On What's Up with Marama Davidson, Rachel and the co-leader of the Green Party discuss their campaign for renters to submit their experiences, the electoral system review and have a debrief on the government's budget. Rob Bollix dials in for The Mind Trench, chatting about space and the wonders of legonauts. Scalper speaks to Rachel about new records and upcoming shows. Dons from Dead Famous People is in the studio chatting about the origins of their new album, Ballet Boy. Mia and Kelsi from DAFM dial in to talk about their show this Friday at Whammy Bar with Memory Foam and Lesbian Death Slutz From Hell. Whakarongo mai nei!

Michael Baker, University of Otago professor and epidemiologist, joins us today from Oslo, Norway, to talk about the latest updates on Covid in New Zealand, following an article published in the New Zealand Herald on Sunday. 

Although New Zealand has done comparatively well in managing the health crisis, hospital admissions are still high and a number of people are expected to die from Covid this year. 

Arno started the interview by asking Michael if people still needed to be worried by Covid.

The Auckland Council budget is holding public services hostage - that was what PSA had to say about Mayor Brown’s Auckland Council budget proposal. On the chopping board in Brown’s budget is the selling of Auckland Council’s stake in Auckland Airport, which has been a consistent revenue stream for the council since Auckland’s district councils merged into the Supercity in 2010. 

Tomorrow, Council members will vote on Mayor Brown’s budget proposal including whether to sell-off Auckland Councils Airport shares. To talk more about what implications the share sell-off could have for public services in Auckland, Andre Fa’aoso spoke with Ian Gordon, PSA National Sector leader for local government. 

Dons from Dead Famous People is in the studio chatting about the origins of their new album, Ballet Boy. Whakarongo mai nei!

On the show for Rāapa: 

We have our monthly catch up with the Auckland University Students’ Association, today we speak to Engagement Vice President Folau Tu'inukuafe. 

Andre Fa’aoso speaks to Ian Gordon, from PSA about Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown’s council budget, and PSAs statement saying that Brown’s budget proposal is holding public services hostage. 

On the Green Desk Jack Marshall speaks to Amanda Thomas, lecturer in environmental studies at the University of Wellington about stopping oil and gas exploration in Aotearoa. 

Alex speaks with Simon Oddie from Eke Panuku and Matt Wheeler from BECA about the proposal for a digital twin of Auckland.

Arno speaks with epidemiologist Professor Michael Baker to provide a COVID-19 update.

Mia and Kelsi from DAFM dial in to talk about their show this Friday at Whammy Bar with Memory Foam and Lesbian Death Slutz From Hell. Whakarongo mai nei!

Scalper speaks to Rachel about new records and upcoming shows. Get tickets to his gig this Friday at Ponsonby Social Club here. Whakarongo mai nei!

Rachel and the co-leader of the Green Party discuss their campaign for renters to submit their experiences, the electoral system review and have a debrief on the government's budget. Whakarongo mai nei!

Tunes and Lunch

Alice Canton gives us the theatre rundown, and it looks like there's some exciting stuff coming up- including Rhiannon McCall's The Good, The Bad And The Completely Made Up. Whakarongo mai nei!