This week Zoë Larsen Cumming checks in with James Shaw regarding the election results. The talk of the town is whether Labour will still form a coalition government with the Greens, despite being able to govern alone. They chat about that as well as the Green Party's ambitions for the next three years.

This week Zoë Larsen Cumming checks in with James Shaw regarding the election results. The talk of the town is whether Labour will still form a coalition government with the Greens, despite being able to govern alone. They chat about that as well as the Green Party's ambitions for the next three years.

Comedian Chris Parker spent lockdown felting away the iso blues on instagram, and now he's making a theatre show out of the experience. Whakarongo mai nei to hear about how his lockdown crafting has ended up in The Auckland Museum AND Te Papa, and grab tickets to 'This is How I Felt' at the Basement theatre! 

Justine answers all your union questions, this week we're talking about babies, advanced annual leave, sick days and drug tests.

Jenna's been getting into ghost stories, this week she reviews The Haunting of Alma Fielding: A True Ghost Story by Kate Summerscale. The true story of Nandor Fodor, a Jewish-Hungarian refugee and chief ghost hunter for the International Institute for Psychical research. Spooky.

Penelope Noir continues the journey into the gothic history that includes the likes of Specimen and the Batcave in London.

Today on your bFM Breakfast: It's been a big weekend, so we're waking up slowly this morning; Penelope Noir brings us more goth Fashun to talk about; Chris Parker pops in to break down his felting journey for us; Jenna's been getting into ghost stories; and Justine helps us with our employment woes.

A groovy smorgasbord of eclectic jazz, including award-winning NZ artists and favourite Indian tabla fusions.

We had a special visit from Neve and Esme this week! 

We talk to potter Laurie Steer about his tounge-in-cheek ceramic election coverage and his mentor Barry Brickell. And then to the two artists behind the new Shell Gallery - Joe Dowling and Ken Griffen. We talk abouit Joe's photography practice, and his current show.