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An Outlier Festival Special - including a live interview with big sweetie Big Fat Raro!

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The 95bFM Top Ten counts down the best tunes from the bFM playlist as chosen by you!

Featuring What's Up with MP Steve Abel of the Green Party, the Aural Emporium and a kōrero with Paddy Free on the production and instrumentation techniques on the newest Moana and The Tribe album ONO. Plus, Jonny announces that 95bFM are pleased to be presenting MJ Lenderman next year on the 1st of April at Double Whammy.

On November 19th, 2010 a coal mining accident in Pike River Mine resulted in a methane explosion claiming the lives of 29 miners on the site. Now as the ten year anniversary has come and gone, the minister of Workplace relations, ACT MP Brooke van Velden read a statement commenorating the miners who have passed. 

This comes after the minsters' actions on health and safety failed to understand the lessons of Pike River, the reduction of serious injuries and death at work, the harsh realities of workers needing safety standards. 

Producer Yesenia spoke to Savage, Director of Organusations at E Tū about the core messages workers have for the ministry of Health, the high number of deaths occuring in a singular day and where the Work and Safety Act of 2015 could be improved ro reflect workers vitality. 

Trans Tasman Resource Limited is an Australian Mining company who have been looking to acquire consents for a seabed mining project in the Taranaki bight for more than a decade.

The Taranaki bight is home to a biodiverse ecosystem and a crucial spot for local fishers, and so fierce opposition from locals has been able to thwart attempts by Trans Transsman Resource to gain consents for the project. 

However, with the introduction of fast-track legislation, there are concerns that the company may be able to bypass local opposition and environmental experts to gain consents and begin deep sea mining in the Taranaki Bight. 

For this week’s Get Action! Oto spoke to Charlotte Melser, a district councillor in Whanganui, about her petition to the local government to continue blocking attempts by Trans Tasman Resources to gain consents to mine in the Taranaki bight.

If you'd like to sign the petiton, you can find it here on our Action Station, or here on their official website.

For their regular catch-up, Oto spoke to the Green Party’s Ricardo Menéndez March about the arrival of hīkoi mō te tiriti on parliament grounds, as well as the government’s plan to introduce visitors fees to conservation areas.

He spoke to Margaret Mutu, a professor of Māori studies at the University of Auckland, for a follow up conversation about the hīkoi with a focus on Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

For this week’s Get Action! He spoke to Charlotte Melser representing the Concerned Communities of Taranaki and Manawatu, to discuss a petition of theirs opposing the granting of any seabed mining consents to Trans Tasman Resource Limited.

Yesterday was the 7th and final day of Hīkoi Mō te Tiriti, the week-long Hīkoi in opposition to the treaty principles bill introduced by ACT, and other government policies impacting Māori.

It is estimated that more than 50,000 people from across the mōtu gathered outside parliament in Wellington yesterday, after a week of marching from the northern and southernmost points of Aotearoa, making this one of the largest protests for Māori and indigenous rights in history.

For their weekly catchup, Oto spoke to Green Party’s Ricardo Menendez-March to discuss the conclusion of the hīkoi and the turnout at parliament yesterday. 

They also discussed a new proposal by Conservation Minister - Tama Potaka, to introduce fees to access conservation land.

Hosted by PHILLIEE, with a downtempo Sound of Sydney curated by our man Carlos Avilés. Let the music guide you.

~ Universal Harmony ~

Oozing a grateful ora, massaging the creative mind.

In a first for WALAO! Jaycee did a tarot reading for Samantha live on air.

As it is Fraud Awareness Week, the government has announced its plan to tackle the issue of scamming in Aotearoa by collaborating with the public and banking sectors. 

Producer Athena spoke to Professor of Law at the University of Auckland, Alexandra Andhov, about why this step is welcome, while also indicating a broader issue of Big Tech companies having unregulated influence over social media users.