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On Saturday, roughly 20,000 marched in the pro-Palestine rally, the ‘March for Humanity,' with protesters walking from Aotea Square to Victoria Park in Auckland's CBD.  For our weekly catchup with the ACT Party's Simon Court, News and Editorial Director and Monday Wire Host, Joel, spoke to Simon about the rally and what protestors are calling on the government for, regarding their response to Israel's war on Gaza, as the death toll in Gaza reaches over 64,000, according to Gaza's Ministry of Health. As well as this, Regulations Minister and ACT Party Leader, David Seymour, has not ruled out changes to the labelling of alcohol, nicotine, and tobacco products. However, firstly, they discussed the ‘March for Humanity' rally.

I tēnei rā, kei te kōrero Jenna i te pukapuka ngā Mike McRoberts: 'Te Kōrero i Tōku Reo'! Mike McRoberts' 'Speaking My Language' narrates the iconic journalist's journey through reconnecting with his whakapapa and reo, and offers mātauranga for others hoping to do the same. Whakarongo mai nei! Thanks to Timeout Bookstore!

A study from the University of Otago, looking into how New Zealand news coverage depicted the country's responses to the Covid-19 pandemic, has shown elements of nationalism and creating a sense of competition. News and Editorial Director and Monday Wire Host, Joel, spoke to Emma Anderson, a PhD Candidate at the Bioethics Centre at the University of Otago, about the study and the harmful consequences of this framing.

I tēnei rā, kei te kōhiti Murray ngā waiata mā runga bosom selecta! Murray hosts Land of the Good Groove, a bFM institution and the best way to spend your Rāmere from 1-2pm. Whakarongo mai nei! Song selections: "The Message" - Grandmaster Flash, The Furious Five "Misty Frequencies" - Che Fu

I tēnei rā, kei te kōrero Milly rāua ko Rosetta ki Pennie i ngā 'Gourmand Perfumes' mā runga Fashun! Whakarongo mai nei! 

Thanks to The Tuning Fork!

Ata mārie e te whānau! I tēnei Parakuihi o Rāhina, mā runga 95bFM: kei te kōrero māua ki Pennie i ngā 'gourmand perfumes' mā runga Fashun, he whakataukī o te rā, kei te kōrero māua ki Jenna i te pukapuka Mike McRoberts: 'Te Kōrero i Tōku Reo' mā runga Loose Reads, kei te kōhiti Murray Cammick ngā waiata mā runga bosom selecta! Whakarongo mai nei!

Kei te wiki o te reo Māori, nō reira ka whakauru māua ngā kupu hou! Karawhiua whānau, give te reo Māori a crack this week! I tēnei rā, Rosetta has chosen a whakataukī to bring some mātauranga into our days. Whakarongo mai nei! Whakataukī o te rā: Haere taka mua, taka muri; kaua e whai // Be a leader not a follower

Oto and Jaycee chatted with Valere about her new single - 'I'll Tell You When I Know' and played 2 hours of music by singer-songwriters from the Asian diaspora.

Cam is back up in the studio to chat about the latest releases on the shelves at Southbound! Whakarongo mai nei! Song Selections: Tav Falco - Doomsday Baby Joviale - Hark! Mark William Lewis - Skeletons Coupling Thanks to Southbound Records!

Pro-Palestine protestors are set to march across the Harbour Bridge in Auckland on Saturday. Last week, Te Paati Māori's Oriini Kaipara won the Tāmaki Makaurau by-election, beating Labour's Peeni Henare. And this year's Pacific Islands Forum is taking place this week in the Solomon Islands. For our weekly catch-up with the Labour Party, Wire Host Caeden spoke with Shanan Halbert about all of these issues. 

Earlier this week, Green Party MP Benjamin Doyle (Ngāpuhi) resigned from Parliament. They cited concerns for their safety following receiving ‘hate, vitriol and threats of real-world violence.” Earlier this year, research found online threats of physical and sexual violence have caused Members of Parliament to feel ‘fearful, anxious and distressed.' Wire Host Caeden spoke to Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Canterbury, Cassandra Mudgway, about this issue and potential solutions.

Litia is back from holiday, and back on the airwaves chatting all things TV with Rosetta and Milly! This week, the trio are chatting about a new BBC drama Just Act Normal. Whakarongo mai nei!

7-Piece Rockquest semi-finalists Glass came to bFM and played three gnarly tunes for this week's Fancy New Band. Thanks to NZ On Air Music! 

Happy Rāmere e te whānau! You made it to Friday! To celebrate, Rosetta and Milly have a stacked show lined up for you: Travelling Tunes with Dr Kirsten Zemke, a kōrero with Shayne Carter ahead of his show at Double Whammy, Viewmaster with Litia, and From The Crate with Cam from Southbound! Plus FOUR PRIZES, news, weather, surf, and even some music! Whakarongo mai nei!

Oto played 2 hours of punk, grunge and garage rock to make way for this week's Fancy New Band - Rockquest Semi-finalists Glass. Thanks to The Tuning Fork and NZ On Air Music

The Future is an exhibition presenting new and recent work by Berlin-based artist Simon Denny, currently on at Michael Lett Gallery.  In channelling the spirit of aeropainting and Italian Futurism, Denny employs contemporary methods of making with today's technology to create two new series of paintings whereby both mechanical and painterly qualities transpire, aiding in a recontextualisation of 20th-century modernism.  Sofia had a kōrero with Simon Denny about the show and his overall practice. 

Bret AKA Incredible Yacht Control is up in the studio for a kōrero with Milly and Rosetta about his new album Pastol Al, out everywhere now via Home Alone Records! Whakarongo mai nei!

Welcome back to Rāapa Brekkie with Rosetta and Milly! Today on the show, the duo chat with the team at We Are Loud about their charity launch party this weekend, and Incredible Yacht Control is up in studio for a kōrero about his new album. Plus heaps of prizes, good tunes and yarns! Whakarongo mai nei!

This week, the boys discuss nominative determinism. 

For our weekly catchup w/ the Green Party, Wednesday Wire host Oto spoke with MP Ricardo Menendez-March about the government's announcement to expand support services for rough sleepers, Green MP Benjamin Doyle's resignation from Parliament and Erica Stanford's recently announced measures to crack down on overstayers. And, for this week's Get Action! He spoke with Fiona McDonald from Education Outdoors New Zealand about her petition to keep outdoor education on the list of senior curriculum subjects. Wire producer Max spoke to Stephen Hoadley - a retired professor in international relations, to discuss the potential for more European and US sanctions against Russia. And he also spoke to Will Alexander, a former actor on Shortland Street to discuss the recent global news of an Actors strike against Israel. And Wire producer Manny spoke to Dr Sue Adams, Senior Lecturer of Nursing, to discuss Health New Zealand/Te Whatu Ora's nursing reforms leaked last week and their implications for the workforce.

Jo and Jocelyn from We Are Loud Charitable Trust join Rosetta and Milly for a kōrero about their launch party happening this Sunday September 14 at The Tuning Fork! This special event will bring together a vibrant mix of talent including We Are Loud students, teachers, and acclaimed New Zealand artists Reb Fountain, Hopetoun Brown and Jenni Smith - with Moana Maniapoto joining as MC for the evening! Whakarongo mai nei!

When a White House reporter asked the President of the United States, Donald Trump, whether he was ready to move to the “second phase” of sanctions against Russia and Vladimir Putin earlier this week, Trump responded with a blunt “yeah I am” and chose not to elaborate any further. Following this, the European Union's most senior sanctions envoy was confirmed to be holding talks with US counterparts, which were reported to have taken place yesterday. The main topic was to look for tougher measures to weaken Vladimir Putin's war machine, after Russia launched its largest-ever airstrike against Ukraine this past weekend. To discuss what the “second phase” of sanctions against Russia could be, and how it could impact the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Producer Max talked to Stephen Hoadley, a retired professor of international relations at the University of Auckland.

boom boom boom boom i want u in my room and i want u to listen to this bcast! it's morning glory with liv back again. this wiki we launch our new segment "me and all my homies love native manu" with my homie, ex-conservation worker and xxxtreme bird enthusiast, piet tuinder. join us as we kōrero about the pīpīwharauroa/shining cuckoo~~~ tune in whānau, u won't regret it xoxo love u babes, liv

Towards the end of August, secondary school outdoor education teachers were told that the course would be removed from the Education Ministry's general subject list as part of the government's proposed replacement of the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA). As a result of being excluded from the list of general subjects, outdoor education, which provides direct training and pathways for students looking to enter conservation, environmental science and outdoor tourism careers, would be included in the list of vocational subjects, meaning that the course curriculum would be designed by the Industry Skills Boards instead of the Ministry of Education, stripping schools of the flexibility in designing the curriculum and removing pathways to higher education for students. For this week's Get Action! Wednesday Wire host Oto spoke with Fiona McDonald from Education Outdoors New Zealand to discuss a petition of hers calling on the ministry of education to keep outdoor education in the list of secondary school general subjects. If you'd like to sign this petition, you can find it here:

Recently, commentators and industry voices have been raising the alarm about the state of our public health service while thousands of nurses strike for better conditions. One facet of this is concerns over inadequate nurse staffing compounded by the underhiring of nurse graduates. Leaks from Health New Zealand last week show reforms that will ensure nurse graduates are offered some work, but they will also be offered fewer hours of support and training. Dr Sue Adams, a senior lecturer of Nursing specialising in developing the Nursing workforce at the University of Auckland has called Health New Zealand's move wrong-footed. Producer Emmanuel spoke to Dr Adams to discuss the implications of these reforms, the state of the public health system as a whole and the silencing of nurses raising concerns.

Towards the end of last week, the government announced a number of measures aimed at expanding the available support services for rough sleepers. One of the five immediate actions, announced by housing minister Chris Bishop and Associate Housing Minister Tama Potaka, included expanding the Housing First programme to fund up to 300 additional social homes for people already engaged with Housing First but still sleeping rough, however, both the Green Party and a number of city missioners have said that this wouldn't be enough to accommodate the total number of people on the social housing waitlist in Aotearoa. Additionally, earlier this week, Green Party MP Benjamin Doyle recently announced their resignation from parliament. Doyle announced that the reason for their resignation was a series of threats and ongoing abuse they'd received in March onwards, spurred by comments NZ First leader Winston Peters made about their social media posts.  And last Thursday, statistics released by Immigration NZ revealed that approximately 20,980 people in New Zealand had overstayed their visa, following a previous study in 2017 estimated the amount of overstayers at around 14,000. In response, Immigration Minister Erica Stanford announced a series of changes to the immigration act, which included: allowing criminals to be deported for serious crimes even if they have been permanent residents for up to 20 years, triggering deportations for providing false or misleading information, and crimes committed before coming to New Zealand. For our weekly catch up with the Green Party, Wednesday Wire Host Oto spoke with MP Ricardo Menendez-March to discuss all these issues.

Our Beloved Ditch, the Manawatū-renaissance post-folk trio, are releasing their debut EP this Friday 12 Sept 2025! After a couple of years spent developing their sound in live settings, the band have finally captured their unique songwriting in the studio at The Stomach. Austin and Amelia from the band join Rosetta and Milly on air for a kōrero. Whakarongo mai nei!  

Today on Ready Steady Learn, Rosetta and Milly are joined in the studio by William Sheard: PhD researcher at UoA's Centre for Climate, Biodiversity and Society. William's research looks at extracting the wealth of metals from the mountains of e-waste discarded each year. Whakarongo mai nei! Thanks to the University of Auckland.

Happy Tuesday e te whānau! E whai ake nei, Rosetta and Milly catch up with Manawaū-based post-folk trio Our Beloved Ditch to chat about their forthcoming EP, give away a ton of prizes, and chat about e-waste for Ready Steady Learn! Whakarongo mai nei!

Oto played 2 hours of the latest releases by artists from the Asian diaspora.

Part 3/3 of tech house with a finishing track by my favourite act Fcukers

Today on Fashun, Pennie chats with Rosetta and Milly about Giorgio Armani, who sadly passed away last week and has left a huge legacy in the world on fashion. Whakarongo mai nei!

Recently, ACT Party Leader, David Seymour, announced the party's position statement on climate, saying that if the Paris Agreement isn't reformed, the country should leave the agreement. The Paris Agreement, signed by New Zealand by the then National-led government in 2016, aims to keep the global average temperature rise to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels, with an overall aim of keeping the temperature increase to 1.5°C. Currently, Aotearoa is one of 195 UN parties to adopt this framework. If the country were to leave the Paris Agreement, the country would join the likes of the US, who signed an executive order to withdraw this year, and Iran, Libya, and Yemen, who have never formally joined the agreement. For our weekly catchup with the ACT Party's Simon Court, News and Editorial Director and Monday Wire Host Joel spoke to him about the Paris Agreement, and our future with this framework.

It's Monday Breakfast with Rosetta and Milly! On the show today: Fashun with Penelope Noir, Nate from Timeout is up for Loose Reads, and Jack Glacier chats about Flaura for Bosom Selecta. Whakarongo mai nei!

Following on from my chat with MP Simon Court, I spoke to Dr Maria Armoudian, an Associate Professor in Politics and International Relations at the University of Auckland, the director of the University's Sustainability Hub, and the co-director of the Ngā Ara Whatū Centre for Climate, Biodiversity and Society at the University, on the ACT Party's stance on the Paris Agreement. ACT's stance on the Paris Agreement has received substantial criticism. Despite NZ First also being in support for moving away from the Paris Agreement, National have been staunch on continuing with this framework, alongside the Opposition Parties. Greenpeace campaigner, Amanda Larsson, has referred to ACT Party Leader David Seymour's comments regarding the framework as “rage-baiting the extremist edge of the farming community to grab headlines” and that Prime Minister, Christopher Luxon, “mustn't bite”. This comes as Luxon indicated last week changes to our methane targets. Methane makes up almost a third of global warming, and is over 80x more powerful than CO₂ in the short term. News and Editorial Director and Monday Wire Host Joel spoke to Armoudian about this, starting with how important the Paris Agreement is, and what exactly the framework is.

Act Party MP Todd Stephenson has recently re-lodged his End of Life Choice Amendment Bill, and incorporated all 25 recommendations from the Ministry of Health's independent review. Many doctors believe that in order to effectively carry out assisted dying practices, they need to be properly supported. Psychological medicine researcher Dr. Aida Dehkhoda recalls that while most of these doctors and nurses affirm their patients' autonomy and right to choose… challenges still persist. Producer Faith spoke to Dr. Dehkhoda about how these practitioners can be better supported, and some of the challenges faced on the frontlines.

Today on Ready Steady Learn, Milly and Rosetta have a kōrero with PhD candidate in Pacific Studies Liam Kokaua, whose research topic is ʻWhat are the opportunities and challenges to revitalise the pondfield landscapes within the Takuva'ine Water Catchment?' The trio chat all things ancient taro growing methods, kai sovereignty, and climate resilience. Whakarongo mai nei!

Burning sounds from the bionic sonic fortress

For Dear Science this week, our expert, Dr Daniel Thomas all about ‘interactions'  For our weekly catchup with the National Party, Host Sara spoke to MP Carl Bates about the government's plans to fix up the supermarket duopoly, changes to the Alcohol Sale and Supply act, and Judith Collins legislation for Defence Force workers For Green Desk, Sara spoke to University of Otago's Dr Thomas Mattern about the Tawaki Project on New Zealand's penguin populations Faith spoke to psychological medicine researcher Dr. Aida Dehkhoda about assisted dying, and how doctors, patients, and their families can be better supported

Rosetta and Milly catch up with Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson for a kōrero about Auckland Council's plan for building 2 million new homes and increasing building density, and the Council's claim that it has delivered ratepayers with $600 million in financial benefits over the last three years. Whakarongo mai nei!