Fun and varied show today! Cycling through some neo-psychedalia with Unknown Mortal Orchestra – before the swirling ambient soundscapes of Florian TM Zeisig's new album, Planet Inc. Finished off with downtempo tracks by Nice Girl and Kalimera. Keep it on the b!

Jim chats about long weekend gardening tasks on Greening Out. 

For City Counselling this week, Wire host Caeden spoke with Counsellor Lotu Fuli about the early morning vandalisation of the Rainbow Crossing on Karangahape Road.

They also ask about the end of half-price fares for under 25s, and the relationship Wayne Brown, as well as Auckland Council more generally, has with Auckland Transport.

Rachel speaks with Associate Professor Dr Lara Greaves about the Budget Policy Statement from the government, reviews in the tertiary sector and communications regarding disability allowance cuts.

Lucinda Bennett chats lazy dessert on Breakfast Food.

💚 Hello goregous creatures. A plethora of fantastic new music from all across the genre spectrum today, with a few funny moments: indie / alternative / experimental / dub / drum and bass / techno / jazz and a heap of other stuff. New Shabaka, BADBADNOTGOOD, Adrianne Lenker, Nia Archives, Metronomy etc etc.

Oh yea, we snuck in a few old favourites too: Kasabian, The Postal Service and Headless Chickens anyone? 

Rattled the speakers a bit with new cuts from HIJINX and Uncertain. 

Enjoy your long weekend if life has bestowed that on you. See you all next week.

Spotify playlist lives here 💚

Angus and Julia Stone are in the lounge performing some songs for us and have a chat about their forthcoming record coming on May 10, with an album release tour that will reach Aotearoa in August. 

Last month saw the release of an independent review examining the emergency management of Cyclone Gabrielle in Hawke’s Bay last year. Insights revealed the key role marae, iwi and hāpu played in disaster response, heralding calls for strategies more inclusive of te ao Māori.

Producer Jasmine Gray spoke with Dr. Shaun Awatere, of Ngāti Porou, who is Kaihautū Māori Research Impact Leader and Manaaki Whenua at Landcare Research. He discussed the ways in which national and local bureaucracies can be more formally inclusive of te Ao Māori and mana whenua approaches.

Jasmine also spoke with Professor Christine Kenney, of Te Ātiawa ki Kāpati, Ngāi Tahu, and Ngāti Toarangatira. Amongst an impressive array of interdisciplinary roles in this area, Christine is the Chair of Disaster Risk Reduction at Massey University, and she provided us more insight about what the report’s findings mean for Aotearoa’s wider emergency management frameworks.

National has announced the fruits of the childcare policy they campaigned on, which is a rebate paid out once every three months. This is after they campaigned on fortnightly payments, and will disadvantage parents who cannot afford childcare up front.

They’ve also announced they are continuing Labour’s policy of free period product in schools and kura, although whether or not this includes primary as well as intermediate and high schools is uncertain. 

For our weekly catch-up with the Labour Party, Wire host Caeden asked Labour spokesperson for Education and Women Jan Tinetti about both of these announcements. 

On Political Commentary, Rachel speaks with Associate Professor Dr Lara Greaves about the Budget Policy Statement from the government, reviews in the tertiary sector and communications regarding disability allowance cuts. Lucinda Bennett chats lazy dessert on Breakfast Food. Angus and Julia Stone are in the lounge performing some songs for us and have a chat about their forthcoming record coming on May 10, with an album release tour that will reach Aotearoa in August. Jim chats about long weekend gardening tasks on Greening Out. We recap your Top Ten. Whakarongo mai nei!