This Friday Morning was Huias second show and the first Fancy New Band in the new station!

Today Huia played a collection of pretty/cruisey tunes to accommodate the beautiful weather and our Fancy New Band; Ben Chavasse!

Thanks to The Tuning Fork !

Kirsten chats with Rosetta and Milly about Pasifika party bangers! Whakarongo mai nei!

Cam is up in the studio, chatting with Rosetta and Milly about the latest releases on the shelves today at Southbound! Whakarongo mai nei.

Thanks to Southbound Recordstore! 

Anahera-Jade (Tainui/Samoa) is a Tāmaki-based multidisciplinary artist whose practice centres on an exploration of mana motuhaketanga, pūrakau, memory, and Pacific-punk through airbrush painting, sound, and installation.

Her current solo exhibition at Grace Aotearoa, Island Love Never Give Up, sees an interweaving of these forms and reflections, bringing together these three mediums into a new vibration that echoes within the gallery space, connecting sound, emotion, shared memory, and power. 

Inspired by a trip to Samoa in 2024, the show takes these sonic and visual memories into the works as an ode to these recollections. The viewer is greeted into the space first by a sound installation sitting on a large floral polypropylene mat held in these polystyrene containers – pulling and enwrapping the viewer in this circular, distant drum loop, posing the question: what frequency is the ocean? 

In the other room, Anahera-Jade presents a beautiful body of airbrushed paintings. Like memories, some manifest vividly, and others more hazy – illuminating their core and associated imagery rather than their whole; merging them with these dreamy, soft gestures, embellishments, and forms, bringing them into a new visual or sonic landscape.

Sof caught up with Anahera-Jade about Island Love Never Give Up and her overall practice.

This morning we were very lucky to welcome in indie/folk artist Ben Chavasse for the first ever Fancy New Band on Karangahape Rd !!

Ben played a beautiful accoustic set, including his unreleased single 'Teething' that comes out next week!

Brought to you by NZ On Air Music 

Thanks to The Tuning Fork!

Mōrena! It's freezing outside but Rosetta and Milly are here to warm you up with plenty of great tunes, plus Natural Ange is up in the studio, and the girls have heaps of prizes! Whakarongo mai nei.

Thanks to eighthirty coffee roasters!

TAKATAPUNANI in the studio for Morning Glory today. Whakarongo mai nei!

Thanks to The Tuning Fork!

Filling in today! A show of pure tunes, alongside kōrero about mushrooms, post-punk basslines, and Whānau Marama. 

Natural Ange is back up in the studio, offering wisdom on the best probiotics for nurturing your gut microbiome and immunity, the best kinds of magnesium, and answering your questions! Whakarongo mai nei!

Thanks to Natural Ange!

We’re now halfway through Epetoma o te reo Māori Kūki 'Airani Cook Islands Māori language week, an opportunity to experience vibrant community events and learning initiatives designed to promote and preserve the languages of the Cook Islands. 

But revitalising the languages of the Cook Islands goes beyond just one week a year. A whole range of languages exist within the Cook Islands, but linguicide perpetuated by colonial powers - such as the Government of New Zealand - have traumatised language use for generations of parents. Today, the New Zealand Government is still shirking its responsibility for the revitalisation of Cook Islands languages.

So to learn more about the languages of the Cook Islands, the linguicide they have faced, and what revitalisation means today, Producer Theo spoke to the University of Auckland’s Dr Ake Nicholas.