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Happy New Year angels ‧₊˚❀༉‧₊˚. Maya speaks to Ruby Wilkinson about her work in A Moment to Hold, currently on at the Arts House Trust at Pah Homestead + Sof speaks to Elise McDermott about her current exhibition at RM Gallery, Pop Sediment. Whakarongo mai x
Ata mārie e te whānau! E whai ake nei, coming up on your Rāapa Breakfast show with Rosetta and Milly: What's Up with Steve Abel, Rosetta and Nick's coverage of Twisted Frequency, a kōrero with Hemi Hemingway about his album release show, and What's The Buzz with Emily! Whakarongo mai nei! Thanks to eighthirty coffee roasters!
Emily is up in the studio for our first What's The Buzz of 2026! E whai ake nei, she and Milly catch up on what was found at drug testing tents across the motu over the silly season. Whakarongo mai nei! Thanks to The Level!
For our first What's Up of 2026, Rosetta and Milly kōrero with Steve Abel about the 180 year commemeration of the battle of Ruapekapeka, Green Party priorities heading into 2026, and the latest grant announced for improvements to animal welfare in the sheep shearing industry. Whakarongo mai nei!
Rosetta and Nick made it all the way down to Tākaka for Twisted Frequency 2025-26 - which was chocka full of incredible music, community, art, wild weather, and good parties. Listen back to their interviews with Mauri Aura, Droneeater, Cam from the Dojo team, a very special weather report from Molly Breeze and Field Enhancement Unity, Andwahn, Neve IV, Rooster Records, Debt Club, Dropper, Hemi Hemmingway, Ringlets and Earth Tongue! Tickets for Twisted Frequency 2027 are on sale now, with the option to add koha/donation if you're in a position to support. Whakarongo mai nei!
Happy Rātu e hoa mā! Rosetta and Milly have got your morning covered with three hours of awesome tunes. Plus, a chance to win our album of the week - Dry Cleaning's Secret Love (out Jan 9)! Whakarongo mai nei! Thanks to eighthirty coffee roasters!
Rosetta and Milly are back for their first Breakfast of 2026! Tune in for 3 hours of epic tunes and yarns, catching up on all the summer happenings and new year energy. Whakarongo mai nei! Thanks to eighthirty coffee roasters!
Mōrena! Radio Mother's final show for 2025! Some fave tunes from us over the year! Whakarongo mai!
Rosetta catches up with First Nations Artist Miss Kaninna, who is based out of Naarm in so-called Australia. Following the release of her debut EP Kaninna in 2024, Miss Kaninna has had a huge year of touring with the likes of Amyl And The Sniffers and Kneecap, and is heading back to Aotearoa in February, to play the last ever Splore! Whakarongo mai nei.
For our monthly catch up with DoC, Rosetta and Milly chat with Marine Protection Ranger Shelley Ogle, about her experience working with kororā / little penguins, in the Hauraki Gulf! Whakarongo mai nei.
It's the second-to-last day of Brekkie for 2025! E whai ake nei, coming up on the show with Rosetta and Milly: a kōrero with Miss Kaninna, and Just What The DoC Ordered! Whakarongo mai nei! Thanks to eighthirty coffee roasters!
Mōrena! Just Joel this morning with 3 hours sleep following the 95bFM Christmas Party! Tune in to hear them struggle through 2 hours of radio! Whakarongo mai!
For our last Travelling Tunes of the year, Kirsten is chatting with Rosetta and Milly about songs that 'tear you up inside' - let's all get in our feelings a little bit ahead of the festive season! Whakarongo mai nei. Song selections: Yusuf (Cat Stevens) - Father & Son (1970) Chet Baker - I get along without you very well (1956) Sarah McLachlan - When She Loved Me (Toy Story 2) (1999)
Featuring What's Cooking with Jack J (Vancouver/AUS) ahead of his show at Whammy this Thursday! Whakarongo mai x Ngā mihi nui The Beer Spot
E whai ake nei, coming up on your Rāhina Breakfast show with Rosetta and Milly: Whakataukī o Tēnei Wiki, This Is How We Brew It with Christian from eighthirty, Loose Reads with Jenna, and bosom selecta with the True School Hip Hop Show. Plus, tune in all week to win tickets to the bFM Christmas party! Whakarongo mai nei! Thanks to eighthirty coffee roasters!
This week on the Monday Wire: For our weekly catch-up with the ACT Party, News and Editorial Director and Monday Wire Host Joel spoke to MP Simon Court about the government choosing not to go ahead with the Climate Change Commission's recommendations on how to reduce methane emissions. Producer Alex spoke to Lisa Ellis, a Professor in Philosophy at the University of Otago, about the government's decision to reject the climate change commission's recommendation to include shipping and aviation emissions from our national emissions targets, and what that means for our Paris Agreement commitments. Joel spoke to Boyd Swinburn, a Professor of Population Nutrition and Global Health at the University of Auckland and Co-Chair of Health Coalition Aotearoa about San Francisco's lawsuit against companies producing highly-processed food, and what we could see as a result here in New Zealand. And Alex spoke to Chief Advisor at Forest & Bird, Richard Capie, about the Fast Track Amendment bill, the lack of engagement with feedback in the Environment Select Committee's report recommending any changes, and what it means for our environment. Whakarongo mai!
Max, host of the 95bFM True School Hip Hop Show, joins Rosetta and Milly to select some tunes and chat about the longest running hip hop show in the country! Tune in Thursday 9-11pm, or anytime via the bCasts. Whakarongo mai nei.
For a very special This Is How We Brew It, Christian is in the studio making cold brew for the girls to try tomorrow! He's using our delicious bean of the week: Ethiopian Koke Shalaye - which you can text in all week to win a bag of. Plus, we've got a special eighthirty tee shirt in our prize bundle this week, to mark the festive season! Whakarongo mai nei! Thanks to eighthirty coffee roasters!
E whai ake nei, coming up on your Monday drive with Mathew Crawley: a kōrero with Hoani Hotene, That's The Spirit with Peter, and a catch up with the Big Fan's Ignite participants about their forthcoming shows this week! Whakarongo mai nei! Thanks to The Beer Spot.
Cam from Southbound is back up and chatting with Rosetta and Milly about the latest releases on the shelves at Southbound! Whakarongo mai nei! Song selections: Anna Von Hausswolff - Aging Young Woman Happy Mondays - Step On - Twisting My Melon Mix Loaded Honey - In Your Arms Thanks to Southbound Records!
Happy Rāmere! Rosetta and Milly have an epic show lined up for you this morning. E whai ake nei: Travelling Tunes with Kirsten Zemke, a chat with Peter McLennan of Hallelujah Picassos about Rewind Re-versioned, and From the Crate with Cam! Whakarongo mai nei. Thanks to eighthirty coffee roasters!
Maya caught up with artist Michael Proseé about his solo exhibition Scallop Immersion at Sanc Gallery which opened this week And Sof had a kōrero with artist Brunelle Dias about her practice and work in A Moment to Hold, a group show currently on at the Arts House Trust at Pah Homestead. Whakarongo mai!
Rosetta and Milly catch up with local legend Peter McLennan of Hallelujah Picassos, to chat about the Rewind: Re-Versioned remixes - which are out via CD, cassette, and Bandcamp today! 30 years on from the iconic track's original release, the collection features remixes from Killjoy, Christoph El Truento, Amamelia, and more! Whakarongo mai nei!
Happy Thursday e te whānau! Rosetta and Milly have a show jam packed full of tunes, plus a very special announcement and a kōrero with Tom Sainsbury! Also, chances to win Troy Kingi vinyl and tickets to Nadia Reid! Whakarongo mai nei. Thanks to eighthirty coffee roasters!
Rosetta and Milly have a kōrero with Tom Sainsbury about his forthcoming shows with Dynamotion - A Christmas Crisis! The shows are running from December 10 - 20 at Q Theatre, and are not to be missed! Whakarongo mai nei!
Happy Rāpare! E whai ake nei, coming up on your Thursday Drive with HALFQUEEN; Marajuana Media with Chris thanks to The Hemp Store, Cocktail Corner thanks to Thompson Whiskey. Whakarongo mai nei! Thanks to The Beer Spot!
Rosetta and Milly catch up with Lara Greaves for Political Commentary, and today they're chatting the latest policy announcement from The Labour Party - low-interest loans for family GP practices. Whakarongo mai nei!
Today on Ready Steady Learn, Rosetta and Milly chat with Alicja Nowacka, PhD student at the Cognitive Psychophysiology Lab at The School of Psychology, UoA. Her research is in grief “sense of presence” experiences: moments when people feel someone close to them who has passed away is still nearby. Whakarongo mai nei! Thanks to UoA!
Rosetta and Milly have a kōrero with Nikita from KITA, about their forthcoming summer tour and performance at Twisted Frequency! Whakarongo mai nei!
This week on the Monday Wire: For our weekly catch-up with the ACT Party, News and Editorial Director and Monday Host, Joel, spoke to MP Simon Court about the shake-up to regional councils, and the Justice Committee recommending the Electoral Amendment Bill pass. Producer Alex spoke with Research Fellow at the department of primary healthcare and rural health at the Dunedin School of Medicine, Dr Geoffrey Noller, about the roll out of roadside drug testing for substances such as Marijuana beginning in wellington, and what it means for road safety and legal Marijuana users. And Alex spoke with Professor in pediatric endocrinology at the Liggins Insititute at the University of Auckland, Paul Hofman, about the governments ban on puberty blockers, and what it means for the mental health of young trans people. Whakarongo mai!
Christian is up in the studio again for another This Is How We Brew It! This week, he chats with Rosetta and Milly about all things sustainability in coffee - and our bean of the week is the eighthirty Organic Blend! Text in to 5395 throughout the week to go in the draw for a free bag! Whakarongo mai nei. Thanks to eighthirty coffee roasters!
Welcome back to Monday Drive with Matthew Crawley! E whai ake nei, coming up on the show: That's The Spirit with Peter, and a kōrero with Mercury Fèng! Whakarongo mai nei. Thanks to The Beer Spot!
Mōrena! Just Joel today. Tune in to two hours of queer music from a variety of different genres, from shoegaze to synth! Whakarongo mai!
The hosts dive into a fresh batch of listener pātai — from how to appropriately koha kai to a nearby marae, to the lingering mystery in the story of Reitū and Reipai, and finally a whakaaro about the kupu waka when used as a metaphor and how that affects its place within the ā/ō categories. Whakarongo mai as we unpack tikanga, pūrākau and reo nuances in true Taringa style.
Maya caught up with Sara Hughes about her current exhibition at Gow Langsford Onehunga, Colour Memories. And Sof had a kōrero with Heidi Brickell about her current exhibition at the Arts House Trust at Pah Homestead, Wā Dividends. Whakarongo mai x
Today on Travelling Tunes, Rosetta and Milly are discussing all things UK Drill with Kirsten Zemke! Whakarongo mai nei! Song selections: Dave & AJ Tracey - Thiago Silva Stormzi - Vossi Bop Karma K - Vision
Cam is back up in the studio to chat about all the latest releases, out on wax at Southbound now! Whakarongo mai nei! Song selections: Die Spitz - Pop Punk Anthem, Sorry for the Delay Madib ft. J Rocc - Blindfold Test #10 (He Don't Play) The Mountain Goats - Cold At Night Thanks to Southbound records!
Happy Rāmere e te whānau! E whai ake nei, coming up on Breakfast with Rosetta and Milly: Travelling Tunes with Rosetta and Milly, a chat with Yurt Party about their gig tomorrow night, and From The Crate with Cam! Whakarongo mai nei! Thanks to eighthirty coffee roasters!
Rosetta and Milly chat with UK-born, Aotearoa-raised, LA-based singer and songwriter Ny Oh - to chat about her stunning debut album Wildwood. Whakarongo mai nei!
Lara phones in for a chat with Rosetta and Milly about Prime Minister Christopher Luxon's comments that rising prison populations are a "good thing". Whakarongo mai nei!
Rosetta and Milly catch up with Adam Whatton, who is Principal Ranger for the Auckland marine district keen to chat. His role is all about engaging the community around Auckland, the Coromandel and the Hauraki Gulf islands with the new marine protections in the Hauraki Gulf. Whakarongo mai nei!
For a double-header catch up with the National Party, Rosetta and Milly chat with Minister of Tourism and Hospitality Louise Upston about the Michelin Guide coming to Aotearoa, and Minister of Mental Health Matt Doocey about his plan to get people access to faster support. Whakarongo mai nei!
Happy Wednesday e te whānau! E whai ake nei, coming up on your Rāapa Brekkie; What's Up with The National Party, a chat with the team behind Ngakinga, and The Birds The Bees and The Bugs with Care HQ! Whakarongo mai nei! Thanks to eighthirty coffee roasters!
Rosetta and Milly have a kōrero with Holli McEntegart, one of the organisers behind the fourth iteration of the Inhabit Project; Ngakinga. Ngakinga is a collaboration between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples and native and non-native plants to co-create public art, ritual and other care practices that weave together our diverse ancestral threads while respecting Māori sovereignty, in honor ultimately of Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Whakarongo mai nei!
Nickie and Charlotte, your friendly Care HQ nurses, are back up in the studio for a kōrero about all things Herpes! Whakarongo mai nei! Thanks to Care HQ!
It's time for our weekly catch up with the good folk at eighthirty coffee roasters - and today, Christian joins Milly for a kōrero about degassing coffee, an important step in the roasting process you may not know about, and their great beans up for grabs this week; the trusty Colombia Popayan! Text in all week to get your hands on some of this yum coffee, or use the code '95bFM' to get 10% off your order of beans. Whakarongo mai nei! Thanks to eighthirty coffee roasters!
Dr Arini Loader joins us for a whakataukī to guide us through the week! Whakarongo mai nei! “E kore e piri te uku ki te rino, ka whitingia e te rā, ka ngahoro” / Clay will not stick to iron
Gin is your bosom selecta this morning! Needing no introduction, Gin hosts the Tuesday One to Four taking you through your Tuesday afternoons the right way! catch Gin on the airwaves from 1pm to 4pm on Tuesdays, or online via the bCasts. Whakarongo mai nei! Song selections: Breakfast - Fanau Spa Push Push - Rockers Hi-Fi
Happy Monday e hoa mā! It's just Milly on the show today so stay tuned for, no doubt, chaos. E whai ake nei on your Breakfast show with Milly: Arini Loader give us our Whakataukī o Tēnei Wiki, Penelope Noir joins Milly for a delightful Fashun, then Christian and the crew from eighthirty coffee roasters head into the studio for This Is How We Brew It, Jenna from Timeout Bookstore pops up for Loose Reads, and our friend Gin from the Tuesday One to Four takes the helm as our bosom selecta for this week. Whakarongo mai nei! Thanks to eighthirty coffee roasters!
This very special Friday it's Aneeka's final day in the bFM office and we're starting that day right! Tune in for some real good fun, including Travelling Tunes with Kirsten Zemke, Parakuihi Pals with our friends at RDU, and From The Crate with Cam from Southbound. Plus a chance to win a copy of Dick Move's new album 'Dream, Believe, Achieve' on wax! Whakarongo mai nei! Thanks to eighthirty coffee roasters!