On Friday, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith announced various changes to the electoral system in New Zealand which he says seek to make the process of voting more efficient and effective for future elections.

A number of Labour and Greens party politicians have been among those to criticise the changes as a disenfranchisement of voters which will make democratic engagement in New Zealand more difficult.

As well, last week the Ministry for Housing and Urban Development released the latest iteration of the Homelessness Insights Report which reveals that there has been a quantifiable rise in homelessness across Aotearoa.

Today on Tuesday Brekkie, Rosetta interviews Kokoroko about their new album Tuff Times Never Last and forthcoming Auckland show, Mokotron is up in studio for a Glasto recap, and Dr Preeti Cowan joins Milly and Rosetta for Ready Steady Learn. Plus news, weather, surf, and Short Player with Soft Bait! Whakarongo mai nei!

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Today on Ready Steady Learn, Dr Preeti Cowan is up in the studio to chat with Milly and Rosetta about her research in training AI to detect astroids and comets in outer space! Whakarongo mai nei!

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MOKOTRON is up in the studio, for a kōrero with Milly and Rosetta about his recent adventures at Glastonbury with Pulotu Underworld! The trio also chat about coining a new term for Māori electronica, 'Hiko'. Whakarongo mai nei!

Rosetta has a kōrero with Kokoroko founding member Sheila Maurice-Grey about their new album Tuff Times Never Last, and their forthcoming show alongside Romi Wrights at The Powerstation on November 26! Whakarongo mai nei!

It starts off ordinary, with a bit of this and bit of that (all the hottest electronic of course), then I delve into the weird world of hardstyle in the last 20 mins. Sue me. No, actually don't.

The growing usage of AI deepfakes has been for a number of different reasons… Whether it’s just for fun, or to jeopardise someone’s career, these AI-generated images, videos, and voice recordings have become more accessible and easy to make.

Deepfakes have been used for financial fraud, during election campaigns to taint the reputations of mostly female candidates, and also to spread propaganda and misinformation.

However, Denmark has proposed a law to grant individuals copyright over their own face, body, and voice. Although the move has been hailed as world-leading, and a step forward to address the harms of AI deepfakes, it has drawn criticism for not being effective enough. It has also provoked concerns about the act of copyrighting one’s likeness to the same degree as intellectual/artistic property. Producer Faith spoke to Professor Alex Sims from the University of Auckland’s commercial law department about the proposition, and its effectiveness.

For Dear Science this week, our expert, Professor Allan Blackman, chats with us about an astronomical discovery, the passing of the great Tom Lehrer, and the latest estimate on your required daily step count

Thanks Allan, thank you MOTAT, and thank you science!

For Dear Science this week, our expert, Professor Allan Blackman, chats with us about an astronomical discovery, the passing of the great Tom Lehrer, and the latest estimate on your required daily step count

In our weekly catchup with the National Party’s Tom Rutherford, I ask about the government’s recent electoral reforms, and the latest Homelessness Insights report

Finally, Faith spoke to commercial law Professor Alex Sims from the University of Auckland about the ongoing problems caused by AI deepfakes, and what Denmark is doing to tackle them.

For Dear Science this week, our expert, Professor Allan Blackman, chats with us about an astronomical discovery, the passing of the great Tom Lehrer, and the latest estimate on your required daily step count

Thanks Allan, thank you MOTAT, and thank you science!