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Rachel speaks to the co-leader of the Green Party about the recent Budget, the subsequent action day and the government's position on the situation in Rafah.

The Bard of Bollix is in to guide us through The Mind Trench, and gifts us a cursed mash up.

Featuring great Kiwi footwork released under FOOTMAHI 2024, the new(ish) Justice x Tame Impala album, and various ends that you will surely enjoy. 

Rand Hazou, one of the presenters of chats The Gaza Dialogues, chats about the five-night mini-cultural festival fostering engagement with Palestine that begins tonight. 

Tessa from Mystery Waitress chats about their new single, Nightbug, out via Flying Nun.

For Dear Science this week, Doctor Cushla McGoverin about microbes in the baths of Bath, genetically isolated trout, and the James Webb Space Telescope. 

Wire host Castor spoke to the National Party’s Tom Rutherford about the first home buyers bonus and last week's budget announcements. 

Producer Sofia spoke to Executive Director of Greenpeace Aotearoa, Russel Norman, about funding cuts to environmental sectors in Budget 2024 and the March for Nature in Tāmaki Makaurau this Saturday

She also spoke to Tatau Urutahi shared leader at Te Kāhui Tika Tangata, the Human Rights Commission, Julia Whaipooti, about the Budget in terms of whether it upholds te Tiriti o Waitangi.

Kendra Cox from the School of Counselling, Human Services and Social Work is on Ready Steady Learn in to discuss her masters research, a critical kaupapa Māori analysis of the pre-WWII child care and protection system. Whakarongo mai nei!

We announce a delightful second tier of the Second Guessing prize, and Maria takes the win on today's level! Tessa from Mystery Waitress chats about their new single, Nightbug, out on Flying Nun. For Stage Direction, one of the presenters of The Gaza Dialogues, Rand Hazou, chats about the five-night mini-cultural festival fostering engagement with Palestine that begins tonight. Kendra Cox from the School of Counselling, Human Services and Social Work is on Ready Steady Learn in to discuss her masters research, a critical kaupapa Māori analysis of the pre-WWII child care and protection system. Whakarongo mai nei!

For Dear Science this week our expert Dr Cushla McGoverin spoke to us about microbes in the baths of Bath, genetically isolated trout due to metal pollution, and new information from the James Webb Space Telescope.

Last week the government released its budget, announcing cuts and new funding across sectors. Particularly notable were the tax cuts, promised during the campaign last year to support lower and middle-income families. The government’s calculator indicates that many will not receive a significant amount of money from these cuts, with those on high incomes benefiting the most. 

The budget also contained changes to fees free in universities, moving the free year from students’ first year to their last. 

Additionally, before the budget announcements, the government also scrapped the first home buyers grant, a policy introduced to support New Zealanders into their first homes. 

In our weekly catchup with the National Party, Wire Host Castor spoke to MP Tom Rutherford about the first home buyers bonus, public reception of the tax cuts, and the changes to fees free in universities.