Esther is back from Australia and is here to bring you some bangers on this lovely easter Monday.

Thanks to the Beer Spot!

Funk 45s

Music only special for Easter Sunday! Tune in for chill-out groooooooves and hardhitting bangers from Missy Elliot, Lou Reed & John Cale, Hallelujah Picassos, Rubi Du, and many, many, many more!

Eggcellent Easter musical treats including a guest mix from Dylan Biscuit!

Chris Priestley is in the studio with his new album "Tales of Godzone - Songs of New Zealand's distant past" charting New Zealand's folk history.

This week's show featured new music from Fable, Church & AP, The Smile and more. Sam also pays tribute to Chris Bailey of The Saints who passed away last week.

Today on the show, Jessica Hopkins speaks to Victoria Vasyliuk, a resident of Lviv, a city in western Ukraine, around 70 kilometres from the border with Poland, about what it is looking like for refugees fleeing the war. 

Charlie Parker talks to Nina Santos, campaign spokesperson for MindTheGap, about their new pay gap registry. 

Sam Clark speaks to Unions Auckland Spokesperson Sarah Barker about their endorsement of Manukau Ward Councillor Efeso Collins.

Charlie discusses the impact of Long COVID with Dr Anna Brooks from the University of Auckland.

Lastly, Charlie interviews Chloe Wollard and Shane Henderson from Auckland City Council about property revaluations and how this will affect the annual budget.

In 1988, New Zealand became the first country in the world to introduce a national, government-funded needle exchange programme for people who inject legal and illegal drugs.

New data has shown that the New Zealand Needle Exchange Programme has doubled its return in twenty years and has reduced the need for spending on treatment for HIV, Hepatitis B and C and other injection injuries.

Emilia Sullivan spoke to Jason George, National Harm Reduction Lead at the New Zealand Needle Exchange Programme.

This week Tuva’a speaks to Little about the disposal of expired vaccines and National and ACT’s comments on abolishing the Maori Health Authority.