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Cat Fooks is a Tāmaki based, material led painter who immerses herself within the world of her studio. In which Cat no longer views it as just a physical space but rather its own dimension built up of paint and clutter that is crucial to the making of the works. 

Her current exhibition Didymus Mountain presents a series of vibrant and playful paintings. Little worlds of abstract colour and texture that seem to rebel against the typical convention of the frame. Engulfing the frame itself in a multitude of rich layers of paint, rejecting this ‘framing’ and instead bringing it into the world of the painting itself. Eliminating this space between the painting and the space of the world.

Maya had a chat with Cat about her overall practice and the show.

Happy Friday! Today on Brekkie, Rosetta and Milly chat with Dr Kirsten Zemke about songs with spoken-word intros for Travelling Tunes, catch up with Frau Knotz to chat about her new EP, have a kōrero about NZIFF with Litia for Viewmaster, and hear whats new on the shelves at Southbound Records for From The Crate. Whakarongo mai nei!

This week on Viewmaster, Litia catches up with Milly and Rosetta to chat about what she's been watching as part of the New Zealand International Film Festival! Whakarongo mai nei!

Cam from Southbound Records is back up in the bFM studio to chat with Milly and Rosetta about whats out on the shelves today! Whakarongo mai nei!

Song selections:

MJ Lenderman - Left Your Smile

Mazzy Star - Halah

Ethel Cain - Nettles

Thanks to Southbound Records!

This week, Milly and David chat all things politics including potential ACT party candidates hiding in your local election!

The deadline for enrolling to vote in Local elections and nominations for candidates closed last week, with last minute pushes across the country to make sure as many seats as possible were being contested. 

There were concerns from the Electoral Commission and Local Councils across the country that some seats might go uncontested or only have one person running.

Producer Sanat wanted to understand what the state of local democracy is in Auckland and whether the council is doing enough to make sure it is healthy and thriving. 

Also in today’s discussion is a conversation about Regional Deals. Recently Auckland Council signed a memorandum of understanding with the government in order to begin “negotiating” a regional deal. 

Producer Sanat wanted to understand what a regional deal is and what it can do for Auckland, especially as recent unemployment and homelessness figures suggest that our city has been hit hardest by the recent economic downturn. 

He started off by asking Councillor Shane Henderson about the state of Auckland's Local Democracy.

It's a packed show today, featuring Natural Ange, political commentary with David Slack, and a chat with IVY about their new track Loon. Nicholas Rowe also talks to us about Sumud: Palestinian Resistance Series, plus loads more...

Conservation Minister Tama Potaka recently announced the Government is progressing with its Modernising Conservation Land Management proposals, including a new National Conservation Policy Statement.  

The consultation document proposes making around five million hectares of public conservation land available for exchange or disposal if deemed ‘surplus’ or to ‘support other government priorities’. 

Producer Sanat spoke to Forest and Bird’s General Policy Manager Richard Capie about the proposals, what they mean for conservation land and how New Zealanders can have their voice heard on the issue. 

He started off by asking about what these proposals mean more tangibly. 

Milly chats to Nicholas Rowe, project leader for Sumud: Palestinian Resilience Seminar Series.The series revolves around the concept of Sumud (steadfastness), the Palestinian experiences of resilience, and the intersections with global solidarity movements. The series includes panel discussions, lectures, film, and performance art.

You can check out more event details here!

“When Genocide Wasn’t News” is a recently released Canadian book that documents major Canadian news organisations' reporting on Gaza.

The book claims the media has “whitewashed Israeli violence, dehumanised Palestinians and smeared a growing protest movement.”

Gabriela Perdomo Páez, Assistant Professor of journalism at Mount Royal University, says journalists who support peace efforts can easily be accused of being “biased” in favour of those promoting peace. 

For International Desk, Wire Host Caeden spoke to Perdomo Páez about Canadian news coverage of Gaza.