Emanuel of Welly club-night and label Teeth Clippers spoke with Rachel this morning about the upcoming release 'Don't Bite Your Tongue'. The compilation features tracks from the likes of Peach Milk, Eden Burns, Jerry Tompkins, Kédu Carlö are more- and all the money is going to the Mental Health Foundation New Zealand- ka rawe! 

I tēnei ata on the Breakfast Show: we kick off the show with a speedier than usual bout of Second Guessing; the Mayor is on the line for a wee chat in Sounding Off w/ Phil Goff; the extremely cool and lovely Emanuel phones up to talk about Teeth Clippers' new compilation of tracks out this Friday, 'Don't Bite Your Tongue'; Alice has some sweet theatre recs on Stage Direction; and we learn about 3D printing on Ready Steady Learn! Phew! Lots of Tuesday good stuff. Whakarongo mai! 

Professor Olaf Diegel chats about his fascinating research into 3D printing food, limbs, and other very future-is-now type things. Whakarongo mai!

Alice is on the line with some sweet Pōneke theatre recs. She says to check out White Men which is currently on at Bats but can be streamed for us Tāmaki dwellers. Whakarongo mai! 

The Mayor is on the line and today he gives us an update on vaccinations in Auckland and the Three Waters Reform. Whakarongo mai! 

Health experts have urged the government to do more to vaccinate young people against the meningococcal disease. In 2019, 139 people in New Zealand contracted the disease, with ten people dying from it. 

Louis spoke to the Meningitis Foundation's Andrea Brady to chat about meningococcal and what further support the government needs to offer. 

The International Day of Older Persons will be celebrated across the world this Friday. According to Age Concern New Zealand, it is an important day to appreciate older people and to highlight issues of ageism. 

Louis was joined by Age Concern New Zealand's Stephanie Clare to talk about the day, ageism, and how it impacts older people. 

Education Minister Chris Hipkins recently revealed that some experienced early childhood teachers and kaiako will wait longer to have pay parity with their kindergarten colleagues. 

Te Rito Maioha Early Childhood New Zealand is calling on the minister to review the systemic funding of the early learning sector. 

Jessica Hopkins talks to Chief Executive Kathy Wolfe, who says the government needs to address pay party issues in the sector to ensure their increased funding can be meaningful for all teachers and employers.

Here is that interview...

This week on the show, Jessica Hopkins speaks to Te Rito Maioha Early Childhood New Zealand Chief Executive, Kathy Wolfe about pay parity issues for early childhood teachers and kaiako.

She also interviews Emily Muli from Pasifika Futures on their work supporting Pasiifka young people during COVID-19.

Producer Louis Macalister talks to The Meningitis Foundation’s Andrea Brady about vaccinating young people against the meningococcal disease.

He also speaks to Age Concern New Zealand’s Stephanie Clare about ageism and how it impacts older people.

I tēnei ata on Breakfast: Penelope Noir talks about a gorgeous and surrealist adjacent fashion designer on Fashun; the super cool Hybrid Rose is on the line to chat about her new album, Shapeshifter; Suri phones up with a book recommendation for Loose Reads; and Justine answers all your working in the time of Covid questions on Red Dead Redemption! Whakarongo mai!