Roy Irwin phones up for a kōrero about their brand new single 'Clover'. Whakarongo mai nei! 

Rod Oram phones up to share his ever astute thoughts on Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's departure, Rātana, and his predictions for the political year. Whakarongo mai nei! 

Rob's back for the first Mind Trench for 2023! Today, it's 'nature, what's all that about?' the frog edition. 

Gussie Larkin (Mermaidens, Earth Tongue) phones up to have a chat about the To The Front gig workshop for young women, trans, intersex, takatāpui, and gender diverse youth aged 16 to 19. 

Today on the Breakfast Show Rachel and Zoë chat to Rob Bollix for the Mind Trench, Gussie Larkin is on the line to talk about a cool opportunity that To The Front is putting on this weekend, Liz and Jon from The Beths are here to talk about Laneway and plans for the year, and Amelia chats about death on Word Salad. Whakarongo mai nei! 

Death becomes her. 

Liz and Jon from The Beths drop by to chat about Laneway, their U.S. tour, and plans for 2023! Whakarongo mai nei. 

The phased out ban on battery caged eggs came to it's final stage as New Zealand entered 2023, meaning these cages are now one hundred percent illegal. 

Since the ban eggs have been in short supply around the country, and the few cartons available have risen in price by 16% since November 2022. 

Today Troy Matich spoke with Head of Campaigns for SAFE For Animals Jess Chambers about the realities of battery caged egg farming, the still legal colony cage farming, and why the egg industry is unethical. 

Got some music that I have Shazammed from the past couple of weeks. Aotea from reception makes a return and we end the show on a rager.

News and Editorial Director Jessica Hopkins, and producer Troy Matich, bring you The Wire for Rāapa Wednesday.

Jessica speaks to Associate Professor of Māori and Pacific Studies Jemaima Tiatia and the Associate Dean Pacific of the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Sir Collin Tukuitonga, about Carmel Sepuloni becoming Aotearoa’s first Pasifika deputy prime minister. 

She talks to Tertiary Education Union Organiser Jill Jones about the union's legal action against redundancies at the Auckland University of Technology. 

She also asks Academic GP Nikki Turner about Jacinda Ardern’s legacy on child poverty. 

Troy interviews SAFE For Animals Head of Campaigns, Jess Chambers, about why battery-caged eggs were banned.