate, Bianca Ranson.

Nate is back up in the studio, chatting pukapuka with Rosetta and Milly for Loose Reads! Today, the trio have a kōrero about Nobel Prize Winner Jon Fosse, and his latest work Vaim. Whakarongo mai nei! Thanks to Timeout Bookstore!

Ata mārie and happy Monday! Rosetta and Milly are well rested after the weekend and are ready for another week of epic breakfast radio. E whai ake nei, coming up on the show i te ata nei: Whakataukī o Tēnei Wiki with Arini Loader, This Is How We Brew It with Christian, and Loose Reads with Nate! Whakarongo mai nei! Thanks to eighthirty coffee roasters!

Arini joins us for a whakataukī, to kick our wiki off the right way! Whakarongo mai nei.  Hauhake tū ka tō Matariki // Harvesting finishes when Matariki sets.

This week on the Monday Wire...  For our weekly catch-up with the ACT Party, News Director Castor spoke to MP Simon Court about increasing fuel prices, public transport, and the scrapped clean car discount.  They also spoke to Professor Alistair Woodward from the University of Auckland about air pollution, how to address it, and also touched on the clean car discount.  Producer Thomas spoke to Forest and Bird National Conservation Advocate Bianca Ranson about the proposed Fisheries Act amendment bill and the risk it poses to our oceans. And he talked to University of Auckland Senior Research Fellow Dr Kelly Garton about New Zealand's increasing junk food imports and the detrimental health effects this could have on the country .

The US and Israel's War on Iran and subsequent closure of the Strait of Hormuz has fuel prices increasing across the country. As fuel prices increase, people are continually looking towards alternatives, primarily public transport and electric vehicles. With public transport use at a 7 year high last week and demand for electric vehicles increasing, demand seems to contradict government policy.  Since the start of its term, the government has been cutting discounts to public transport and cutting incentives to buy electric vehicles. At the same time, the government has touted investments in LNG and offshore oil and gas exploration as the solutions to New Zealand's energy woes.  As fuel prices continue to rise, so too does the cost of living, with prices in supermarkets already spiking and hitting consumers where many are already struggling. Despite the government's campaigning and signalling around cost of living, prices are continuing to rise without a similar increase to wages.  For our weekly catch-up with the ACT Party's Simon Court, News Director Castor asked him about the fuel crisis and the lessons the government is taking.

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This week's show featured new music from Iceage, Rolling Blackouts Coastal fever, The Lemon Twigs and more.

The greatest, latest tunes from across the motu and abroad. Thanks to Flying Out & NZ on Air Music.

The Return Pt. I

And it's me and a friend left in a room / just me and a friend / out of this place now or else we're never gonna get out of here / just left in a room / that's all. Thanks to Decibel Wines.

Cam is back up in the studio sharing some of the epic new wax out on the shelves at Southbound today! Whakarongo mai nei! Ladyhawke - My Delirium  Chalk - Can't Feel It The Black Crowes - Do the Parasite Thanks to Southbound Records!

Ata mārie! E whai ake nei, coming up on your Rāmere Breakfast show with Rosetta and Milly: Travelling Tunes with Kirsten Zemke, a kōrero with artistic director Bernie Haldene about Te Ahurei Toi o Tāmaki Auckland Arts Festival, and From The Crate with Cam from Southbound! Whakarongo mai nei! Thanks to eighthirty coffee roasters!

Maya caught up with two of the artists showing work within RM's new group exhibition, GRWM, Aria McInnes and Rita Takeuchi.  And Sof caught up with artist Marie Shannon about her current solo exhibition, Life Stories, currently on at Trish Clark Gallery.  Whakarongo mai x

This Morning for Fancy New Band we had very fancy and new Tamaki based band, Masc/Femme! Despite not having anything released so far they shredded the studio! Thanks to Nz On Air!  

Marie Shannon is a Tāmaki-based artist whose practice primarily explores the quotidian and profound details of her immediate domestic surroundings. Predominantly working in photography, but also video and drawing, Shannon delicately and intimately captures her subjects on a large-format camera, representing them at their finest through these beautiful vintage silver gelatin and large digital photographs. Narratives and objects of previous homes, love notes and faxes from her late husband Julian Dashper, and sketches by her son Leo alike, her memoiristic practice embraces both the mundane and the personal, inviting the viewer intimately into her world.  Her current solo exhibition at Trish Clark Gallery, Life Stories, presents a curated selection and mini survey of her practice – spanning works from the 80s as well as those from more recent years. Presenting photographs and a body of moving image works, the show brings together over forty years of Shannon's work, life, and practice, many of which were included in her survey exhibition, Rooms found only in the home, developed by Dunedin Public Art Gallery in 2018, which went on to tour Christchurch, Wellington and Auckland as well. Sof had a kōrero with Marie Shannon about Life Stories and her overall practice. 

GRWM is a new group exhibition showing at RM gallery. The show brings together the practices of Aria McInnes, Keani Rewha, and Rita Takeuchi, into an exploration of the performed self. The title of the show GRWM references the viral online video genre ‘Get Ready With Me' a trend in which the personal everyday rituals of individuals are performed and shared to a public platform/audience. Each of the artists reflects on these notions through their respective practices, analysing the contemporary online behaviour that surrounds them and its effects on everyday rituals, and the navigation of everyday life.  Aria McInnes is a Tāmaki-based artist and retailer who examines how sincerity is staged across personal and private life within consumer culture through a practice of sculptural installation. Within GRWM, McInnes displays an installation of an at-home gym. Producing a mixture of found and fabricated campy gym equipment, that shifts the gallery space into a set-like stage of self improvement.   Rita Takeuchi is a Tāmaki-based artist, who produces beautiful oil paintings that seek to delve into the exploration of the diaristic everyday. Reframing the typically overlooked mundane and pulling it into a place of meditative reflection to be remembered.  Maya caught up with both Aria and Rita about the show.

Arini joins us for another whakataukī to take into our week! Whakarongo mai nei.  Kia kotahi kī // just say one thing.

Last week, the Education and Workforce select committee released its final report on an inquiry into social media's harm on young people. The report included 12 recommendations to the government on action to take which would protect tamariki online. These recommendations included a social media ban for under 16s, establishing an independent national regulator for online safety and addressing legislative gaps to increase companies' liability for harm. Some MPs have disagreed with the report's findings however, with the ACT party calling for a patient, rather than fast changing, approach to online restrictions. To discuss the findings of the report and how the government should address online protection Producer Thomas spoke to Tāhono Trust member Anjum Rahmen.

Nate is back up in the studio for Loose Reads! Today he chats with Rosetta and Milly about the Okham Book Prize Short List, Auckland Writers Fest, and Daniyal Mueenuddin's This Is Where The Serpent Lives. Whakarongo mai nei! Thanks to Timeout Bookstore!

Rosetta sat down for a kōrero with playwright and director Hone Kouka, who's Waiora Te Ūkaipō The Homeland first premiered 30 years ago and has been reinvigorated as part of the Aotearoa Festival of The Arts and Auckland Arts Festival Te Ahurei o Toi Tāmaki. Tickets are available for the show now - on at the ASB Waterfront Theatre until March 22. Whakarongo mai nei!

Your bosom selecta this week is Casual Swim! You can catch Laps with Casual Swim every second Wednesday from 10pm - midnight, or anytime via the bCasts! Whakarongo mai nei.

It's been a huge weekend and Rosetta and Milly are back in the studio to give you the rundown! E whai ake nei, coming up on your Monday Breakfast; Whakataukī o Tēnei Wiki with Arini, This Is How We Brew It with Christian, Rosetta spoke with Hone Kouka about Waiora Te Ūkaipō, Nate is up for Loose Reads, and Casual Swim is your bosom selecta today! Whakarongo mai nei.  Thanks to eighthirty coffee roasters!

The road congestion phenomenon known as “March Madness” which hits Auckland every year has begun, with Auckland Transport estimating travel times on Motorways will increase up to 41% this month.  The City Rail link is set to open later this year offering potential congestion relief in the future but Auckland Public Transport fares continue to increase, potentially offsetting this investment as a complete solution. To discuss the extent of March congestion issues and how they can be solved Producer Thomas talked to Senior Lecturer in Architecture and Planning from the University of Auckland Dr Tim Welch.

Last weekend saw the United States and Israel airstriking Iran, with Iran retaliating with strikes on Israel, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Jordan, and Kuwait. The New Zealand government put out a press release soon after, condemning Iran for the strikes and for protest crackdown earlier this year.  While the press release and later communications from the government have called for all parties to follow international law, the government has offered little in criticism of the United States and Israel's bombings. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, when asked if the strikes were legal, said it would be up to each country to provide a justification.  This past week also saw a new policy from the government that would look to reclaim ACC payments from those already receiving welfare payments. ACC claimants usually receive funding to support their inability to work, however those on the benefit will already be receiving such funds regardless. While there is cross-party support for a change that would remove this “double dipping”, the policy would also charge back some of those who have already benefited from this loophole.  The move has been criticised by opposition MPs, who say creating debt for already marginalised or vulnerable groups is unfair and morally questionable. For our weekly catchup with the ACT Party's Simon Court, News Director Castor asked about the New Zealand government's stance on conflict in the Middle East and issues with this new ACC policy change, beginning on the Middle East.

Christian joins us for a kōrero about the new eighthirty coffee bags, how to perfect your espresso at home, and our bean of the week: the eighthirty Standard Blend! Whakarongo mai nei! Thanks to eighthirty coffee roasters!

Rosetta is back, the girls are reunited, and all is well in the world of Breakfast radio. To celebrate, Rosetta and Milly have a great show lined up for you! E whai ake nei, coming up on your Rāpare Breakfast: Fashun with Penelope Noir, Isthmus'n' That with Delsey Simpson, Milly's kōrero with Robert from The Bats, and Natural Ange! Whakarongo mai nei.  Thanks to eighthirty coffee roasters!

Continuing our journey in the fashion of uniforms, Pennie chats with Rosetta and Milly about the evolution of military uniforms from flamboyance to camoflage - and how military tactics and changes and influenced uniforms. Whakarongo mai nei! 

Milly sat down for a kōrero with Robert from The Bats ahead of their Corner Coming Up Aotearoa tour - including their show this Saturday at The Hollywood Avondale as part of Strange Universe! Whakarongo mai nei. 

Rosetta and Milly catch up with Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson to chat about the Auckland Council's annual plan which is now out for public consultation, the proposed rates rise, and fires in rubbish trucks started by lithium batteries. Whakarongo mai nei!

Natural Ange is back for another kōrero with Rosetta and Milly! This month, the trio catch up about which natural sweeteners are the best, perimenopause, psoriasis and more. Whakarongo mai nei!

Our first show! Focuses on David Bowie's Station to Station, celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Features tracks from throughout Bowie's 70s output. Also includes contemporary tracks from Iggy Pop/The Stooges and Lou Reed/The Velvet Underground, as well as songs by Prince, The Cure and Siouxsie and the Bansheees (all influenced by Bowie)!

This week on the Wednesday Wire... For our weekly catchup w/ the Green Party, Manny spoke with MP Ricardo Menéndez March about the war in Iran and Pay equity. We then spoke to Professor Felicity Goodyear-Smith from the Department of General Practice and Primary Healthcare, about the crisis in primary care and what can be done to support GP's. And after that, we'll share with you part of a series of interviews we did with festival organisers looking to understand why so many were struggling at this current time and how the government overlooked these grassroots local event organisers.

yeah yeah yeah! morning glory with liv! we on! we got cumbia, we got new aotearoa music, we got sean paul wtf! featuring me and all my homies love native manu with piet tuinder! this week we talking about te tauhou/silvereye! whakarongo mai nei! Thanks to The Tuning Fork !!

Despite being at the backbone of our health system, primary care in Aotearoa is facing unprecedented struggles.That's according to a recent study looking at six wealthy countries healthcare systems, including New Zealand's. An Increasing shortage of GP's, with the marjority of the workforce planning to retire in the next 10 years, an ageing population of patients, along with outdated and disconnected degital systems hampering the streamline transfer of patients between health organisations is putting unprecedented strain on the system, increasing wait times, and worsining outcomes. To discuss their study and dig into their solutions I spoke to one of the study's researchers, Professor Felicity Goodyear-Smith from the Department of General Practice and Primary Healthcare.

i te wiki nei, piet and liv talk about the tauhou! the silvereye! a special native manu whose population is actually stable! yay for that rare trend! featuring words of wisdom from piet as always :--) link to piet's notes about te tauhou here!