Over the past few days, developments have occuring in thr relation to the Australian government asking Facebbok and Google to pay for news. Instead if a paying, Facebook has removed news outlets among others from their platform. To understand the situation, James talks to AUT lecturer, Richard Pamatatau about what has happened so far and what danger it poses.

Jade spoke to Minister Tinetti about the new free period products scheme being rolled out across schools.

Lyric speaks to Jacqueline Beggs, from the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Auckland about invasive wasp species, and the EPA's decision to introduce new organisms to combat them.

Everyone's been telling Sam to watch Search Party (2016 - present) and it's safe to say it lives up to the hype. With Season Four coming out this year, it's the perfect time to binge the rest of the show 'cos it's definitely worth it.

Dr. Kirsten Zemke brings us Space Disco, the ultimate Friday mood. Featuring Asha Puthl's Space Talk, Clouds Across The Moon's RAH Band, and Dee D. Jackson's Meteor Man.

This morning Rachel spoke with Goat Girl's Ellie Rose Davies in the U.K. about the band's mint new album 'On All Fours'. Whakarongo mai nei to hear about making the record, getting through the lockdown and creating dystopic worlds. 

Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rach and Tess are kicking off Friday with a nice cuppa coffee; Dr. Kirsten Zemke brings us the Space Disco to get us in the mood for the weekend; Sam reviews Search Party, that show everyone's been telling him to watch; and Ellie from Goat Girl dials in all the way from the UK for a chat about the new album. 

Ayana talked to AUT Communication Lecturer Dr Janet Tupou about the recent stories of cultural oppression in dress standards in our news and the underlying issues. Rawiri Waititi wearing his taonga in Parliament, a Dunedin student being told his cornrows were "extreme", and 8 schools in New Zealand don't allow afro's or braids in their dress code. 

On their weekly chat, Justin and Health Minister Andrew Little talked about moving COVID levels, vaccines, rainbow mental health services, and Suhayra Aden, the former Australia-New Zealand dual citizen who was detained by Turkey for entering illegally from Syria.

Ayana spoke to AUT's Dr Janet Tupou cultural oppression and dress standards in New Zealand.

On Neighbourhood Watch, Justin and Zoe chatted about rape allegations from former ministerial advisor Brittany Higgins and Google agreeing to pay for news content to outlets Nine and Ten.

Justin spoke to Health Minister Andrew Little abour Cabinet's decision to move Auckland's COVID alert level from 3 to 2, vaccines, funding for rainbow mental health services, and Suhayra Aden, the former dual Australia-New Zealand citizen who was detained by Turkey for illegally entering from Syria.