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Alice Canton is back! For Stage Direction this week, she speaks to Eden Webster about the programme for Kōanga Festival - an upcoming festival at Te Pou Theatre that celebrates Māori storytelling and new voices. 

Presenting a new body of work, Wrinkled Speech is Layla Rudneva-Mackay’s first solo exhibition at Melanie Roger Gallery. 

In exploring themes of motherhood, healing, the subconscious, and womanhood, Rudneva-Mackay, through seemingly abstract paintings, plays with figurative elements and luminescence. 

Sofia spoke to Layla about the show, its themes, and her practice.

David Slack chats government cuts to the health care system. Plus tunes etc.

Do you like when people play piano, percussion, and wind instruments in Canada? Then this playlist is for you!

Leland Whitty - Awake / Glass Moon / Windows

Guido Basso - A Lazy Afternoon / My Foolish Heart

Jonah Yano - the speed of sound! / always / so sweet

BADBADNOTGOOD - White Light / Love Proceeding

Matthew Tavares - worldo 100bpm / like the beatles 129 / something about birds

The health system in Aotearoa has experienced issues of overcrowding and underfunding since before the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. While the current government campaigned last year on increasing funding to the health sector, most of this funding went to Pharmac and providing new cancer drugs.

Despite staff shortages in the health sector, the government has continually criticised what they claim is an overspend and poor budgeting. The new health commissioner, Lester Levy, went as far to describe the system as ‘bloated’, with similar criticisms from Prime Minister Christopher Luxon in his descriptions of ‘fourteen layers of bureaucracy.’ 

Tuesday Wire host Castor spoke to the executive director of the association of salaried medical specialists, Sarah Dalton, about staffing issues in the health sector and how the government can address them.

This week, Milly and Chris chat all things green, including the Olympics, Thailand's new regulations, roadside testing, and incredible true stories of medicinal cannabis helping kiwis in need. All here on this weeks Marijuana Media. 

Milly takes the helm this Thursday, starting with a loving tribute to Martin Phillipps, one of New Zealand's musical icons, following through to Marijuana Media with Chris Fowlie, and a special interview regarding the Ignite programme with Cuillin & Harlo. A very wholesome drive right here. 

Sofia is stepping down from the Mothership! Listen in to Sofia's final show, as we play some nifty new numbers from Molly Payton, Peter Cat Recording Co, and Euan Blackman! Whakarongo mai!

Jonny speaks to David Slack about governments cuts to the health care system under the guise of efficiencies.