Welcome to Radio Mother! Join us for two hours of awesome tunes to round off November. Whakarongo mai!

Happy Rāmere e te whānau! E whai ake nei, coming up on Breakfast with Rosetta and Milly: Travelling Tunes with Dr. Kirsten Zemke, a chat with Evie Bamford about her debut track 'Money Bag' plus a live acoustic version, and From The Crate with Cam! Whakarongo mai nei!

Thanks to eighthirty coffee roasters!

Cam is back up chatting all the latest releases out today at Southbound! Head on down, especially becasuse its Black Friday so they're doing 20% off everything, and a bunch of RSD rereleases! Whakarongo mai nei. 

Song selections:

Iona Zajac - Bang

Pizza Hotline - BIOS

Lance Ferguson - Caveman Boogie

Thanks to Southbound Records!

Gang of Four with Jonny: Friday November 28, 2025

Thanks to Verona on K'rd!

The Elam Graduate Show special! 

This week, Sof and Maya visit the Elam Graduate Show, interviewing BFA graduates Yana Sanvictores, Sophie Drury, Keira Haig, Ella Rowe, and Fabian Strauch, as well as MFA graduates Michael McClelland and Thea Long. 

You can go see their work, as well as the rest of the graduating cohort’s, at the Elam Fine Arts Studios at 20 Whitaker Place this Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th November, from 10AM to 4PM. 

You can also visit the online portfolio of work and creative practice research from previous graduate students here, where this year’s graduates’ work will be posted shortly as well. 

Whakarongo mai! <3

Kirsten is chatting all things country reggae this morning! 

Song selections:

Evie Bamford joins Rosetta and Milly in the studio for a kōrero about her debut single 'Money Bag' - which is out today! Evie also treats us to an acoustic version of the song. You can catch her playing at Ponsonby Social Club next Saturday December 6. Whakarongo mai nei!

The Government has proposed to abolish regional councils, with city and district councils taking over these duties instead.

Labour Party MP Duncan Webb has introduced a member's bill to repeal the Regulatory Standards Act.

And the Reserve Bank has cut the official cash rate, bringing it to its lowest level in three years in an effort to support economic renewal.

For our weekly catch-up with the Labour Party, Wire Host Caeden spoke to Shanan Halbert about all of these issues.

Bay of Plenty Reggae festival One Love have announced their 2026 cancellation earlier this week, citing the ongoing cost of living crisis and unforeseen behind-the-scenes developments as the reason why. Speculation around the cancellation continues to tie the festival's legacy to its previous promoter and founder, Pato Alvarez, following his sex offending conviction in 2023.

Producer Jasmine Gray spoke to musician and sound engineer Lora Thomson, about what the cancellation of the festival indicates for Aotearoa’s live music scene, and the accessibility of venues and touring circuits for musicians in Aotearoa.