Chelsea from Skilaa came up to the studio to have a kōrero with Rosetta on the show today about all things Skilaa, their recent tour, new music, signing to Inner Tribe Records, and what's next for the group. They also dive into the state of the Tāmaki Makaurau jazz scene, and why it's important for all the scenes to mesh and live in harmony <3

Rosetta chats to Nabihah Iqbal before her show at Neck of the Woods tonight! They chat about her stop in Wellington, the process behind Nabihah's most recent album 'Dreamer', the whirlwind year that was 2020, and more. 

This weeks Top 10 sees Sojourn take out the number 1 spot. Presented by a lonely Smashton as Big J laps up the rays in sunny Los Angeles. 

News and Editorial Director, Jessica Hopkins, spoke to Action on Smoking Harm (ASH) Director Ben Youdan about their stance on the government repealing smoke-free new measures. 

She started off the interview by asking Youdan about the purpose of ASH and his involvement in tobacco control?

Aneeka mans the ship this morning! She chats to lead singer Felix and Hugh (bass) of Gengahr about their show this evening at the Tuning Fork to celebrate their record Red Sun Titans. Salene answers your heckers rental queries on A Room Of One's Own. Whakarongo mai nei!

Aneeka chats to lead singer Felix and Hugh (bass) of Gengahr about their show this evening at the Tuning Fork to celebrate their record Red Sun Titans.

Zoë mans the brekky ship for today! We listen to a chat Stella had with Karly Hartzman, vocalist and guitarist of Wednesday, about their recent record Rat Saw God and their world tour which is reaching Aotearoa in late February. On Stage Direction, Shanaia Boutsady and Sajal Taneja from Mixit’s show I AM… and… I AM are in the studio to talk about the work playing on 20 and 21 January at Oratia Settlers Hall. Robbie Delany is on Ready Steady Learn to chat about his work investigating how inhaling nitrogen dioxide, a gas in car fumes, affects the brain. Whakarongo mai nei!

Stella speaks with Karly Hartzman, vocalist and guitarist of Wednesday, about their recent record Rat Saw God and their world tour which is reaching Aotearoa in late February. 

One Hundred and fifty three countries have ratified the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.

The Convention which was originally ratified in 1948 was intended to prevent a repeat of the genocidal atrocities of World War Two.

Now, over 75 years after the convention was ratified, South Africa has filed a case to the International Court of Justice, alleging that Israel, a member of the convention, has breached their obligations.

Nicholas spoke to Treasa Dunworth, Associate professor of Law at the University of Auckland about the facts surrounding the historic case.

The average words per minute (wpm) a person can type out on a phone is around 35 words. This is slightly higher for computers with an average of around 40-45 wpm. 

Stenographers can produce up to an incredible 360 wpm, keeping up with conversation in real time. However the skillset requiring this is tedious and expensive to employ; resulting in outsourcing and automation of transcription.

Director of Mercury Transcripts Katherine O'Brien spoke to Sofia about how stenography works and about being one of the last four stenographers in all of Aotearoa.