A 2020 report from UNICEF revealed that over a third of fifteen year olds in New Zealand struggle with basic reading and writing.

Not-for-profit think-tank The Education Hub has compiled research from multiple studies to paint the picture of how dire the situation is in New Zealand schools right now in a report titled "Now I Don't Know My ABC: The Perilous State of Literacy in Aotearoa New Zealand".

Emilia Sullivan spoke to Dr. Nina Hood, founder of The Education Hub and co-author of the report.

Denzel takes over the late morning hours to liven up your Thursdays with an eclectic set of tunes accompanied by some stellar chat and good nostalgic vibrations as he delves into video game soundtrack history to bring everyone’s favorite radio spot ‘video game soundtrack gems’

The Indonesian Government plans to develop a gold mine in a region of Papua.The Sugapa district of the Intan Jaya regency is one of the biggest gold ore reserves in Indonesia, known as Wabu Block. The area is also a conflict hotspot. Between 2020 and 2021, 12 Indigenous Papuans were killed by Indonesians security forces occupying the area. 

Joe spoke to Veronica Koman, the Strategic Advocacy Campaigner for Amnesty International, speaking about the situation in Papua.

Koi Tū: The Centre for Informed Futures released its report yesterday, titled "Reimagining Tāmaki Makaurau", which intends to provoke discussion about the potential for Auckland by the year 2070 and explains why Auckland's structures for governance, management, planning, and funding need to be rethought.

Emilia Sullivan spoke to Dr. Anne Bardsley, Deputy Director of Koi Tū: The Centre for Informed Futures and co-author of the report.

Danz from DARTZ phones up for a chat about the band's incredible new single / rework / cover / general cool thing, Dominion Road (Dumpling House). It's officially out tomorrow, so stay tuned. Whakarongo mai! 

The wonderful Janaye Henry phones up to chat about what's what in the Aotearoa comedy world, and a lineup of laughs you can catch tomorrow! Head along to Fork n Funny at the Tuning Fork, Friday March 25. Whakarongo mai nei!  

Crystal Chen phones up to kōrero about her new single 'Top Down' and gives us a super early spin. Out officially Friday 25 March, whakarongo mai! 

This week on The 95bFM Top 10: we welcome Annabel back to the show after a few weeks rest recovering from Covid19 and she's full of beans! We listen to a few tracks from the soundtrack to The Batman; we hear what Annabel has on her TradeMe watchlist for Trade Secrets; and we count down the biggest songs of the week, as well as music from Ducks Ltd., Nirvana, Skilaa and Sister Sledge. 

This week on the Wire Alex begins by speaking to the ACT party’s Brooke Van Velden about the history curriculum and the housing market.

Frances then speaks to Gabriel Gati from Bike Auckland about the massive rates of bike theft in Auckland and an initiative called 529 Garage which is hoping to decrease the rates of bike theft. She then speaks with our Europe Correspondent Cameron Mulgan on this week's Eurovision segment. This week we get an update on Ukraine, talk about Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe returning to the UK, and what the music scene is looking like over there in the wake of Brexit 

Alex wraps up the show speaking with Matt Doocey from the National Party about the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission report and the Green Party’s Teanau Tuiono about his call for more long-term support for Maori and Pasifika in the midst of the pandemic.