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This week's show featured new music from Michael Kiwanuka, Nathan Haines, and Adam Hatterway and the Haunters.

Happy school holidays! (Finn's show)

Kris McFang, Sam Harmony, Rob Bollox and...A Funky Plumber!?!

This week the team are joined by Mr Jellphonic who has brought in a whole lot of sexy 7 inches. 

Litia jumps on the phone to chat The Bear Season 3 for Viewmaster

Blue Field is a new project by Tāmaki Makaurau-based artist Gavin Hipkins showing at Michael Lett Gallery. 

It exhibits hundreds of unique cyanotype prints in a large-scale gridded installation, a process which was invented in the 1840s to reproduce technical drawings and scientific tables.

Blue Field exhibits a continuation of exploring photographic techniques used in previous exhibitions of Hipkins’ including The Field, which was first exhibited in 1995 at the artist-run gallery Teststrip on Karangahape Road, and more recent works at Hamish McKay Gallery in Pōneke late last year. 

Sofia spoke to Gavin about the show, using cyanotype photography, and his practice. 

Beth had a kōrero with seabird scientist Edin Whitehead about Sentinel, an exhibition that invites you into the world of seabirds.

Sofia had a kōrero with artist Gavin Hipkins about his exhibition, Blue Field, currently on at Michael Lett. 

And for Stage Direction this week, Johanna Cosgrove speaks to producer and comedian Rebecca Mary Gwendolon about Haha/Hehe, a first-of-its-kind Pride comedy show with an all non-binary cast. 

The Trouble Twins take Drive, yarning to Pat and Cam from Soft Bait about their new single from their forthcoming record and hear some tunes from Frank On Tap for Drive Live. Whakarongo mai nei!

Frank On Tap are in the studio with Kaitlyn and Natalya for a few live acoustic tracks. Whakarongo mai nei!

Thanks to Parrotdog!

The ACT party is introducing a bill which, in their words, will “ensure our nation’s founding document delivers on its promise of equal rights for all New Zealanders.” They claim they are only clarifying the Treaty and not rewriting it. 

However, academics are saying their interpretation distorts the language and meaning of the text and the bill could significantly alter the practical application of Te Tiriti.

Wire Host Caeden spoke to Margaret Mutu from the University of Auckland about the intentional mistranslation of Te Tiriti in this bill and why it is so harmful.

They started by asking why the Treaty Principles Bill is “deeply misleading.”

Climate Change Minister Simon Watts has announced a new climate strategy. The strategy is based on five core pillars, including:

This strategy has been met with controversy, with Greenpeace describing it as being “as useful as teats on a bull.”

Wire Host Caeden asked Labour Deputy Leader Carmel Sepuloni about this new climate strategy as well as about the recent controversy surrounding former Green MP Darleen Tana.

They started by asking for her thoughts on the government’s new Climate strategy.