Jacinda Arderns current trip to Europe has seen the finalisation of our landmark free trade deal with the European Union. 

This is the culmination of years wirth of work and decades of negotiations.

Aotearoa and the EU will trade agricultural and food based exports, such as cheese, meat, dairy, and vegetables. 

To finish off today's show, we’re introducing a new segment called Strangest Things, talking about the weirdest news stories we could find. 

Liam’s looking into Demodex Folcurolum, a 0.3 mm mite that lives, sleeps, and breeds on our faces at all times. 

These organisms live in our pores and become dependent on our sustenance, causing them to lower their own amount of genes as they evolve.

To learn more, they had a chat with Alejandra Perotti from the University of Reading about her research on the mites and their future.

The native Kauri Trees in the Waitakere Ranges have been under threat from the Kauri Dieback disease for years. 

While this is naturally occuring, humans disturbing the area have led to the rate spreading quicker than normal and the trees being put at major risk.

However, a recent report from the council has revealed new details on the spread, showing that the issue, while still prevalent, might not be moving as quickly as previously thought. 

To learn more, I spoke to Richard Hills for our regular City Counselling segment about what they’ve recently discovered.

Scotland First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, has proposed a referendum date for Scots to vote on their independence from the United Kingdom - the 19th of October, 2023.

However despite UK PM Boris Johnson saying now is not the time, Sturgeon says they will run the referendum regardless by having her party run on the sole issue of independence. 

The last referendum vote on this issue took place in 2014, but commentators have pointed out the major shift in the UK landscape since due to Brexit. 

To learn more, Liam spoke to the University of Otago’s Liam Mcllvanney ,first asking why some Scots are pushing for independence and what's getting in their way.

Greta O'Leary joins us for Fancy New Band playing some tracks including her debut single, "an ode to the chronic introvert," Outnumbered. Stay tuned for her upcoming EP! 

Dr. Zemke conjures up the pink and blue synth pool of retrowave. Whakarongo mai! 

Guest host Tuva'a catches up with Radio Control's newest Brekkie Host, Jordan! Whakarongo mai nei! 

Woweee what do we have here? It's only two super-star guest hosts Annabel and Callum (Sports Team, 95bFM Top 10) filling the hot seat for a absolutely one-of-a-kind adventure Rāpare show, while Breakfast's producer Zoë lurks in the radio ether like a ghost. Whakarongo mai nei for some Political Commentary with Ella Shepherd, focusing today solely on the decision to overturn Roe Vs. Wade; Breakfast Food with a mystery guest who sounds suspiciously like Callum...; and a kōrero with Louisa Nicklin! 

Louisa Nicklin drops by the radio ether for a chat about her gig at Wine Cellar with Soft Bait this Rāmere/ Friday! Whakarongo mai nei! 

The Government must move faster to close gender and ethnic pay gaps if it wants to help people who are struggling with low wages due to discrimination, says MindTheGap.

On Tuesday in Parliament, the Government published its response to the Education and Workforce Select Committee inquiry into pay transparency.

The national pay gap is 9.1% but it is a lot higher in many companies. On average it means for every dollar a Pākehā man earns, a Pākehā woman earns 89 cents, a Māori woman 81 cents and a Pasifika woman 75 cents

Emilia Sullivan spoke to Jo Cribb, founder of MindTheGap.