Suri reviews an intriguing insight to the ecosystem of consultancy, The Big Con. Whakarongo mai nei!

 Tim Batt is in the studio to chat about his comedy festival show Is Climate Change Funny Yet? Get your tickets here! Whakarongo mai nei.

The Disinformation Project released a report last week which confirmed that since Posie Parker's arrival in Aotearoa in late March, there has been an increase in anti-trans hate in far right circles.

Caeden spoke to Awhi Marshall (Te Arawa, Tainui) who is a student and InsideOut Kōaro board member on her perspective on the report as a trans and takatāpui person with experience in this space. Awhi uses she/they pronouns.

Caeden also spoke John Fenaughty, a cis (he/him) Senior Lecturer in Counselling, Human Services and Social Work at Waipapa Taumata Rau the University of Auckland. John spoke on anti-trans discrimination and the role of academics in gathering this data. Here are these interviews.

For their weekly catch up, Hanna spoke to Te Pāti Māori's Takutai Kemp about MP Meka Whaitiri quitting the Labour Party to join Te Pāti Māori. Whaitiri's statements indicate the jump was prompted by Labour dropping co-governance in its Three Waters reforms, disregarding obligations under Te Tiriti guaranteeing Māori authority over natural resources. They discussed what differentiates Te Pāti Māori from Labour, and why Whaitiri aligns herself more with the former than the latter.

Te Pāti Māori have also signed a letter with other inigenous peoples in the Commonwealth calling for the King to apologise for the harms of colonisation, and have a petition underway seeking to remove the British royal family as Aotearoa's head of state. Hanna and Takutai Kemp discussed these in light of the coronation of King Charles, and foundations for a Tiriti-centric Aotearoa. 

Hanna Thompson spoke to Te Pati Māori's Takutai Kemp about their petition to remove the British Monarchy as our head of state, and former Labour MP Meka Whaitiri joining Te Pati Māori. 

News and Editorial Director Jessica Hopkins spoke to ACT’s Karen Chhour about Kiwirail track infrastructure problems, the Ute Tax, and ACT’s stance on calls for Aotearoa to become a republic. 

And Vaccinologist at the University of Auckland Helen Petousois-Harris about her concerns Aotearoa could have a measles outbreak. 

Caeden Tipler spoke to InsideOut’s Awhi Marshall and Waipapa Taumata Rau’s John Fenaughty on The Disinformation Project’s latest report on Transphobia in Aotearoa.

Nicholas, Lindstrom spoke to Lewis Holden from the New Zealand Republic campaign about why they believe Aotearoa should become a republic, and Graeme Edgeler, an expert in constitutional law, about the legal implications and processes of becoming a republic

News and Editorial Director Jessica Hopkins spoke to the ACT Party’s Karen Chhour about ongoing issues with KiwiRail track infrastructure, the government's recent decision to increase the Ute Tax, and ACT’s stance on calls for Aotearoa to remove the British Monarchy as our head of state. 

Listen to some cozy video game soundtracks in segment "Video Game Corner," and discuss childhood science memories with Jade on this chilled out Moody Music Monday <3

Justine runs you through how to unionise, payslip woes and what you deserve on your lunch breaks (check out WorkSafe for guidelines on what your employer should be supplying). Whakarongo mai nei!

Today on Fashun, we're Penelope Noir-less, but we aren't short of cool chats- Maxine Kelly, curator of Underlena is in to chat about her appointments in Tāmaki Makaurau this week. Whakarongo mai nei!

The next exhibition at the Studio One Toi Tū pop-up on Karangahape Road is opening next week, containing 24 portraits of local artists who themselves have created other portraits of artists in the exhibition. 

The exhibition was curated by Lindsey Horne, who also has both a portrait she created and a portrait of herself featured. I had a chat with Lindsey, as well as other featured artists Ritchie Adamson and Hugo van Dorrser about the portraits. 

If you happen to be in Te Whanganui-a Tara, you can see the pieces now at Twentysix gallery, but if you’re up here in Tāmaki you can head over to the opening next Wednesday, the 10th of May.