Rob's got a bunch of stories that caught his interest this week. Starting with a classic (...or not so classic) pub story and finishing with a very sweet poem for the bFM listeners.

Today on your bFM Breakfast: It's a jam packed show for Breakfast this morning; kicking things off with our fortnightly chat with National MP, Paul Goldmith; Roy Irwin joins Rach for a chat about NO-CLIP; Rob joins us for a laugh and a couple of things we're sure you didn't know before; Imugi dial in to share their new single with us; Tim's got a plethora of media news to share; and Amelia runs us through linguistic determinism. Phew.

One in five households in some areas of South Auckland do not have internet access. Jemima Huston speaks to Tania Pouwhare, the Social Intrapreneur at Auckland Council's Southern and Western Institutes. They discuss why internet access is important and how digital infrastructure might be used to rebuild the economy in South Auckland. 

In a report released yesterday, the Children's Commission called for changes to be made to the child offending system. Jemima Huston speaks to Children's Commissioner Andrew Becroft about New Zealand's child offending system and why it isn't working. They also discuss why he believes the age of criminal responsibility should be changed from 10 years old to 14. 

On the Wire today Jemima speaks to the Children's Commissioner Andrew Becroft about child offending system in Aotearoa and changing the age of criminal responsibility from 10 years old to 14. 

Make It 16 is a group seeking to lower the voting age to 16 in New Zealand. Jemima speaks to member Thomas Pope Kerr about Make It 16's high court case claiming that the current voting age is discriminatory. 

With 20% of households in some areas of South Auckland without power, Jemima talks to Tania Pouwhare, the Social Intrapreneur at Auckland Council's Southern and Western Institutes. They discuss why internet access is important and how digital infrastructure might be used to rebuild the economy in South Auckland. 

Hanna looks into the pressure to be productive during lockdown. She speaks to Shaun Robinson, the Chief Executive of the Mental Health Foundation about productivity and mental health during the pandemic. 

Much has been said about maintaining productivity levels during lockdown. Hanna spoke to Shaun Robinson, Chief Executive of the Mental Health Foundation, about the impact of this rhetoric on people's mental health amidst already increased mental distress from the Covid-19 pandemic. 

University of Auckland Research Fellow, Shaun Hotchkiss, joins us for a chat about cosmology. What's that, you ask? We're confused too, luckily we have an expert in the subject matter to help us through this enormous world we live in. No existential crisis around here.

Matt Hunter- AKA Jerry Tompkins- is the brains behind Tāmaki Makaurau dance imprint Heat Rocker Records. We caught up with Matt today to hear about how Heat Rockers came to be, and also talk to him about his new project Kenny Sterling who has a dystopic and croony new track 'Seismic Commotion' out now. 

As we're still in Alert Level Three here in Tāmaki Makaurau, Zoë's got some picks for theatre you can catch online. Her picks for the week are Rapunzel at Bats, Ghost Light by the National Theatre of Scotland, and Good Dog by Arinzé Kene. 

The Mayor joins us to talk about the extension of Alert Level Three for Tāmaki Makaurau, the mandating of masks on public transport, and the accessibility of the internet in different areas of Tāmaki.