Blossoms blooming for Alexandra festival

It's all humid bogs, human puppetry and Ozzy Osborne impressions on tonight's installment of Out Lately as Finn takes us through his musical picks of the week. Featuring Ayka, R. A. P. Ferriera, Sudan Archives and Alex G. 

Lynn Freeman joins us to announce the winners of WoW. 

In 2019 the Government banned single use plastic bags. Now, from October 1st, you will no longer be able to buy plastic cotton buds, polystyrene food packaging and more. Eugenie Sage, environment spokesperson for the Green Party talks to Karyn about what you need to know. 

Visitors to the Taranaki Garden Festival this year are being encouraged to go a bit troppo. Long famed for its rhododendrons and magnolias, it's taking a step closer to the equator and embracing bromeliads, palms, orchids and even the humble banana. Taranaki Whanganui reporter Ro ... Show More

New Zealand's premier beer festival, Beervana, gets underway today, despite the industry as a whole facing some particularly challenging times. Large increases in excise tax, ingredient costs and ongoing struggles with CO2 gas supplies has made things tough for breweries in recen ... Show More

Wellington is playing host to one of the city's most important arts events this year - the contemporary indigenous arts festival Kia Mau. It's grown from its enthusiastic but smaller-scale beginnings eight years ago to an extraordinary collection of indigenous talent from all rou ... Show More

Live from the Bread and Circus Festival in Christchurch, Melody Thomas puts your sex and relationship questions to father-daughter sex advice duo Nic and Lena beets, plus Gemma Syme talks about coming out in her thirties, Tara from Peaches and Cream shares her better work stories ... Show More

Lee Schrager, Founder and Executive Director of the New York City Wine & Food Festival, discusses the annual iconic NYC event. Hosts: Carol Massar and Molly Smith. Producer: Paul Brennan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Speech during the Heartland Festival via Heartland Podcast #15 Kvaerndrup, Denmark