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For Dear Science this week, our expert,Professor Allan Blackman about Dame Jane Goodall, discoveries in Bearded Vulture’s nests and fresh clues of a new planet.

Love all things trams? LIVE Day: Trams is on at MOTAT next Sunday 19 October! Check out their impressive collection and catch a ride on one of the steam trains.

Thanks to MOTAT, the museum inspiring the innovators of tomorrow!

Show Me Shorts festival (celebrating 20 years!) kicks off tonight in Tāmaki Makaurau! Rosetta and Milly catch up with Gabi and Matilda for a kōrero about their film Gloss Finish - on this weekend at Academy Cinemas. Whakarongo mai nei!

This week in Aotearoa, the Hauraki Gulf Tīkapa Moana Marine Protection Bill is set to pass its third reading in parliament. The legislation extends existing protections and introduces new areas of marine reserve. The move is providing what many have described as long overdue in Aotearoa’s conservation efforts, as only 0.3% of our waters are currently under full marine protection. However, experts have also raised concerns about the balance of consideration of commercial fisheries comparative to that of local whānau and hapū groups.

Producer Jasmine Gray spoke to Fiona McCormack, an Associate Marine Anthropology Professor at the University of Waikato, about the nature of this legislation and what it means for wider marine conservation efforts.

This week in Aotearoa, the Hauraki Gulf Tīkapa Moana Marine Protection Bill is set to pass its third reading in parliament. The legislation extends existing protections and introduces new areas of marine reserve. The move is providing what many have described as long overdue in Aotearoa’s conservation efforts, as only 0.3% of our waters are currently under full marine protection. However, experts have also raised concerns about the balance of consideration of commercial fisheries comparative to that of local whānau and hapū groups.

Producer Jasmine Gray spoke to Fiona McCormack, an Associate Marine Anthropology Professor at the University of Waikato, about the nature of this legislation and what it means for wider marine conservation efforts.

Finance Minister Nicola Willis and Energy Minister Simon Watts have announced a package of measures designed to improve the affordability of electricity in New Zealand through “new projects” and gas exploration, with little details to offer on timeline or cost. 

Employees & Manufacturers Association have called the announcement “underwhelming”, and the Major Electricity Users' Group says there is no evidence the plan will make a difference to affordability in the next decade. 

She says the plan will boost New Zealand’s military strength and support our local weapons and tech industries

As well, last week three New Zealanders were among hundreds of activists detained from the Freedom Flotilla, seeking to get humanitarian aid into Gaza. 

The activists will be deported on Wednesday from Israel to Jordan, but calls have been renewed for the New Zealand government to step up on its commitments to responding to the situation in Gaza. 

Wire Host Sara spoke with National MP Carl Bates about all of these topics, starting with the Electricity Plan

Following the arrest of Freedom Flotilla activists last week including New Zealanders Rana Hamida, Youssef Sammour and Sam Leason, the families of these activists alongside the Green Party coleaders held a press conference yesterday where they called for the New Zealand government to fulfil its obligations to international humanitarian law and answered questions from the media.

First, Wire Host Sara shares some recordings from the press conference. 

Arini offers us some mātauranga with this morning's whakataukī:

Ehara i te tī // YOLO!

Whakarongo mai nei!

Hosts of the 95bFM Jazz Show Miss Dom and Blind Mango Chutney are your Bosom Selectas this week! Tune in to the Jazz Show every Sunday from 12pm - 2pm. Whakarongo mai nei!

Tunes From The Other Crate

Oto and Jaycee had TWO interviews for today 😱

First they chatted to Sabreen about her new single - The End and then they chatted with Goodspace about his new single - Easier Said than Done and his PEDAL installation.

They also played 2 hours of Psychedelic Soul and Folk from the Asian diaspora.