Semi live from lockdown.

Kia ora rā tatou, i tenei ahiahi i runga i te Wāhi Tauhokohoko, tō kāinga matua mō ngā waiata wairua, ngahau, boogie, me te puoro R & B. Nau mai!

This week we have a very special edition of The Swap Meet on 95bFM for Te Wiki o te Reo Māori. 

4pm your host is the Swap Meet’s Kirk James, who delivers his signature mix of the latest Te Reo soul heaters, just the cream: all essential, no repeats!

5pm The Ngaruawahia-based DJ and B-Boy Dujon Cullingford is a one-man hype machine, whether it’s breaking, promoting shows, or collecting the obscurest Soulful music committed to tape in Aotearoa, this self-proclaimed “entreprenerd” brings a whole new level of love and passion to the proceedings. He has an hour mix of freshly unearthed Māori Soul, Funk & Disco from 60s-80s in reo Māori and English to stump the deepest diggers. 

6pm Music Matua Gene Rivers will be known by many for his long association with promotion of arts and culture in Tāmaki Makaurau, as well as essential shows on George and BaseFM where he has always championed the best in soulful beats. Today he delivers a Maori Hi-Fi takeover mix with new and exclusive tunes that are hotter than hangi stones.

We are very lucky to have these amazing guests to share these precious gems, largely delivered in the taonga of Te Reo Maori.

Mauri ora!

Blind Mango Chutney is on the whare hopuoro (microphone) celebrating Te Wiki o te Reo Māori with wonderful waiata, gets spiritual with Alice Coltrane and pays homage to 9/11, ending with the hari huritau rima te kai  (50th anniversary) of Funkadelic's Maggot Brain album. Ka rawe (awesome)!

Playlist:

Jess plays new waiata from Eris Drew, Tirzah, Ouri, LB and many more!

For Long Player, Jess chats to Aotearoa-born, London-based artist, Jordan Rakei about his album, 'What We Call Life', out now via Ninja Tune. Thanks to NZ On Air Music!

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Carlotta bring the HEAT for this Heat Rockers guest mix!

Kia ora e aku hoa mahi, kua tae mai ki tēnei wāhi ki hei whakanui i Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori.

Ka nui te aroha i tō koutou manawanui ki te hapāi i ngā kōrero. Tautoko katoa.

This week it is Te Wiki o te Reo Māori and to celebrate Sam brings you a special all-Māori artist show. 

Tracks played:

Troy Kingi - Te Wai Nō Rua Whetū

Adam Tukiri - Mohe

Eno x Dirty - Seki

Choicevaughan - Kentucky Gold (feat. Tom Scott)

Dam Native - The Horrified One (feat. Teremoana Rapley)

Coco Solid - Just One Kiss

SoccerPractise - Amene

Herbs - Jah Reggae

Fat Freddy's Drop - This Room

Dalvanius & The Fascinations - Voodoo Lady

K Saba & Hone Be Good - Ata Mārie

Mara TK - Te Kete Aronui

WhyFi - I Think Too Much (feat. Dalyan RD & JY Lee)

Shiraz & LSJ - Dwayne

Silas Futura - Breathe (feat. Fable)

The Mint Chicks - Welcome To Nowhere

Tipene - Tūrangawaewae (feat. Maisey Rika & Troy Kingi)

Noah Ferguson-Dudding caught up with National MP Christopher Luxon for their weekly chat. They discussed what Luxon would like to see the government to do around their recent Three Waters proposal. They also touched on a recent poll which has put National at 21.3%, and the controversy around Judith Collins' criticism of Siouxsie Wiles.

This morning, Ilena spoke to Green Party MP Jan Logie about their open letter to the Minister for ACC, Carmel Sepuloni, asking for birth injuries to be covered by ACC. Currently, injuries such as vaginal tears are not covered by ACC. Neither are injuries to the baby such as cerebral palsy through lack of oxygen. 

On a whole, women receive far less compensation from ACC annually than men - almost a billion dollars less per year. For wāhine Māori, the difference in compensation is even wider, as Māori women tend to have more injuries than Pākehā and are less likely to be referred for an ACC claim by a healthcare professional. 

Jan talked about the legal challenges of having birth injuries covered by ACC and the government’s response.

Today, Pippa and Ilena talked about how Auckland Council will be helping local businesses move down through alert levels- in particular, how the Council can help the hospitality industry with licensing requirements so that they can do trading on the footpaths and allow more space between customers. 

They also talked about Vision Zero, an ethics-based transport safety approach that was developed in Sweden and is now being implemented in Auckland. The vision states that there will be no deaths or serious injuries on our roads by 2050. Ilena asked Pippa about how realistic this goal is, what concrete steps have already been taken to make our roads safer and what future plans are in place.