Today the radio portal opens to Te Papaioea Radio Control with Jordan! Also, don't forget to tune in to the Student Radio Network Awards tomorrow evening from 7pm to celebrate the best in independent media! Whakarongo mai nei! 

The show kicks off with a Breakfast Buffet connecting us to Te Papaioea's Radio Control, the Kirsten chats about sugary sweet songs on Travelling Tunes, Mermaidens come in for a kōrero ahead of their gig at Big Fan tonight, Sam's here for Viewmaster, and Joeli Thacker from Hobson Street Theatre Company has a chat about their latest show, Dilemma! Whakarongo mai nei! 

The Viewmaster is here to chat about new TV! Whakarongo mai nei to hear about Duckrockers, the prequel to Sione's Wedding!

Gussie, Lily, and Abe from Mermaidens come in to chat about what's been happening at Mermaidens HQ, including some new music on the horizon and a gig tonight at Big Fan. 

Kirsten brings in a big bowl of saccharine tunes to kick start your weekend. So sweet you'll wanna brush your teeth.  

Auckland Council has found itself with an over quarter of a billion dollar shortfall for the 2023-2024 budget.

Mayor Wayne Brown and councillors are now looking at solutions to plug the gap, which could be anything between double digit rate rises or severe cuts.

David spoke to Councillor Mike about what caused the budget deficit and what may be some of the solutions.

Last week, members of the Iran Solidarity Movement met with Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta, Green MP Golriz Ghahraman, and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to urge greater government action against the Iranian regime.

In our third segment of the week on the Iran protests and violence, David spoke to group spokesperson Hanna Habibi on what actions they would like to see the government take.