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Emma speaks with stylist and New Zealand Fashion Week creative director Dan Ahwa about the return of the event after a two-year hiatus, how he brought the Into The Archives show to the runway and why it matters. Thanks to The Tuning Fork.

Today's show features a brand new segment, Well Seasoned, where we discuss seasonal kai thanks to Eden's Box.   

A very special fashion edition of Morning Glory today, with Thursday host Emma Gleason playing songs from past runway soundtracks (including Zambesi, Kate Sylvester, Twenty-seven Names and Karen Walker), chatting to Dan Ahwa, creative director of New Zealand Fashion Week, about the Into The Archives Show, playing a couple of designer song requests, and interviewing from Te Wiki Ahua O Aotearoa's Nina Bailey and Finn Mora-Hill in studio. Thanks to The Tuning Fork.

Last week, Defence Minister Judith Collins and Foreign Minister Winston Peters revealed plans to purchase almost $3 billion worth of US aircraft to replace the Defence Force's ageing 757s. The five MH-60R Seahawk helicopters involved in the purchase, manufactured by Lockheed Martin, would be procured directly through the United States' Foreign Military Sales programme. This week, a legal challenge against the disestablishment of Te Aka Whai Ora, the Māori Health Authority, will be heard in the High Court in Wellington. The case will be argued on the grounds that the government breached the Treaty of Waitangi and the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act when making the decision to disestablish the Māori Health Authority. And the Green party recently launched a petition calling on the government to restore adequate funding to Polytechnics and to reverse cuts to vocational education and training. For our weekly catchup with the Green Party, Oto spoke with MP Ricardo Menendez-March to get the party's take on all of these issues.

Josh Worthington-Church is up in the studio to share the lineup of the Exploding Rainbow Orchestra Volume 4!  Back for 2025 with Volume Four; brighter, bolder, and bigger in every conceivable way. Happening across not one, not two, but three very special early November nights, your favourite thirty-five piece psychedelic orchestra will once again be joined by a cast of a dozen of Aotearoa's finest songwriters for a trio of evenings to remember at the Whakamana Cannabis Museum, formerly known as Hopetoun Alpha.   Featuring Bailey Wiley, Crystal Chen, Dam Native, HINA, JessB, Dateline's Katie Everingham, Ladyhawke, LEAO, LEIGH, Reb Fountain, Reuben Scott from Salt Water Criminals, and Steve Abel.  Tickets from Moshtix!

Late last week The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification or IPC, declared a famine in Gaza, warning that 41,000 children are at a heightened risk of death. The report said that the number of people facing – what they referred to as ‘emergency' conditions – is expected to rise to 1.14 million people, or around half of the total population of Gaza, which is currently about 2.1 million people.  Under IPC criteria, a famine can only be formally declared when three conditions are met: at least 20% of households face extreme food shortages, at least 30% are acutely malnourished, and two or more people per 10,000 die each day from hunger or hunger-related diseases. To talk about what is only the fifth declared famine in the last 15 years, Producer Max spoke with ChildFund CEO Josie Pagani, to discuss what New Zealand can do to immediately help the situation.

For our monthly catch up with The National Party, Milly spoke with Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey about the announcement of a national promotion campaign focused on getting Kiwis to Top Up with everyday actions that promote better mental health. Whakarongo mai nei!

For our weekly catchup w/ the Green Party Oto spoke with MP Ricardo Menendez-March about the government's plan to purchase $2.7 billion worth of US-made aircraft to replace the Defence Force's 757s, The high court case against the disestablishment of Te Aka Whai Ora - the Māori Health Authority and The Green party's petition to restore funding to polytechnics. And he spoke with Valerie Morse from Peace Action Wellington for a follow up conversation about the government's plan to purchase almost $3 billion in military aircraft. Max spoke to ChildFund CEO Josie Pagani, to talk about the recent declaration of a famine in Gaza. And he spoke to Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa co-chair John Minto, to talk about the potential vote to suspend Israel from the United Nations, led by Turkey

Happy Rāapa! Today on the show: What's Up with The National Party's Matt Doocey, Milly and Rosetta announce the Exploding Rainbow Orchestra Lineup, Emma Gleason judges the fashion of the 95bFM Office, and we talk all things syphilis for The Birds, The Bees and The Bugs thanks to Care HQ! Whakarongo mai nei!

Following on from our previous chat, recent events have led to Türkiye potentially pursuing a vote to suspend Israel from the United Nations. Türkiye foreign minister Hakan Fidan has told the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation in Riyadh that Israel should be suspended from the crucial meeting of the general assembly next month due to its ‘genocidal aggression'. In response to this, Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa co-chair John Minto has urged New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters to take a stand on this issue. To discuss a potential vote to suspend Israel from next month's United Nations general assembly meeting, as well as New Zealand's current stance on Israel and Gaza, Producer Max spoke with John Minto.

A couple of weeks ago in our weekly catch-up with the ACT Party's Simon Court, we discussed multiple countries moving to formally recognise Palestinian Statehood, and what New Zealand's plans were in this regard. Last week, Foreign Minister, Winston Peters, said the country would carefully weigh its position over the next month in recognising the state of Palestine. During a debate in Parliament, the government's delay in recognising a Palestinian state, as opposed to other countries such as France, the UK, Canada, and Australia, led Green Party co-leader, Chlöe Swarbrick, to refer to the country as “outlier,” and called for the government MPs “with a spine” to “stand on the right side of history”. This led to her being ordered to leave Parliament by Speaker Gerry Brownlee, after refusing to apologise for her statement. As well as this, last week, Education Minister, Erica Stanford, announced cancelling the early-reading book At the Marae from its Ready to Read Phonics Plus series.  The government's reasoning for this is through “mixed” evidence suggesting that learning both English and te reo Māori for young learners could confuse them. The move has been widely criticised by linguists, academics, and educators, for being “an act of racism” and “white supremacy”. For our weekly catch-up with the ACT Party's Simon Court, Producer Castor spoke to Simon about both these topics, starting with recognising a Palestinian state. Find out more about the Māori words which are a part of the official Oxford English Dictionary here

It's time for Rāhina Breakfast! Today on the show, Milly and Rosetta catch up with Pennie and a special guest for Fashun, Swallow The Rat chat about their upcoming EU tour, Jenna is up for Loose Reads, and Paul Taylor from Border Radio is this week's Bosom Selecta! Whakarongo mai nei!

Last week, Green Party co-leader, Chlöe Swarbrick, was kicked out of Parliament for a week for refusing to withdraw her comments calling for MPs to get “a spine”.  Her comments came during a debate on recognising Palestine as a state. She also urged MPs to support her member's bill, which would sanction Israel for its war crimes in Gaza. This comes as Australia, Canada, France, and the United Kingdom have indicated their own plans to recognise a Palestinian state. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told the media last week that “a two-state solution is humanity's best hope to break the cycle of violence in the Middle East and to bring an end to the conflict, suffering and starvation in Gaza.” Despite stating that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has “lost the plot”, our own Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has refused to commit to recognising a Palestinian state. Caeden spoke to Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa co-chair Maher Nazzal about Swarbrick's removal from Parliament and the need for Aotearoa to take action for Palestine

Last week, the Greyhound Racing Association requested that the High Court block the Government's planned ban on the Industry next year until a judicial review of the legislation and industry were undertaken.  The association's lawyers claim that the move by the government ignores improvements to the industry and the standard of welfare for Greyhounds, and that the industry should have been consulted before the decision to ban Greyhound Racing. Producer Alex spoke to the University of Auckland's Marcelo Rodriguez Ferrere about whether or not the government was required to consult the Association and Industry, and whether or not the Association's claims about welfare improvements are valid.  

Your Bosom Selecta today is none other than Paul Taylor, one of the fabulous hosts from Border Radio! One of bFM's oldest shows, Border Radio explores all things country, folk, and Americana. Catch the show on Sundays 7-9pm, or via the bCasts. Whakarongo mai nei! Selections:  Drive-By Truckers - Ray's Automatic Weapon Amelia Empson - Closer

Today on Loose Reads, Jenna is chatting about The Benefactors by Wendy Erskine: in which three women from very different families are brought together when their sons are accused of assaulting a young woman whose social standing they see as far below their own. Whakarongo mai nei! Thanks to Timeout Bookstore!

Following on from our chat with Simon Court, Thursday Wire Host, Caeden, spoke to Margaret Mutu - a Māori Studies Professor at the University of Auckland, who has a PhD in linguistics, about Education Minister, Erica Stanford's announcement, that the early-reading book At the Marae from the Ready to Read Phonics Plus series, will be canned. The ministry told RNZ that At the Marae, unlike other books in the series, the book uses six kupu Māori, could result in challenges for young learners.  however, Officials have advised the ministry that there was “limited” research regarding the effect kupu Māori had in early-reading books. Caeden spoke to Mutu about this, and the positives of raising tamariki with both English and te reo Māori

Oto and Jaycee talked to Tāmaki Makaurau-based artist Wee about his latest single Taman Desa Tebrau, an  homage to the neighbourhood in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, that he grew up in.

Brian from Swallow The Rat is in to chat about their forthcoming EU tour! They're also playing at Public Bar on Wednesday as a send-off, whakarongo mai nei!

With a focus more on fun than funny, Flight of the Conchords' Bret McKenzie breaks down Freak Out City, chatting about it track by track with Hunter for Long Player. 

Radio Mother co-host, Joel, spoke to award-winning queer Fijian author, Dr Gina Cole, about her discussion ‘The Space Between: Science and Fiction' which is heading to the Stardome on the 21st of August!

Mōrena! Join Joel & Shreya for 2 hours of a mixture of different crazy vibes to start your Saturday! Joel also chats to Marshall Lorenzo on his upcoming sketch comedy show, 'Deca-Dunce,' and Dr Gina Cole for her upcoming discussion ‘The Space Between: Science and Fiction'! Whakarongo mai!

Radio Mother co-host, Joel, spoke to Marshall Lorenzo about his upcoming sketch comedy show ‘Deca-Dunce,' hitting Tāmaki Makaurau next week on the 21st to 23rd of August at the Basement Theatre! 

Milly and Rosetta are fizzing to have Australian DJ and producer Ninajirachi up in the studio - chatting about her new album I Love My Computer, and shows with Nympho in Tāmaki Makaurau and Te Whanganui a Tara this weekend! Whakarongo mai nei!

We Went to the Edges of Time is a new solo exhibition by artist Kathy Barry currently on at Melanie Roger Gallery.  Based in Te Whanganui-a-Tara, Barry represented Aotearoa on the international stage at the 32nd São Paolo Biennal in 2016, and was selected in 2023 as the recipient of the prestigious C Art Trust Award. Her first substantial survey exhibition in a public installation, Energy Work, with artist Sarah Smuts-Kennedy, was curated by Christina Barton for Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery in 2022.  In We Went to the Edges of Time, Barry has further explored the mode of making that has underpinned her practice since 2012, where she lets go of artistic agency, letting energy fields guide her watercolour drawings.  Through a series of geometric mappings, the viewer is pulled into the energetic frequencies of Barry's work and invited down a pathway of sorts to healing beyond familiar dimensions.  Sofia had a kōrero with Kathy Barry about the exhibition, her process, and these ideas of relinquishing artistic agency.

Today on Travelling Tunes, Dr Kirsten Zemke is chatting with us about all things Ska!  Selections: Fishbone - Party At Ground Zero (1985) The Specials - A Message To You Rudy (1979) The Skatalites - Guns of Navarone (1985)

Cam from Southbound is up for a chat about some of the stellar new albums out on the shelves today! Selections: 3i0 - Born Slippy (Nuxx) (Jazz version) Khaled Al Reigh - Zannik Yaya Bey - Spin Cycle Thanks to Southbound Records!

Satin Sheets joins the bFM Breakfast team to chat about thier new album S.WORLD! You can check the album out HERE!

In the lead up to the US Presidential elections, one of Donald Trump's key campaign promises was to broker a truce between Russia and Ukraine within 24 hours, dubbing himself the “President of Peace.” Almost 7 months into Trump's presidency and more than 3 years since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine, the war has only continued to escalate and no peace or ceasefire deals have been achieved yet. However, hopes for a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine have been reignited for some following the announcement of Talks between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin that will take place this Friday. Albeit, there have also been concerns surrounding those same talks, noting that Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other EU leaders haven't been invited, with Russia insisting on holding on to it's territorial gains as part of ceasefire conditions.  Oto spoke to Stephen Hoadely, a retired Associate Professor of International Relations at the University of Auckland, about the upcoming talks between Trump and Putin to negotiate a ceasefire in Russia's war on Ukraine.

Many questions have come up in recent weeks due to the government's proposal to ditch the NCEA curriculum by 2030. Most people are wondering what the future of education will look like in Aotearoa, given that NCEA has been used throughout most of New Zealand since the start of the millennium. Professor John Morgan is the head of the School of Critical Studies in Education at the University of Auckland. Morgan published an article earlier this week to look at what caused NCEA to be introduced in the first place and what the larger context of this new educational reform is. Producer Max spoke to Morgan to discuss how recent global events have impacted education and what the future of schools might look like in Aotearoa.

The week the boys break a sacred rule... 

Earlier this week, Foreign Minister Winston Peters announced that the government would be announcing its position on the recognition of a Palestinian state over the next month. This announcement was made in the lead up to the UN general assembly in September, where world leaders such as the prime ministers of France and Australia promised to recognise a Palestinian state. Also this week, Green party Wellington MPs Julie Anne Genter and Tamatha Paul recently launched a petition calling for Māori place names to be restored to Wellington electorates after the Rongotai electorate was recently renamed to the English name Wellington Bays. And the latest Taxpayers' Union-Curia Poll was recently released, which showed that Labour had overtaken National as the largest party, gaining 2 points to 33.6 percent, while National' dropped 2.1 points to 31.8 percent. For our weekly catchup with the Green party, Oto spoke with MP Ricardo Menendez-March to get the party's take on all of these issues

Ōtepoti based singer-songwriter Keira Wallace phones in to chat about their new single 'Your Surface Settles'. Whakarongo mai nei!

For our weekly catchup w/ the Green Party Oto spoke with MP Ricardo Menendez-March about the government's plan to consider recognising a Palestinian state, The Green's petition to restore Te Reo names of Wellington electorates and the most recent taxpayers union-curia poll. He spoke to Tom Hunt from E Tu union's national media delegate's committee about the killing of 5 Al Jazeera journalists by Israel in Gaza. And he spoke to Stephen Hoadely, a retired Associate Professor of International Relations at the University of Auckland, about the upcoming talks between Trump and Putin to negotiate a ceasefire in Russia's war on Ukraine. Max spoke to John Morgan from the University of Auckland, to talk about why the recent proposal to drop NCEA might be part of a larger global shift

Last Sunday, Israeli Defence Forces fired an airstrike on a media tent outside the al-Shifa hospital in Gaza city. The Israeli airstrike killed 7 of Al-Jazeera's Gaza correspondents, who were: Anas al-Sharif, Mohammed Qreiqeh, Ibrahim Zaher, Mohammed Noufal, Momen Aliwa, Mohammed al-Khalidi. This airstrike would bring the total number of journalists in Gaza killed by Israel to 238. E tū union's National Journalist Committee recently put out a statement condemning the killing of those Al Jazeera journalists, and called for urgent international action to ensure journalists are protected. Oto spoke to Tom Hunt, a delegate from E Tu union's national delegate's committee about the killing of 7 Al Jazeera journalists by Israel in Gaza and the E Tu's stance on the issue

It's Rāapa Brekkie! Today on the show, Milly and Rosetta catch up with Keira Wallace to have a chat about their new single 'Your Surface Settles', and Satin Sheets is on air to talk about their new album S.WORLD! Plus news, weather, surf, prizes and plenty of tunes! Whakarongo mai nei!

This week's show featured faves from Mysticwood & Mezcal, Benefits, Saint Etienne, Munk & Kapote, Daniel Monaco Band and what I think was a well-timed Primal Scream critique of US imperialism - pretty much airing at the same time ex-The Wire host Chlöe Swarbrick was calling out the government's spineless approach to the genocide we see happening in Gaza every damn day. 

This week's show featured new music from Wolf Alice, Soft Bait, the Black Keys and more.

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