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James Milne a.k.a. Lawrence Arabia phoned up for a chat about his upcoming tour and new track 'The Developed World!' Catch him at the Point Chev RSA this Friday 9 December! Whakarongo mai nei! 

Jenna brings in a whopping three recommendations today - all music related! Whakarongo mai nei! 

Zoë takes you through from 7am 'til 10am this morning with plenty of tunes and chats with Lawrence Arabia and Loose Reads with Jenna! Whakarongo mai nei! 

Back on the airwaves after a resoundingly succesful and not-at-all messy Morning Glory debut last week! Just good tunes for a cloudy summer morning, plus a little christmas festivity courtesy of Phoebe Bridgers. Features The Entertainment Guide thanks to Ding Dong Lounge, the news, and Pet Shop Boys. Thanks to The Tuning Fork

Spike speaks to Lisa Burns from Cystic Fibrosis NZ about Pharmac's decision to fund Trikafta, a "life saving" drug for people living with cystic fibrosis. 

The Three Waters reform aims to provide safe, reliable drinking water, better environmental performance of wastewater and stormwater services, efficient, sustainable, resilient and accountable multi-regional water sewage services, and making it affordable for future generations. Taumata Arowai has already been established as the new water regulator and aims to strengthen regulation around the three waters - drinking water, wastewater and stormwater.   Arno spoke with Green Party spokesperson Eugnie Sage to get an overview of the issue and what might happen going forward.

Spike speaks to Jodi Johnston from Campaign for Better Transport about the government's new $350m transport funding package.

Today on The Wire for Rāhina Monday: Spike speaks to Lisa Burns from Cystic Fibrosis NZ about Pharmac's decision to fund Trikafta, a "life saving" drug for people living with cystic fibrosis, and Jodi Johnston from Campaign for Better Transport about the government's new $350m transport funding package. Arno speaks to Eugenie Sage about the Three Waters Reform and Labour's decision to remove the anti-privatisation clause from the legislation, and Professor James Hollings about the announcement of a "fair pay" law between news aggregators like Google and local news organisations here.

New Zealand media has recently come under the spotlight with staff strikes at media outlet Stuff, where journalists and workers demanded more pay. The office of the minister of broadcasting and media has recently announced that the government plans to introduce legislation that would make large news aggregator sites like Facebook and Google reach formal agreements with local news outlets before being able to re-post or link to their news.  Arno spoke with Professor James Hollings of Massey University to find out more.

The government has started to prioritise pay parity for healthcare workers.  200 million per year will be invested into the sector-wide project, making sure all workers are paid equitably and fairly.  This also comes as talks become renewed for an emergency department at Whangārei hospital.  All this and more was covered in Tuva'as regular chat with health minister Andrew Little.   

Supermarket workers begin the initiation process for Fair Pay Agreements today, via their union. They are bargaining for wage increases as inflation continues to soar, along with wage progression and improved health and safety standards. While FPAs have garnered significant opposition from business associations and the Parliamentary right, the mood among supermarket workers is one of excitement, solidarity, and hope for future generations.  Hanna spoke to Nerissa Harding, a supermarket worker and organiser with the Council of Trade Unions, about what prospects the negotiations hold for her, her co-workers, and the industry. 

A petition has recently been launched calling for the reforming of New Zealand's name change laws.  Under the current system, those between the ages of 16 to 18 are still legally required to receive signed approval from both of their parents outside of certain circumstances.  This can be especially an issue for trans tamariki who have rough relationships with parents, forcing deadnames in legal documents and objects.  Liam had a chat with Willow Heron, who launched the petition, about the current state of our laws and what she thinks needs to change.  

Yesterday afternoon, Stuff reporters across the country picketed outside their offices from 3pm, striking for a pay rise. Stella Huggins spoke to the union organiser for the event from E tū, Michael Gilchrist about the movement.  

The official terrorisiim risk of New Zealand has recently been moved down to low.  The level, desginated the risk of a terror attack at any givn time, now states that a terror attack isn't likely, but possible.  Aotearoa has been at a medium level since the Christchurch Terror Attacks, which caused the country to go into high for a month.  To learn more, I spoke to Richard Jackson from the University of Otago about what this represents.   

The Russia-Ukraine war has continued to rage on, with scenes echoing that of the first world war as the intense battles lead to mass casualties.  This has continued to overshadow but not delay other negotiations, such as the possibility of capping gas prices including those from Russia.  France has been also negotiating with America and other EU states about subsidy systems, as covered in Liam's chat with Cameron Adams for Eurovision this week.

Today on the wire:  Tuva'a has his regular chat with health minister Andrew Little chatting about pain parity and a new emergency department for Whangarei Hospital Liam spoke to Willow Heron about the campaign to reform name change laws for youth in Aotearoa, Stella's had a chat with Micheal Gilchrist about the E Tu Unions strike of Stuff Media members Liam also had a chat with Richard Jackson from the University of Otago about New Zealands terror risk shifting to low, Hanna spoke to Narissa Harding from the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions And Liam to european correspondent Cameron Adams on Eurovision.

Denzel takes over the late morning hours to liven up your Thursdays with an eclectic set of tunes accompanied by some stellar chat and good nostalgic vibrations as he delves into video game soundtrack history to bring everyone's favorite radio spot ‘video game soundtrack gems.' 

Chris Fowlie covers an enormous range of cannabis news! Thanks to The Hemp Store!

Episode 24: The Mountain Stomp Affair Corey went to Auckland Libraries again to Rip and rebroadcast local music from the years that you can't find anywhere else! Tyler Baikie is also back as he and Corey fail to remember what the first Harry Potter film had featured, and we dedicate a whole 24 minutes for Frank Zappa's classic: Billy The Mountain. The horoscopes were also pretty spooky this time 'round, sorry if you're a Pisces btw... And Outsider Music takes us to a place where a guy releases some of his phone conversations. 

The Prime Minister is overseas, so our Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson has a chat about the Black Ferns' win, the reappointment of Adrian Orr as governor of the Reserve Bank, and the Prime Minister's trip to the East Asia Summit and Apec. Whakarongo mai nei!   

Rob reveals the secrets of an ancient comb. 

Clip clop clip clop... what's that sound, I hear you ask? Why, the Hobby Horse of course! 

Neil Ieremia has a kōrero about Black Grace dance company's latest project The Art of Black Grace. Whakarongo mai nei! 

Bonjour! Today on the show we forgive the French for nuking the Pacific and bombing the Rainbow Warrior by playing some of their funky tunes. Aotea also joins me at the end of the show to plug her playlist Mellow 2 that she listens to while going for walks.

The show kicks off with a chat with Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson as the Prime Minister is overseas, the Rob chats ancient combs in the Mind Trench, Neil Ieremia chats about The Art of Black Grace, and Amelia d'Screte is here for Word Salad! Whakarongo mai nei! 

This week on the biggest show on the radio! Annabel and Callum count down the 10 biggest songs as voted by you... also songs by Tirzah, Feist, Hot Chip and Frankie Cosmos. 

Maral Gamkar comes into the studio to chat about her Masters research into protecting young people's ears from loud noise in the club and at gigs, and the reasons why it may not be spoken about as much as it should be. Whakarongo mai nei! 

Two of the cast of Nahyeon Lee's playwriting debut The First Prime Time Asian Sitcom, Jess Hong and Uhyoung Choi, come into the studio for a kōrero all about it. Catch it in Q Loft until the 27th of November! Whakarongo mai nei! 

A humdinger of a show by Blind Mango Chutney, remembering Pharoah, Ramsey and Gal, plus a full concierto by guitarist Jim Hall and a couple of 50-year-old gems.

Callum from Hans Pucket chats to Hunter about tracks from 'No Drama' for Long Player, thanks to NZ On Air Music! 

I tēnei at Dr. Zemke chats about the fretless bass. Whakarongo mai nei! 

Comedian, actor, published author (!!) Chris Parker comes into the studio to kōrero about his fantastic new series that he's made. with Eli Matthewson, Chris & Eli's Porn Revolution. Whakarongo mai nei! 

This is dedicated to the one we love, Jennifer Coolidge. Also, check out White Lotus season 2 as per the Viewmaster's orders. 

Nikolai a.k.a. Brown Boy Magik phones up for a kōrero about his project AHI AHI - an open-source sound sample library for Pasifika Producers and DJs. Support the boosted campaign here! Whakarongo mai nei! 

The show kicks off with some Travelling Tunes with Dr. Kirsten Zemke, then Chris Parker comes into the studio to chat about Chris & Eli's Porn Revolution, Sam chats White Lotus and Jennifer Coolidge on Viewmaster, and Brown Boy Magik has a kōrero about AHI AHI. Whakarongo mai nei! 

Various criticisms have been levied at the level of infrastructure funding available in West Auckland, especially when compared to other areas in Tamaki Makaurau.  This comes after continuous issues with the western line train services, which are being consistently cancelled for repairs without a substantive bus system to replace it.  There's also bee chat about delays in building a new complex in the North West of Auckland, which has been in talks for years but faced various delays.  To learn more about what the council is doing to curb these issues, Liam spoke to Shane Henderson, the councillor for the Waitakere Ward.

In March this year, the government announced a special Ukrainian policy that allowed Ukrainian New Zealanders to sponsor family members to come to New Zealand. However, the policy has not been as successful as many hoped as visa recipients are struggling to set up new lives here and has even led to some returning home. David spoke to Kate Turska from the organisation Mahi for Ukraine about what has happened to Ukrainians who arrived here and how New Zealanders can help them.

After weeks of meh TV, the Viewmaster has finally found something that takes his fancy in the form of goo, glorious goo. Check on The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself on Netflix, and also go support Sam's Movember fundraiser if ya can. Whakarongo mai nei! 

Are you ready to go Beast Mode?!?! 

Three quarters of Hans Pucket, Callum, Callum and Jonathan come into the studio to celebrate the release of the band's highly awaited album No Drama! Whakarongo mai nei and catch them at The Tuning Fork on Sunday alongside SKILA and Power Nap!