Ata mārie e te whānau! E whai ake nei, coming up on the show this morning: Political Commentary with Lara Greaves and Ready Steady Learn with Claire Hewitt, thanks to The University of Auckland.

95bFM Breakfast with Rosetta is thanks to eighthirty coffee roasters!

Oto and Jaycee plays 2 hours of new releases of various genres from asian artists that hail from New Zealand and beyond! 

Lou and Paddy are back again for two hours of Psychedelic noise.

This week on the Monday Wire...

For our weekly catchup with the ACT Party, News Director Castor spoke to MP Simon Court about the party list rankings, the opening of the CRL, and ACT Party proposals to scrap the Waitangi Tribunal.

For the first interview in 95bFM's new series “Candidates of Tāmaki Makaurau”, Castor also spoke to Te Whatanui Skipwith, Green Party candidate for the Ōtāhuhu electorate. 

Producer Pranuja spoke to Union Network of Migrants coordinator Max Santiago about the uncertain future facing migrant bus drivers and Tuesday’s “Keep Our Bus Drivers Here” rally at Britomart.

And producer Sara spoke to Cannabis Clinic CEO Waseem Alzaher about roadside drug testing in Aotearoa.

The ACT Party list was announced yesterday, though not without a few surprises. Some people are up, some people are down, but most notable is the presence of first time candidate Paul Henry at number four. While Henry said he expected a high placement when his candidacy was announced, the exact placement was not public information until yesterday. 

Alongside the ACT Party list announcement, and overshadowing it slightly in the media cycle, the City Rail Link also opened yesterday. After a decade of development including roadworks, high costs, and numerous delays, the trains are finally running beneath the city centre. 

Finally, the ACT Party announced last week that they plan to campaign on scrapping the Waitangi Tribunal. They claim that the Tribunal has served its historical role in negotiating existing treaty claims, but has little relevance in modern Aotearoa. Opponents of the policy, however, claim that scrapping the Tribunal would make the government even less accountable to its obligations under Te Tiriti. 

For our weekly catchup with the ACT Party’s Simon Court, News Director Castor asked about each of these issues, beginning with the ACT Party list.

The ACT Party list was announced yesterday, though not without a few surprises. Some people are up, some people are down, but most notable is the presence of first time candidate Paul Henry at number four. While Henry said he expected a high placement when his candidacy was announced, the exact placement was not public information until yesterday. 

Alongside the ACT Party list announcement, and overshadowing it slightly in the media cycle, the City Rail Link also opened yesterday. After a decade of development including roadworks, high costs, and numerous delays, the trains are finally running beneath the city centre. 

Finally, the ACT Party announced last week that they plan to campaign on scrapping the Waitangi Tribunal. They claim that the Tribunal has served its historical role in negotiating existing treaty claims, but has little relevance in modern Aotearoa. Opponents of the policy, however, claim that scrapping the Tribunal would make the government even less accountable to its obligations under Te Tiriti. 

For our weekly catchup with the ACT Party’s Simon Court, News Director Castor asked about each of these issues, beginning with the ACT Party list.

Playing some tunes for your Monday Morning!

A special thanks to The Tuning Fork

Arini brings us a whakataukī to kick off Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori!

Toi tū te kupu, toi tū te mana, toi tū te whenua // Hold fast to our culture, language, and land.

New data from the New Zealand Police on the initial rollout of roadside drug tests has found that THC was one of the most commonly detected drugs.

The testing stations are part of a response to high numbers of road deaths involving drug use.

However Cannabis Clinic CEO Waseem Alzaher has voiced concerns that the testing data does not distinguish between recreational and medicinal cannabis use, nor does it identify the actual impairment caused by use.

Producer Sara spoke to Alzaher about the issue as it relates to medicinal cannabis users

For Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori, Jenna is up in the studio to chat about Witi Ihimaera's 2026 book, Te Kaukau | The Swimmer: I te Ao o te Reo, and Atakohu Middleton's new book, Waka Aroha: He Kohinga Pakipoto.

Thanks to Timeout Bookstore!