Charlie chats with Rosetta and Milly about the importance of weighing your coffee! Tune in throughout the week for your chance to win a bag of the Kenyan Gichathaini AA single origin, or use the code 95bFM at checkout via the eighthirty website for 10% off. Whakarongo mai nei!

Thanks to eighthirty coffee roasters!

Your bosom selectas i te ata nei are the brand new hosts of Tuesday Drive, Smashton and Big J! Whakarongo mai nei!

Oto and Jaycee talked to Japanese-American artist Mei Semones about her upcoming tour and latest E.P titled 'Kurage.'

They also played 2 hours of Indie Pop and Downtempo tunes by artists from the Asian diaspora, as well as some Japanese Bossanova.

Thanks to Jagiya!

Aotearoa Echoes with Mikey - 100% New Zealand Music

This week on The Monday Wire...

Host Thomas spoke to Doctor Justin Sobion from the University of Auckland Law School about the government’s attempted climate law change and  how it goes against the International Court of Justice’s recommendations.

He then talked to University of Auckland Professor of commercial law Gehen Gunasekara about the police amendment bill and how it could diminish privacy rights.

For our weekly catchup with the ACT Party’s Simon Court, News Director Castor asked about the government’s stance on immigration amidst a rise in anti-immigration sentiment overseas. 

They also spoke to Director of Wellbeing, System Leadership, Data, and Insights at Te Herenga Mahara, the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission Dr Ella Cullen, about plans for a social media ban in New Zealand as results emerge from the ban in Australia. 

And finally they spoke to Ben Wright from Lobbying Reform NZ about a recent petition the organisation has put to government asking for more transparency around lobbying.

Lobby Reform NZ recently put forward a petition to the government asking for three changes that would improve transparency around lobbying. These changes have been compared to some introduced in New Zealand’s international counterparts, which allow members of the public to assess with greater accuracy how different politicians are being influenced. In New Zealand, the legislation around lobbying is relatively lax, leaving the public almost entirely in the dark. 

To discuss the petition and the scale of lobbying in Aotearoa, News Director Castor spoke to Ben Wright from Lobby Reform NZ.

You can find more information about Lobby Reform NZ on their Instagram. You can find more information about their petition here. 

Public submissions for the policing amendment bill are currently being made, and several privacy concerns have been raised. 

The bill is split into two parts, with the first focusing on intelligence gathering and the second giving police new powers to declare a wider range of public areas off limits earlier. 

The impact of the first part on privacy rights in particular has been up for debate, as new changes would allow police to take photos and record in public with a much lower bar of justification and are not required to provide a right to access or deletion. 

Originally, police were forced by the courts to stop taking photos unless they were directly related to a case, after it was revealed in 2020 that they had been taking photos of TENS of THOUSANDS of people not suspected of any crime, the majority of whom were Māori youth.

To discuss the policing amendment bill and its potential privacy impacts, host Thomas talked to University of Auckland Professor of commercial law Gehen Gunasekara.

Kirsten joins Rosetta and Milly for a chat about '60s retro revival! Whakarongo mai nei!

Arini brings us a beautiful whakataukī to kick off our wiki the right way! Whakarongo mai nei.

Te waha kahawai // Like the mouth of a kahawai

A wild show today! 

Flo and Lou are back tonight with special guests: Robin and Jame from Melanie and a whole bunch of other local shit. Sharing their favourite Kiwi tunes and international influencers, while providing excellent banter. 

Topics ranged from wild tour stories, local band lore, guitar hero fascination and piss shop pitstops.