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Wrestling Roundup - 25-04-2025
Join Grady and Josh every week as they run down what happened in wrestling in the past 7days.
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Out West Radio - 25-04-2025
This show keeps Hamilton West residents informed and up to date with what is happening at the Western Community Centre. The Centre has been supporting the Hamilton West community since 1979.
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Deep_INsessioNZ Ep 65 - Πάντα Αντιφασίστας- 25-04-2025
Electronic music culture from jungle to dub, from garage to tech house and everything in between.
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Retrospect '60s Garage Punk Show 672 [corrected] - The Big Apple Rotten To The Core !
[Corrected file] The fourth and final installment of Retrospect On Tour. We hit NYC! Full playlist always posted via Retrospect 60s Garage Punk Show on Facebook and Insta. Retrospect is created by Phil Grey at Free FM 89.0 [Kirikiriroa/Hamilton, NZ].
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Island Reggae Luau 24-04-2025
A feast of reggae, delivered in uniquely Hawaiian style.
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Barangay New Zealand - 24-04-2025
Barangay New Zealand is your Filipino home, away from home – your connection to the homeland. Tune in every Tuesday for an hour of Pinoy music and information.
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Siwa Umak - 24-04-2025
Podcast produced and first broadcast at Free FM 89.0 - a platform for direct involvement in the media. Hamilton Kirikiriroa, NZ
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Mo’ui lelei – Tali tali lelei – 24-04-2025
Mo’ui lelei – Tali tali lelei the 100% Tongan language programme bringing you local, national and international news that matters to the Tongan community.
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A Sonic Youth episode 184 - Pavement Wowee Zowee
Wowee Zowee it's Pavement time again! Oliver looks at Pavement's 1995 album, one which many fans consider the definitive Pavement record. Follow @asonicyouthpodcast on Insta and Facebook. This show is part of the Free FM 89.0 YOUTH ZONE. Made with support of NZ on Air.
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The Voice Within - 24-04-2025
The Voice Within explores new age beliefs with regular guests.
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Fighting Stigma - 24-04-2025
Getting through the change of season
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The Free Breakfast - Contact 50th Celebration – 24-04-2025
There's to be a public party for Radio Contact friends, listeners, bands and staff – to celebrate 50 years since it all began. Scott Newth was a former Contact breakfast show announcer and Programme Director. He also made ads for a time in production, and was in bands back when Contact was around – mainly Rumpus Room and Love & Violence. Scott joined Mike Williams to talk about the evolution of the station, and about the party, which is happening May 3 at The Meteor (7pm). Tickets are available via themeteor.co.nz
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The Paleface Parabola - 23-04-2025
We can fix the 2 hour rock and roll hole in your soul on this week’s caper 172, all dressed up in New Zealand regalia and then podcast for the other 166 hours via the likes of the 2 island glory that bursts with Kiwi flavor. Also, there is the options of Google and Apple and wherever the heck portals take on shaggy dogs like Oaf without borders Mr fix it’s like us. Paul Revere’s midnight ride 250 years ago in the American Northeast was a revolution not televised and neither is ours. But if both were, the enemies would stomp hands and clap feet and have no time to fight because Tom Waits, Gil Scott Heron & Brian Jackson, Big Joe Turner, Burning Bridget Cleary, Roy Orbison and more have alerted the countryside. Who in turn have alerted the authorities to fix it.
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Over the Fence - 23-04-2025
Ecologist/ Biologist John Todd, plus weather and gardening to dos.
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iDad and Daughter - 23-04-2025
Eslet Aloua-Carter and her dad Frank share their thoughts and experiences, and help each other along the way. Together they open new experiences.
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Vedic Wisdom Part 2 - 23-04-2025
Open a Spiritual Account. Rather than struggling with the slow process of improving your karma account you should open a spiritual account and start accumulating spiritual credits so you can break the cycle of karma and return back to Godhead.
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Vedic Wisdom Part 1 - 23-04-2025
Be Fully Informed We all try to accumulate knowledge of this material world but generally we are battered with the misconceptions of our situation and become illusioned to our true position and how to relieve ourselves from the anxiety. The Vedic Literature provides that higher knowledge to actually satisfy the soul and enliven the heart.
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ReThinking Mental Wellbeing – Ep 10 - Self Talk - 23-04-2025
Real, relatable conversations about mental wellbeing from someone who is walking the same journey as you, just sitting on a different side of the mic.
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From the Fringes - 23-04-2025
Presenting a range of issues and opinions from the fringes... political, social, ethical and personal, from the unique perspective of the show's host, Jack Gielen.
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The Bridge Zone - 23-04-2025
Podcast produced and first broadcast at Free FM 89.0 - a platform for direct involvement in the media. Hamilton Kirikiriroa, NZ
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A Life of Faith - In Conversation with Brother Kevin Dobbyn
Religion and Spirituality
English
Andrew Johnstone is a local personality who gained significant attention from the 2020 biopic When The Cows Come Home. In that film Andrew discussed his schooling at Sacred Heart College and his time with the Marist brothers. Recently he made a formal complaint against two Brothers, resulting in ongoing discussions with the body charged with investigating abuse allegations, The National Office For Professional Standards.
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A Sonic Youth
Music
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A love for indie rock as expressed by a 18-year-old Kiwi.
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Absolutely Not, Sis!
Community
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Two small-town gals navigating their 30s through grieving, thriving, or barely surviving. Courtney and Laura discuss everything from loss and heartbreak to shower thoughts and what's trending! These two have been THROUGH it but will be sure to come out the other side laughing, so... grab a drink, and get ready to have a catch up with your new besties!
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Anpudan Waikato
Ethnic Voices
Tamil (Sri Lanka)
From Arasan FM, Anpudan Waikato is a Tamil show featuring news, music, interviews, and current affairs. It connects the Tamil community in NZ with their culture and global happenings. Engage by sending requests and feedback to vanakkam@arasan.co.nz. Making it a platform for interaction and cultural exchange.
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Arabic Guide to the Treaty Principles Bill
News, Issues and Current Affairs
Arabic
A series explaining the Treaty Principles Bill in Arabic. Explaining the Treaty's history, what the Bill is about, and how to make a submission (deadline Jan 7, 2025).
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Arritmia
Religion and Spirituality
Spanish
Un programa de radio cristiano, presentado por Angie Rodriguez.
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B Orig
Ethnic Voices
English
Bisaya Original Music for New Zealand and beyond. Introducing the music, both traditional and pop, of Bisaya artists as well as the Bisaya culture and language; and providing a link to Bisaya people in New Zealand to other parts of the globe.
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Back Chat
News, Issues and Current Affairs
English
A live, issue-driven news and current affairs discussion programme, debating or examining a different newsworthy issue/topic each week. For listeners who want to be challenged and provoked, and don’t want to be slaves to the news cycle.
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Back Porch Bluegrass
Music
English
Paul Trenwith is an enthusiastic advocate for, player and promoter of bluegrass music. Back Porch Bluegrass features a wide range of the genre's best performers.
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BallotBox 23
Community
English
One-on-one interviews with candidates for the Hamilton West, Hamilton East and Hauraki-Waikato electorates in the 2023 General Election.
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Feature Album of the Week
Jason Isbell - Foxes In The Snow [2025]
Isbell's first solo acoustic album. The album is also Isbell's first since his debut, Sirens of the Ditch (2007), not to feature any members of his backing band, The 400 Unit.
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A Sonic Youth
A love for indie rock as expressed by a 18-year-old Kiwi.
Anpudan Waikato
From Arasan FM, Anpudan Waikato is a Tamil show featuring news, music, interviews, and current affairs. It connects the Tamil community in NZ with their culture and global happenings. Engage by sending requests and feedback to vanakkam@arasan.co.nz. Making it a platform for interaction and cultural exchange.
B Orig
Bisaya Original Music for New Zealand and beyond. Introducing the music, both traditional and pop, of Bisaya artists as well as the Bisaya culture and language; and providing a link to Bisaya people in New Zealand to other parts of the globe.
Back Porch Bluegrass
Paul Trenwith is an enthusiastic advocate for, player and promoter of bluegrass music. Back Porch Bluegrass features a wide range of the genre's best performers.
Bunting v Christoffersen
Weekly debate and banter between Wednesday Free Breakfast host Mark Bunting and ex-Hamiltonian commentator Max Christoffersen. It's a battle of opinion, knowledge, perspective and wit as they tackle the issues facing our city.
Civic Kōrero
A fortnightly one-on-one conversation with Hamilton City Councillors and Civic Leaders about important matters on the council agenda.
Connect With Community Waikato
An overview of the community groups and social services in the Waikato region.
Costa Botes - A Filmmakers Journey
Costa Botes is perhaps best known for his 1995 feature Forgotten Silver. Conceived by Costa and written and directed by Costa and Peter Jackson it is one of the great classics of NZ cinema. Costa also chronicled the making of Peter Jackson’s groundbreaking Lord of the Rings project. But that’s only a sample of his achievements.
Crisis In Sudan — A Free FM Special Report
Sudanese democratic aspirations have been dashed three times since gaining independence from Britain in 1956. The latest move toward democratic rule was upended on April 15 this year when two of the Generals on the transitional ruling council went to war with each other. How did this affect New Zealand? Sudanese Kiwis explain.
Deep_INsessioNZ
Deep_INsessioNZ goes deep into electronic music culture from jungle to dub, from garage to tech house and everything in between.
Drawn Borings: A Curated Soundscape for Creative Minds
Inspired by Grant's practice of automatic drawing, Drawn Borings isn’t just passive background music—it’s an immersive experience designed to open doors to new ideas and creative moments.
Fighting Stigma
Sit down with Vanessa every week to unpack some of the day to day challenges of living with mental illness and explore strategies for facing them with grace, humour and knowledge.
Flat Out Pride
Weekly LGBTQIA+ media from Hamilton NZ, made with support of NZ on Air and PROUDly part of CAMA Community Access Media Alliance - Fighting for your right to be on the radio and in the media since 1981
Helping Heroes
Helping Heroes shines a light on amazing local organisations and the selfless staff who power them. Each episode dives deep into a different agency, exploring their work and celebrating the heroes making a real difference in our community. Be inspired by all the stories of positive change we find. If you'd like to get in touch with the Helping Heroes team, find us via Insta @helpingheroesnz or visit https://www.helpingheroes.org.nz/
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Forty Six and 2
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Conexao Sulamerica
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Black Red Gold
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Fighting Stigma
Free FM
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That's The Ticket
Hannah Mooney
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The Documentary - BBC
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The Free Breakfast
Free FM
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9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
HardTalk - BBC
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Out West Radio
Free FM
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12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
The Climate Question - BBC
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A Sonic Youth
Oliver Grey
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Free FM
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Free FM
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Antonio Aparecido de Souza
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Fa'atauaina O Aiga
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