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Magic moments on East FM, Saturday from 3pm...

Phil from Farm Cove

We’re going Wilde, Wilde, West! Faith Wilde, whose roots are East Auckland, has had an incredible moment in the US, and her Dad, Jesse Wilde, shares his “proud father moment” as both music artists feature on tomorrow’s She’ll Be Right Show, 3pm to 7pm (NZ time, August 19) on East FM.

Jesse Wilde’s a great bro, friend of East FM, excellent songwriter, producer and performer, and even better storyteller, and willingly helped us in recent years recording and co-producing Tony King’s community protest song, Stock Aid – Standing on Stockade Hill. He and wife Cath Vincent run the cool Wilde Records Recordings Studios. She’s also had her own TV show.

Jesse says: “My 21-year-old daughter Faith Wilde just rocked an audience of 24,000 people at The Hinterland Country Music Festival in Saint Charles, Iowa, on August 6. It's just like the scene from the movie A Star is Born but in real life.”

We’ll be talking live with Jesse Wilde at 3.15pm on She’ll Be Right on Saturday. He is the king of Kiwi Americana country-rock.

“Faith got up on stage with country music legend Noah Kahan in front of 24,000 and sung a verse she wrote as the female response to his song Dial Drunk. Faith's female perspective response version of this song is getting a large following on TikTok. This is how Noah knew of her. After he saw a sign she held up in the audience, he asked her up on stage to perform with him.”

Yes, wow! A big moment for a 21-year-old Kiwi in the middle of America.

Jesse says: “At the end of their performance, Noah said, 'I think her verse might be better than mine'. What a legend he is for saying this. Faith introduces herself as soon as they hand her a microphone saying, 'I'm from New Zealand'.

“She's only been in the USA for less than two months on a one-year university student working visa. Before this stadium show, she had only ever performed a few bar gigs with her NZ band Good Night Faith, and a few gigs with my band The Jesse Wilde Band, and a few in our father-daughter duo Wilde Faith.

“As a father, all I ever wanted for her is to live her dreams and she's doing it! She's an amazing songwriter. I own a professional recording studio, Wilde Records Recording Studios, in the heart of the Auckland CBD, and I'm working on finishing Faith Wilde's debut album as we speak.”

We’ll also be sharing the good news about events involving Hello Sailor at Groove in the Grapes (Turanga Creek), upcoming concerts for Sam Ford, Trudi Green and the Soulahula Band, and Albi and the Wolves, The Feelers, Tim Finn, Eastern Districts Country Music Club, and Tami Neilson and Dinah Lee.

East FM is East Auckland’s fair-dinkum community-powered public service radio station, on 88.1FM and 107.1FM on local frequencies, nationally and globally at www.eastfm.nz... and on app iHeart Radio.

She’ll Be Right - it’s all about the vibe; it’s all about the groove. And tomorrow, we’re going Wilde, Wilde West. – PJ

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21 hours ago

Q&A: Ask a question about...Online Safety

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

Continuing with Neighbourly's online Q&A with experts in their field, this week we are tackling online safety with Jandy Fiske from Netsafe.

Jandy Fiske has been with Netsafe for nearly 8 years. Starting on their helpline, she's now Netsafe's Community Engagement Advisor. Jandy says: 'I'm passionate about online safety because I strongly oppose bullying and want to support those affected by it.'

Jandy is passionate about protecting vulnerable communities and is promoting online safety to ensure no one falls prey to online scams. She can answer your questions about any type of online scams, and also about online harm such as online bullying.

↓ Ask your question below now and she'll be online on Wednesday, 11th September to reply to you ↓

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6 days ago

Poll: Have you ever had a scary flight?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

A plane flying from Christchurch to Wellington on Sunday had smoke billowing out of the engine and upon landing, passengers had to open the emergency exit and jump out. Have you had any scary flying experiences?

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Have you ever had a scary flight?
  • 55.5% Yes!
    55.5% Complete
  • 44.5% No, it's always been smooth flying
    44.5% Complete
749 votes
7 days ago

LIVE Q&A: Financial well-being with Cat Rikihana

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

Today (Wednesday) we're having another Neighbourly Q&A session. This time with Cat Rikihana who is a financial mentor, educator and financial capability practitioner at Financial Freedom Trust in the Manawatū.

Cat Rikihana (Ngai Tahu) like many financial mentors around Aotearoa, works with individuals, groups and whānau to successfully navigate financial stress and hardship. Mentors work alongside whānau to increase confidence and skills in personal money management and advocate with and for clients. Cat enjoys delivering online and face-to-face workshops which provide opportunities to normalise money conversations and encourages people to make time to consider their financial well-being.

Cat is also an independent financial well-being coach, educator and indigenous life coach at Restore Wellness Network. She is a published writer and currently in the process of writing her first non-fiction book: 'A financial self-care guide for women in Aotearoa.'

She'd love to answer any questions you may have around your budgeting and spending habits, strategies for saving, retirement planning and debt. (Don't be shy, but be mindful about what you disclose!)

↓ Share your questions now and Cat will reply to your comment below ↓

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