We round off the week with a little bit of Breakfast Buffet, some Travelling Tunes with Dr. Kirsten Zemke, a kōrero with Motte about her upcoming tour, and Viewmaster with Sam! Whakarongo mai nei! 

The government's decision to lift most Covid-19 public health measures has raised concerns about the risks to vulnerable communities.  With a lack of mask restrictions and vaccination requirements in health systems, people who are immuno-compromised could be at much greater risk for having a negative reaction to Covid infection. The Green Party in particular have been critical of the government's decision, highlighting how long covid and deaths from the disease continue to be prevalent. To learn more, David Liwei Shi had a chat with the party's Teanau Toiono about the risks.  

Today the radio portal opens down to Maggie at Te Whanganui-a-Tara's RadioActive! Whakarongo mai nei! 

🎀  𝒢𝒶𝓈𝓁𝒾𝑔𝒽𝓉, 𝑔𝒶𝓉𝑒𝓀𝑒𝑒𝓅, 𝒮𝒽𝑒-𝐻𝓊𝓁𝓀.  🎀   

Earlier this week the City Rail Link reached a milestone, breaking through the end of its final tunnel. The tunnel boring machine created space for the new rail system by breaking through fifteen metres of cement per day.  The machine was Named after Dame Whina Cooper, the Maori Rights activist who led the hikoi to parliament.  For this week’s segment of City Counselling, I had a chat with Shane Henderson about the City Rail Link milestone as well as the 2022 Mayoral conservation awards.  

Chilean rock today with Dr. Zemke! 

E whai ake nei, coming up On the Friday Wire today: Liam had a chat with Christina Ammunson from Te Taura Whiri i Te Reo Māori about the goal of having one million basic speakers of Te Reo in Aotearoa by 2040. Casper continued has chats with mayoral Candidates -  today, he had a chat to Wayne Brown. Liam also spoke to Shane Henderson about the City Rail Link and the 2022 Mayoral Conservation awards for City Counselling. David Liwei Shi had a chat with Green Party MP Teanau  Tuiono about how a lack of mask mandates put vulnerable communities at risk. And finally, Liam spoke with Felicia Low from the University of Auckland about perinatal mental distress..

Anita Clark aka Motte drops in to the studio to have a kōrero about her upcoming tour, celebrating her gorgeous new album Cold + Liquid.