After long and hard efforts to implement predator eradication tactics. Predator Free Wellington has seen some major results. 

Bird rates have risen dramatically, up by fifty one percent across the Miramar peninsula.

The organisation has been celebrating this strongly, so Liam has spoken to their own James Wilcocks about the new results. 

Auckland Council's next planning committee meeting is taking place next Thursday. 

The topics list includes a decision on mass housing reforms, which could see rates of housing intensification rise across Tamaki Makaurau. 

To learn more about what this means, Liam had a chat with councillor Pippa Coom on our regular City Counselling segment, also chatting to her about the upcoming mayoral race.

Lucia joins you this Friday morning playing sad girl indie rock and skater garage punk ~ who says you can't have both? tune in!!!

Steve from Flicks comes into the studio to chat about Neptune Frost - an incredible Afro-futurist science fiction musical which you've definitely got to add to your NZIFF list. You catch it at the Hollywood Avondale of the 1st of August, and ASB Waterfront Theatre on the 2nd. Whakarongo mai nei!

ASMR music with all the taps and tingles you can shake a stick at. 

Courtney comes into the studio to chat about a steaming bowl of Spaghetti and Eggs, as well as some hot as hell comedy gigs you should 100% go check out. Grab tickets for PĀKEHĀ here, and The Comedy Mixtape here. Whakarongo mai nei! 

Tim's here with an update on TVNZ's old Breakfast Host, Newstalk ZB's gripes with doco funding, and Luxon's Hawaiian holiday. Whakarongo mai! 

Is "one man's terrorist another man's freedom fighter"? Scholars debate the phrase, but it has played out in real time, as democracy activists have been executed by the state in Myanmar, accused of conspiring to commit terror acts. Stella spoke to Dr Wendy Choo, (a teaching fellow at the University of Auckland in the school of education) on the events in Myanmar. She holds a masters in international relations and her research interests include Myanmar.

Thursday serves up some Political Commentary with Rod Oram, Breakfast Food with Courtney Dawson, a chat with Chelsea from Skilaa, and Mediabatt with Tim! Whakarongo mai nei! 

This week Frances speaks to Jamie Hoare of Nocar Cargo in Wellington about their cargo delivery service on bikes.