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Dr Kirsten Zemke chats about the lap steel on Travelling Tunes. Thanks to Drake Street Studios!

Rachel and Stella share the behind the scenes goss from the Aotearoa Music Awards last night! Listen back for chats with winners and nominees across the evening's celebration. 

This week on Various Artists!

Beth had a kōrero with painter Laura Crespi about her exhibition, Odyssey of a Liminal Mind.

She also spoke with illustrator and writer Dean Rankine, who will be an artist at Wintergeddon, about his work on the Simpsons comics and what he’s working on at the moment.

And Sofia chatted with Francis McWhannell at Season Gallery about Robyn Kahukiwa’s current exhibition, Tuawahine. 

Whakarongo tonu mai! 

Odyssey of a Liminal Mind is an exploration of mental health and the trauma we go through. Laura is interested in communication and art as a mode of communication. She often uses acrylic paint and experiments with mixed media.

I caught up with Laura about Odyssey of a Liminal Mind, which is on until June 14th. 

Dean Rankine is a Ledger and Stanley Award winning comic book artist, illustrator and writer best known for his work on Simpsons Comics and Rick and Morty. He is the writer/illustrator of the new book series Death Metal Emo Elves (Redback Publishing).

Dean is also the creator of Aussie Comic Book Day - an Australia wide celebration of local creators and their work (on the 3rd Saturday in November).

We share the behind the scenes goss from the Aotearoa Music Awards last night! Listen back for chats with winners and nominees across the evening's celebration. Dr Kirsten Zemke chats about the lap steel on Travelling Tunes. Whakarongo mai nei!

Robyn Kahukiwa (Ngāti Porou, Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti, Ngāti Hau, Ngāti Konohi, Te Whānau-a-Ruataupare, Te Whānau-a-Te Aotawarirangi) is an internationally acclaimed artist whose work explores heritage, identity and rangatiratanga of Māori. 

The kaupapa of her work ranges from exploring ideas surrounding colonisation, dispossession, motherhood, wellbeing, whakapapa, and tikanga Māori. 

Her newest exhibition, Tuawahine, at Season Gallery centres images of wāhine Māori, emphasising mana wāhine and mana Māori motuhake. 

Sofia spoke to co-curator of Season, Francis McWhannell, about the exhibition and Kahukiwa’s practice. 

In honour of International Pride Month next month, Sofia and Joel had a kōrero with Kitty and Danika, who have been booked and busy organising their fourth queer speed dating event at the Charlotte Museum Te Whare Takatāpui-Wāhine o Aotearoa. 

In late May, Auckland council unveiled their Draft Auckland Regional Land Transport Plan. While the plan is due to be submitted at the start of August, Auckland residents can submit feedback until the 17th of June. 

The plan goes over the council’s approach to funding and enacting policies to improve the city’s transport networks over the next decade, including the prioritisation of trains, buses, and cycleways over car based travel. 

Additionally, later today the government is due to announce this year’s budget, which follows cuts to the regional fuel tax leaving a hole in council funding. 

In our weekly catchup with Auckland Council, temporary Wire host Castor spoke to counsellor Shane Henderson about the Regional Land Transport Plan and the council’s hopes for the upcoming budget announcement.