I tēnei ata, we welcome the Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson as the third political leader in the Breakfast Show's rotation! This morning she and Rachel chat about calls for an apology for the Dawn Raids, the ever-present housing crisis, and feeling unsafe in Wellington Central. Whakarongo mai!

This week on Mediabatt Tim talks to us about NFTs, housing in the headlines and more. Whakarongo mai nei! 

Things on the Mind Trench get otherworldly, with Rob Bollix informing us all on four new types of life found on  a spaceship! Kind of! Sort of? We're still unsure. But check it out! 

Featuring Pharoah Sanders, Night Lunch, Floating Points, Great Grandpa, Nobukazu Takemura & Shygirl ~ ~ ~

This week James and Aneeka bring you a selection of pieces as well as a some heated discussions about celery and peanut butter.

Dear Science woth Allan Blackman once again proves to be informative, with gold balls, the second and Richard Pearce on the agenda.

James chats with ACT party deputy leader, Brooke van Velden, about housing with the recent changes made by the governement, and cliamte policy in relation to emission credits.

Aneeka talks to Sarah Helm about MDMA, its availability and other substances which have been causing issues.

Jame and Aneeka finish off the show discussing peanut butter and celery, particularly whether celery is a spice.

NZEI Te Riu Roa and early childhood employers are calling for increased funding in the early childhood education sector under the government's 2021 budget. News and Editorial Director Jemima Huston speaks to Paul Goulter, NZEI Te Riu Roa’s National Secretary, about the sector is poorly funded and what mechanisms need to be put in place to change this. 

Following protests against anti-Asian hate in New Zealand and the states, Jade decided to talk to Auckland protest organiser and Yale University Covid-19 public health researcher Steph Tan, and then Asian American activists Christian Oh and Nicholas Lepham on the increase in anti-Asian racism in America. 

Today on the Tuesday Wire, Lyric Waiwiri-Smith talks to Dame Catherine Healy from the New Zealand Prostitute Collective about sex worker rights and stigmatisation.

Jemima Huston speaks to NZEI Te Riu Roa National Secretary Paul Goulter about the union and employer’s call for early childhood eductators to see increased funding in the 2021 government budget. 

Jade Lewis looked into the Anti-Asian Hate Rally held in Auckland over the weekend. She talks to event organiser Steph Tan about racism against Asian communities in Aotearoa. Jade also talked to two Asian-American activists, Christian Oh and Nicholas Lepham, who have taken part in the Anti-Asian Hate movement in the United States following the racially charged shooting in Atlanta that led to the death of six Asian women. 

Today Lyric Waiwiri-Smith spoke with Dame Catherine Healy of the New Zealand Prostitutes Collective about the history of the NZPC, the affects of council bylaws on the sex work industry, and stigmatisation of sex workers, among other issues.

I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: it's a full to the brim show on this rainy Tuesday morning. Tune in to hear the usual goods, including a chat to Mayor Phil Goff about what's happening in Tāmaki Makaurau; Swallow the Rat come into studio to chat about their new single 'Don't' and upcoming record; award-winning playwright and performance poet Nathan Joe pops up to talk about DIRTY PASSPORTS, on at Basement Theatre now; and we expand our brain power in Ready Steady Learn chatting concussions with Dr. Vickie Shim! Whakarongo mai!