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Beats Talking: Mokotron on Hiko
Hiko is the new word chosen to encompass Māori electronic music. Taite Music Prize-winner MOKOTRON joined Ellie Marsden and Corey Fuimaono in early June to discuss how the new definition came to be, Hiko’s bright future, and the artists' upcoming Glastonbury appearance. Audio
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Big Question: Why can’t you lick your elbow?
20 Jun 2025Ever wondered why you can't seem to lick your elbow? Or what it means if you can? We did too, so we gathered up some special guests to help us out. Audio
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Live from the Dominion Road Boy
20 Jun 2025Corey Fuimaono drops in live from the Boy statue on Dominion Road, and details how they're spending their Matariki evening. Audio
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The Matariki Asteroid Forecast
20 Jun 2025NASA recently upped the probability of the asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting the moon early next decade.Planetary Defence Lead at the Lawrence Livermore National… Audio
Friday 20 June 2025
20:10 Out and About: Trashathon
Nothing but back-to-back trash cinema played for 12 Hours at the Hollywood Avondale in May 2025, both José Barbosa and Corey Fuimaono attended, survived, and review the inaugural Trashathon.
Ant Timpson introducing the Trashathon Photo: RNZ / Corey Fuimaono
20:25 Cybernetic Techverse: kahu.code
Xaviere Murray-Puhara is one half of the father-daughter duo behind kahu.code. Their goal? To aid the education and translation of te reō Māori through various Artificial Intelligence projects, including an AI chatbot called Koro. She joins Ellie Marsden on Cybernetic Techverse.
20:40 Sin Bin: The World Gravy Wrestling Champs 2025
No, we’re not kidding. Hospice Lancashire in the UK has hosted The World Gravy Wrestling Champs for just under two decades. BBC Lancashire’s breakfast radio hosts, and previous competitors, Graham Liver and Leanne Bayes joins Ellie Marsden for Gravy Wrestling 101.
Joel Hicks 30 years old a Barrister aka Stone Cold Steve Bisto winner (blue shorts) Danny Carr 2nd Photo: Peter Simpson
21:15 The Matariki Asteroid Forecast
NASA recently upped the probability of the asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting the moon early next decade.Planetary Defence Lead at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California, Katie Kuamoto, spoke to Troy Matich.
This picture provided by NASA shows asteroid 2024 YR4 as observed by the Magdalena Ridge 2.4m telescope at the New Mexico Institute of Technology on 27 January 2025. Photo: Handout / NASA / Magdalena Ridge 2.4m telescope / New Mexico Institute of Technology / Ryan / AFP
21:25 Live from the Dominion Road Boy
Corey Fuimaono drops in live from the Boy statue on Dominion Road, and details how they're spending their Matariki evening.
Corey offering up a cooked Bacon Butty to the Dominion Post Boy in celebrating Matariki. Photo: RNZ / Corey Fuimaono
21:30 Big Question: Why can’t you lick your elbow?
Ever wondered why you can't seem to lick your elbow? Or what it means if you can? We did too, so we gathered up some special guests to help us out.
22:20 Beats Talking: Mokotron on Hiko
Hiko is the new word chosen to encompass Māori electronic music. This comes after discussions at community workshops for Māori and Pasifika artists earlier in the year, facilitated by Pulotu Underworld. Taite Music Prize-winner MOKOTRON joined Ellie and Corey in early June to discuss how the new definition came to be, Hiko’s bright future, and the artists' upcoming Glastonbury appearance.
SONGS PLAYED:
- Hireretia ra (Akcept Remix) - MOKOTRON / Akcept
- TAWHITO (Caru Remix) - MOKOTRON / Caru
- Pepeha - Diaz Grimm
- E Tū - Lady Shaka
- Toitū - Netana
Photo: RNZ / Marika Khabazi
