Ata mārie e te whānau! E whai ake nei, coming up on the show this morning: Whakataukī o Tēnei Wiki with Arini Loader, This Is How We Brew It with Charlie, and Loose Reads with Nate from Timeout. Whakarongo mai nei!

Thanks to eighthirty coffee roasters!

Nate joins Rosetta and Milly for a chat about Saleem Haddad's Floodlines. Whakarongo mai nei!

Thanks to Timeout Bookstore!

Jordan Walker joined us to talk about ‘Herenga Waka: where we come from,’ a collection of short films he's presenting at Basement Theatre.

Ngā mihi nui Basement Theatre!

This week on the Monday Wire...

For our weekly catchup with the ACT Party, News Director Castor spoke to ACT MP Simon Court about the party's new co-leader, the Conservation Amendment Bill, changes to the Teaching Council, and recent poll results. 

They also spoke to General Manager of Science, Systems, and Performance at the Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment, Danette Olson, about science funding reforms. 

They also spoke to Professor of Taxation, Lisa Marriott, about recently announced KiwiSaver policies and the practical implementation of the Green Party’s tax package. 

And Producer Jude spoke to University of Auckland Professor of Electrical, Computer and Software Engineering, Alex Baird, about AI fighting AI. 

After significant pressure from the public and environmental lobby groups, the government has dropped the clause in the Conservation Amendment Bill that would permit the sale of more conservation land. 

They say the decision is due to some confusion from members of the public, with the wording leading different interpretations than the initial intention. 

Also last week, the government finalised plans to ban elected members from the Teaching Council, the body that regulates and ensures accountability for teachers. The decision followed an inquiry which found the organisation was more concerned with reputation than maintaining standards. Despite the issues, however, there are concerns that completely cutting elected officials out will limit the board’s independence.

Also on ACT’s agenda are recent poll results, which have seen Opportunity climbing close to the FIVE percent threshold to get into parliament. Parties such as ACT and Te Pāti Māori are particularly under threat from Opportunity, as it threatens to take their place in a potential coalition agreement. 

Finally, over the weekend the ACT Party announced plans for MP Nicole McKee to take over as deputy leader from Brooke van Velden as she plans to resign at this year’s election. 

For this week’s catch-up with the ACT Party’s Simon Court, News director Castor asked about each of these issues, beginning with Nicole McKee’s recent appointment.

Jaycee interviews Blair from CTO about the EP "Share The Lack", his personal music projects and asian influences as an artist. Thanks to JAGIYA! 

What better way to kick off the first show by new host Max Lay than Herbie Hancock’s ‘Maiden Voyage.’  And it just gets better from there. 

Welcome aboard Max!

And thanks as always to San Ray.

Setlist:

We finish The Faraway Tree, and chat about what to listen to next. 

Thanks to the wonderful NZ Maritime Museum - Hui te Ananui a Tangaroa - for sponsoring the show!

This week's show featured new music from Delaney Davidson, Manuel Darquart and more.