💚 Kia ora lovelies. The second show of 2024 features music from all walks and eras. A plethora of new cuts with some old favoruites thrown in too.

We also feature unreleased tracks from Jefferson Chen for the This Room is an Island interactive performance debuting February 2nd-4th. And an unreleased track from local up-and-coming house producer DJ Name.

As is always the case, the spotify playlist for this show lives here. 💚 See you next week.

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A new road user charge is applying to electric vehicles from the 1st of April this year. This has been expected for a while, but some people are concerned the cost is arbitrary and forcing EV users to pay more to use the roads than their petrol car using counterparts.

Caeden spoke to Massey Professor Ralph E H Sims about why the numbers don’t make sense, and his comment that the whole road user charge system needs to be reviewed.

Recently He Arotake Pōtitanga Motuhake, the Independent Electoral Review released a report discussing their recommendations to the current government on changes to our electoral system. 

One of the proposed changes involved granting voting rights to all prisoners. Currently, prisoners serving sentences of longer than three years are not allowed to enrol to vote. 

I speak to Emmy Rākete, the press spokesperson from People Against Prisons Aotearoa, about prisoner voting rights and what the proposal could mean.

Rosetta is your morning music guide! Lucinda Bennett is back in the building for a bit of kai chat on Breakfast Food. Jim lets us know how to garden in a flat, and hits us with some excellent hydrangea facts on Greening Out. Whakarongo mai nei!

 Lucinda Bennett is back in the building for a bit of kai chat- yay for stone fruit being in season!

Jim lets us know how to garden in a flat, and hits us with some excellent hydrangea facts on Greening Out. Whakarongo mai nei!

Producer Olivia spoke to member of the Palestinian community, Katrina Mitchell-Koutabb, about her petition calling for the Government to do more to stand with Palestine.

She also spoke to member of the Disabled Persons Assembly, Paul Brown, about accessibility issues with our current public transport system.

And News and Editorial Director Jessica Hopkins spoke to Health Coalition Co-Chair Professor, Lisa Te Morenga, and Action on Smoking Harm (ASH) Director, Ben Youdan, about their stances on the Government repealing smoke-free measures.

Accessible Ubers and taxis are expensive, leaving public transport the only option for many. However, Aotearoa’s public transport system has been criticised as lacking accessibility for people with disabilities.

Olivia spoke to member of the Disabled Persons Assembly NZ, Paul Brown, about the current accessibility issues with our public transport system, and what people can do to learn more about this topic. 

That was member of the Disabled Persons Assembly NZ, Paul Brown, speaking to me about accessibility issues with our current public transport system. 

Though recently Luxon has joined with other world leaders in supporting a ceasefire in Gaza, many have called for the New Zealand government to take further action.

Member of the Palestinian community, Katrina Mitchell-Kouttab has started a petition calling for New Zealand to live up to its international obligations. Olivia asked her why it’s important for the Government to support Palestine, and where people can learn more about this cause.

 Salene answers your heckers rental queries on A Room Of One's Own. 

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