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RNZ News
19 hours ago
- Entertainment
- RNZ News
Geneva AM on her debut album Pikipiki
This audio is not downloadable due to copyright restrictions. Kara and Mark have a kōrero with Geneva Alexander-Marsters, AKA Geneva AM, award-winning producer, vocalist, beatmaker and billingual songwriter of Ngāti Kahungunu Aitutaki heritage. Geneva AM Photo: Ally Sua The singer also premieres waiata 'Toitū Te Tiriti' (featuring the Ngā Whetu Ensemble) off her forthcoming album, Pikipiki . To celebrate the release of Alexander-Marsters' new single 'Urban Planning', she played a show at Auckland's Goblin Bar to coincide with Matariki.
CTV News
3 days ago
- Business
- CTV News
City Council explores revitalizing Bank Street
Ottawa Watch Ottawa City Council is set to vote on a plan to give Bank Street a new look. Sabrina Lemay of the Centretown BIA joins us with more.
Scoop
06-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Scoop
GENEVA AM Returns With Urban Planning, Announces Debut Album Pikipiki
Press Release – Naked PR June 6, 2025: Geneva AM is the moniker of Geneva Alexander-Marsters (she/her, Ngāti Ruapani mai Waikaremoana, Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairoa, Aitutaki, Palmerston), an award winning producer, beat maker and vocalist based in Tāmaki Makaurau. Her bilingual approach to songwriting has been prominent throughout her musical career, most notably with the band SoccerPractise (2012-2018) and her debut release IHO (Waiata / Anthems). IHO went on to win Te Tohu Puoro o te reo Māori (Favourite Song featuring Te Reo Māori) at the 2023 Student Radio Network Awards. In 2024, she released the single 'T(M)²I' (Tangaroa Made Me Ill) in two versions (te reo and English), followed by ' Pikipiki ' which amassed over 200,000 streams on Spotify. A seasoned live performer, Geneva AM has recently performed alongside Anna Coddington, Ladi6 and Suzi Cato. Geneva AM is thrilled to release Urban Planning, the second waiata from her debut album Pikipiki (out August 15th on digital and Vinyl LP). To celebrate the release of Urban Planning and the forthcoming album Geneva AM will be hosting three events that coincide with the annual Matariki celebrations. Supported by friends and whanau, these events are not to be missed. Geneva AM built Urban Planning on gliding synthesizers, sweeping hi-hats and a crunchy back beat. The song speaks to the dispossession of urban Māori (where Pākeha have paved over their rivers and collected their tāonga for museums) and the assurance of knowing that whatever obstacle she may face that her tīpuna are always with her. 'The natural geography of the city doesn't lie,' notes Geneva AM. 'We can see old pā sites and waterways that once nourished people. I grew up in the bottom of a big valley with a motorway in my back garden. This area would have been a vast wetland and waterway going out to sea.' 'I made this waiata to help me memorise a pepeha which took my Uncle William his lifetime to learn as he took it upon himself to delve into our whanau history, bringing up all of the mamae of the past and giving the next generation this gift. We initially thought we were from Ngāti Kahungunu but we also share a connection to Ngāti Ruapani as well.' 'My pepeha is a foreign place because I grew up in the city, but I never felt lost or alone because I was fortunate to learn Te Reo Māori at urban schools. Urban Planning is my way of sending it out and making new connections with whanau I've never met.' 'This waiata is about never really being lost because everything around us has been touched by our tīpuna in one way or another – now in our lifetime we get to stitch together uncovered mysteries to further our understanding of the true history of Aotearoa.' To celebrate the release of Urban Planning and the forthcoming release of Pikipiki Geneva AM will be hosting three events that coincide with the annual Matariki celebrations. Supported by friends and whanau these Pikipiki events are not to be missed. Tickets for events at Goblin Bar & Leigh Sawmill shows can be purchased through Undertheradar. Geneva AM was asked to curate an evening at Whammy Bar as a part of Whāia Te Waiora 2025 – Karangahape Road's Matariki Festival. She'll perform alongside Mara TK, Christoph El Truento, Sezzo, Dylan Biscuit and AJ Honeysuckle – and it's free! Before the end of June Geneva AM will perform alongside Che Fu & The Krates and LEAO at the Auckland Museum. Inspired by Mana: Protest in Print, and as Matariki and Puanga rise, the museum are celebrating the sounds on their very own doorstep for a night not to be missed. Event details: 19th June: Goblin Bar – Album Preview with Ngā Whetu Ensemble and AJ Honeysuckle. 20th June: Artspace Aotearoa – Album Listening Party 20th June: Whammy Bar – Matariki Rising w. Mara TK, Christoph El Turento, Sezzo, Dylan Biscuit & AJ Honeysuckle 21st June: Leigh Sawmill Cafe – Hakari Kanikani with Halfqueen, Kaiviti, AJ Honeysuckle and IBSXC 27th June: Auckland Museum with Che Fu & The Kratez and LEAO This Matariki, Geneva AM will be releasing her debut album ' Pikipiki ' which intends to uplift the wairua and encourage the listener to overcome life's obstacles. Geneva AM will be playing across many genres which serve as a backdrop for her strong vocals and bilingual lyrics. She has also paid homage to waiata she grew up with, providing a modern treatment of Purea Nei by Hirini Melbourne, Pokarekare Ana by the returning soldiers of WWI and Tutira Mai Ngā Iwi by Wiremu Te Tau Huata. Pikipiki takes a piecemeal approach to genre, utilising Classical, Dance, Drum'n'Bass, and Emo Rock to accompany new bilingual songs and reimagined covers of Aotearoa favourites—such as 'Pokarekare Ana,' 'Tūtira Mai Ngā Iwi,' and 'Pūrea Nei.' The album features a number of collaborations, with appearances from Mara TK, Hawkins, Samara Alofa, and Rewi McLay, alongside the puoro of Tyson Campbell (Pikipiki); The Deadly Sins arranged by Eric Scholes (Toitū Te Tiriti); Ruby Walsh (Na Noise, Lips); Fiona Campbell (Guardian Singles, Coolies) and Lani Purkis (Elemeno P) on 'Pokarekare Ana.'
Scoop
06-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Scoop
GENEVA AM Returns With Urban Planning, Announces Debut Album Pikipiki
June 6, 2025: Geneva AM is the moniker of Geneva Alexander-Marsters (she/her, Ngāti Ruapani mai Waikaremoana, Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairoa, Aitutaki, Palmerston), an award winning producer, beat maker and vocalist based in Tāmaki Makaurau. Her bilingual approach to songwriting has been prominent throughout her musical career, most notably with the band SoccerPractise (2012-2018) and her debut release IHO (Waiata / Anthems). IHO went on to win Te Tohu Puoro o te reo Māori (Favourite Song featuring Te Reo Māori) at the 2023 Student Radio Network Awards. In 2024, she released the single 'T(M)²I' (Tangaroa Made Me Ill) in two versions (te reo and English), followed by ' Pikipiki ' which amassed over 200,000 streams on Spotify. A seasoned live performer, Geneva AM has recently performed alongside Anna Coddington, Ladi6 and Suzi Cato. Geneva AM is thrilled to release Urban Planning, the second waiata from her debut album Pikipiki (out August 15th on digital and Vinyl LP). To celebrate the release of Urban Planning and the forthcoming album Geneva AM will be hosting three events that coincide with the annual Matariki celebrations. Supported by friends and whanau, these events are not to be missed. Geneva AM built Urban Planning on gliding synthesizers, sweeping hi-hats and a crunchy back beat. The song speaks to the dispossession of urban Māori (where Pākeha have paved over their rivers and collected their tāonga for museums) and the assurance of knowing that whatever obstacle she may face that her tīpuna are always with her. "The natural geography of the city doesn't lie," notes Geneva AM. "We can see old pā sites and waterways that once nourished people. I grew up in the bottom of a big valley with a motorway in my back garden. This area would have been a vast wetland and waterway going out to sea." "I made this waiata to help me memorise a pepeha which took my Uncle William his lifetime to learn as he took it upon himself to delve into our whanau history, bringing up all of the mamae of the past and giving the next generation this gift. We initially thought we were from Ngāti Kahungunu but we also share a connection to Ngāti Ruapani as well." "My pepeha is a foreign place because I grew up in the city, but I never felt lost or alone because I was fortunate to learn Te Reo Māori at urban schools. Urban Planning is my way of sending it out and making new connections with whanau I've never met." "This waiata is about never really being lost because everything around us has been touched by our tīpuna in one way or another - now in our lifetime we get to stitch together uncovered mysteries to further our understanding of the true history of Aotearoa." To celebrate the release of Urban Planning and the forthcoming release of Pikipiki Geneva AM will be hosting three events that coincide with the annual Matariki celebrations. Supported by friends and whanau these Pikipiki events are not to be missed. Tickets for events at Goblin Bar & Leigh Sawmill shows can be purchased through Undertheradar. Geneva AM was asked to curate an evening at Whammy Bar as a part of Whāia Te Waiora 2025 - Karangahape Road's Matariki Festival. She'll perform alongside Mara TK, Christoph El Truento, Sezzo, Dylan Biscuit and AJ Honeysuckle - and it's free! Before the end of June Geneva AM will perform alongside Che Fu & The Krates and LEAO at the Auckland Museum. Inspired by Mana: Protest in Print, and as Matariki and Puanga rise, the museum are celebrating the sounds on their very own doorstep for a night not to be missed. Event details: 19th June: Goblin Bar - Album Preview with Ngā Whetu Ensemble and AJ Honeysuckle. 20th June: Artspace Aotearoa - Album Listening Party 20th June: Whammy Bar - Matariki Rising w. Mara TK, Christoph El Turento, Sezzo, Dylan Biscuit & AJ Honeysuckle 21st June: Leigh Sawmill Cafe - Hakari Kanikani with Halfqueen, Kaiviti, AJ Honeysuckle and IBSXC 27th June: Auckland Museum with Che Fu & The Kratez and LEAO This Matariki, Geneva AM will be releasing her debut album ' Pikipiki ' which intends to uplift the wairua and encourage the listener to overcome life's obstacles. Geneva AM will be playing across many genres which serve as a backdrop for her strong vocals and bilingual lyrics. She has also paid homage to waiata she grew up with, providing a modern treatment of Purea Nei by Hirini Melbourne, Pokarekare Ana by the returning soldiers of WWI and Tutira Mai Ngā Iwi by Wiremu Te Tau Huata.
Time of India
04-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Gujarat's urban roads not designed for so many cars
Feeling exasperated due to heavy congestion during peak hours on city roads? It's not without reason. In 2024, the city (Ahmedabad and Ahmedabad East RTOs) added 560 two-wheelers and 208 four-wheelers daily. This amounts to addition of approximately one new two-wheeler every three minutes and one four-wheeler every seven minutes. To put the figure in perspective, the 2012 numbers for the same were 499 and 128 respectively, indicating rise of 62.5 per cent in daily registration of four-wheelers and 12.2 per cent for two-wheelers in 12 years. Surat in comparison recorded a moderate rise with daily two-wheeler registrations increasing from 335 to 384 and four-wheelers from 69 to 84 in 12 years, added the report. The figures are quoted in the recently-released 'Report of the High-Level Committee on Urban Planning' by the Urban Development & Urban Housing Department of the govt of Gujarat. The report highlighted that Gujarat added 18 lakh new vehicles in 2024 including 12 lakh two-wheelers and 3.5 lakh four-wheelers. In comparison, early 2000s saw the growth of about 41,000 vehicles in a year. The disproportionate growth of private vehicles puts immense pressure on transport infrastructure, causing congestion, longer travel times, higher emissions and a deteriorating quality of urban life,' the report states. In contrast, just 4,000 buses are added every year in Gujarat, which underscores the alarming disparity between investment in private and public transport. The disproportionate growth of private vehicles puts immense pressure on transport infrastructure, causing congestion, longer travel times, higher emissions and a deteriorating quality of urban life,' the report states. The report flags the city's unpreparedness for such a burgeoning population of cars and motorcycles. 'The trend means that in the three or four years, these numbers in Ahmedabad will match registrations in Bangalore (300 cars/day in 2024) and Delhi by 2031 (500 cars/day in 2024). There is no way that our city infrastructure is geared to accommodate such growth, which will result in total gridlock,' the report reads. Prof Shivanand Swamy, professor emeritus at Cept University and lead author of the section on urban mobility with Prof Shalini Sinha, Keshav Verma (retired IAS officer) and Minal Shetty, told TOI that the roads of Gujarat cities like Ahmedabad are not designed for such high numbers of cars. "Vehicle composition has been changing over the past few years due to many factors and now we are starting to feel the effect, especially during peak hours. It is a multi-pronged problem with requirements for parking space and more infrastructure such as flyovers. Eventually, they do not provide definite solutions - we must look at an efficient public transport system," he said. Prof Swamy added that in many European countries, the per person space available is 3-4 metres, compared to which we have about 0.6 metres in several Indian cities. "Compared to 80-90 buses per 1 lakh people in countries with good public transport, we lag behind by big margin. We may need more than 3,000 buses in the next five or six years or equivalent infrastructure, to serve our growing population and de-congest our roads," he said. The report highlights issues such an increase in road traffic accidents (RTAs) and deteriorating air quality among other effects of the high vehicle population. Some recommendations of experts are statutory planning for urban transport, coordinating urban transport intervention through a central body, strengthening transport planning by state or local govt and improved connectivity between regions.
