Various Artists i tēnei rā! Beth has a kōrero with renowned artist Michael Shepherd about his new exhibition, The Disasters of War, showing at Two Rooms Gallery from 14th November – 21st December. Sofia catches up with artist Veronica Herber about her new exhibition, Making My Way Home, showing at Melanie Roger Gallery till 7th December. Alice Canton joins Beth in-studio to kōrero with Kura Forrester and Brynley Stent about Camping, a play showing at Q Theatre from 14th November – 7th...

Making My Way Home is an exhibition showing new work by Veronica Herber currently on at Melanie Roger Gallery.  As Herber’s first solo exhibition with Melanie Roger Gallery, the show is exhibiting new works of hers made from hand torn pieces of Japanese Washi Foto tape and graphite powder.  To quote writer and Head Curator of International Art at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Justin Paton, Herber’s use of these materials create a “visual space that feels smokey, shifting,...

Alice Canton joins Beth in-studio to kōrero with Kura Forrester and Brynley Stent about Camping, a play created and performed by Chris Parker and Tom Sainsbury with Forrester and Stent. Think The Rocky Horror Picture Show meets French and Saunders in this risqué romp through a sea of sexual tension, tantrums, and tomfoolery.  Camping is showing at Q Theatre from 14th November – 7th December. Tickets from Q Theatre’s website.

Renowned Aotearoa artist Michael Shepherd’s latest series, The Disasters of War, is currently being exhibited at Two Rooms Gallery. Two Rooms explains that ‘these latest works show the silent reality faced by New Zealand’s threatened flora. Many endangered species, like Olearia adenocarpa, Carmichaelia muritai, Myosotis brevis and Poa spania endure in small, often highly modified fragments that sit firmly outside the public view (and imagination)’.  The artistic ethos of Romantic painter...

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Featuring a guest interview with Sola Rosa, Travelling Tunes, Viewmaster and From The Crate thanks to Southbound Records.

The lovely Paul Cathro came up to play some songs ahead of their single release next week! Live listeners said: "Bloody loving Fancy New Band today," "I really loved today's fancy new band!" "It's a super banger!" and "F*** THIS IS MEAN!! I LOVE THIS BAND!!" and more. Good thing you can re-listen to it here!  Thanks to NZ on Air Music.   

💚 Nigerian Funk, Ghanaian highlife, Brazilian Jazz, Lebanese Funk, and much more on this week's Thursday 1-4 show. Who knew the t was silent in escargot? Obtuse Tune of the Week: Teqmun - Slug No Escargot Live Before the Entertainment Guide: DIIV - Oshin (Subsume) (Live at Laneway 2016) playlist is also available here for streaming on spotify and updates weekly. (But if you listen and like, please consider supporting on bandcamp / otherwise See you beautiful creates next week, thank you...

Whakarongo!! Guest Dujon Cullingford joins Sofia to chat about Aotearoa music from the 70s and 80s found throughout their crate digging life. Dujon shares his finds and knowledge — an invaluable mix of Kiwi tracks from soul, funk, disco, and anything simply, good.  Pacific Eardrum - Listen / Whakarongo Rock Candy - I'm Gonna Fall In Love Tonight Dalvanius - Love Train Kim Hart - Love At First Night Jon Stevens - Don't You Give Up Peter Morgan, Barry Wetinini - Whats Going...

Featuring Flicks 'n' That with Steve Newall and What's Cooking with Rita Mae!

I recently had the amazing opportunity to speak to Olivia Dreams, a contestant on RuPauls Drag Race Down Under season 4. This interview will start a weekly set of interviews, where I will have a chat with each queen as the show progresses throughout the weeks! Radio Mother Host, Joel, asked Olivia Dreams about her experience on the show, her experiences with the challenges, and what is next for her.

Featuring Political Commentary with Bryce Edwards. Whakarongo mai nei!

A Transgender Community Day is being held at the Ellen Melville Centre on Saturday from 12pm-5pm, in light of Transgender Week of Awareness. Radio Mother Host, Joel, spoke to Artie, who is involved with running the event, about what people can expect, and why holding events like this are so important.

For Transgender Awareness Week, Joel spoke to Artie Ho, who is helping to run a Trans Community Day at the Ellen Melville Centre on Saturday, the 26th of November, as well as playing music from a variety of different trans masc, femme, and non-binary artists. As well as this, Joel spoke to RuPauls Drag Race Down Under season 4 contestant, Olivia Dreams, starting off a new segment of the show, where Joel will speak to every drag queen on the show as the season progresses! Whakarongo mai!

For their regular catch-up, Oto spoke to the Green Party’s Ricardo Menéndez March about Hīkoi Mō te Tiriti, the 9-day Hīkoi opposing the treaty principles bill, as well as the government apologies to victims of abuse in care and the election of former US president Donald Trump. He spoke to John Minto from Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa about the ongoing siege of Northern Gaza, as well as media coverage of the clashes between Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters and locals in Amsterdam and the...

On the 11th of November, the Fonterra company announced that they will be selling customer-facing brands, which include Anchor, Mainland and others. Following this announcement, Greenpeace are calling for potential buyers to go palm-kernel free. This comes after an expose of Fonterra’s dishonest marketing strategies, and claims that its milk is produced with ‘regenerative farming’, a blatant example of greenwashing. Sasha spoke to Sinéad Deighton-O'Flynn, Agriculture Campaigner at...

Just last week, on the Seventh of November the new Treaty Principles Bill was announced in parliament. The development of the bill excluded any consultation with Maori and does not reflect the texts or meaning of Te Tiriti, according to the Waitangi Tribunal. Principle 2 within the Bill, if enacted, would revoke the promises made by the queen to Maori in 1840. Hikoi protesting the bill began three days ago and has moved from Cape Reinga to Northcote and Bastion Point today, with its...

Featuring Aural Emporium, a chat with Macey about his new EP, and a yarn to SHIHAD about the band's just-announced farewell tour. Whakarongo mai nei!

This week Professor Nicholas Rowe from the School of Dance talks to Jonny about his work on INTRACOMP - (Intercultural and Transcultural Competence Through Collaborative Cultural Expression). The three-year project aims to create learning resources and policy guidelines to assist individuals', communities' and organisations' engagement in transcultural collaboration. Thanks to Waipapa Taumata Rau - The University of Auckland.