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Connect With Community Waikato - 26-04-2025 Volunteering Waikato Listen

MPB Revista – 25-04-2025 The big names in Brazilian samba and samba rock and their greatest hits in the first half hour of the programme. In the second half, new names in Brazilian Popular Music that have recently emerged or are being launched on the music scene. Listen

Conversa De Futebol – 25-04-2025 Bate papo semanal sobre o que acontece dentro e fora dos gramados. Conversa de futebol e pra você amante da bola que mora nas cidades da Nova Zelândia. Listen

Wrestling Roundup - 25-04-2025 Join Grady and Josh every week as they run down what happened in wrestling in the past 7days. Listen

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. Listen

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. Listen

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]. Listen

Island Reggae Luau 24-04-2025 A feast of reggae, delivered in uniquely Hawaiian style. Listen

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. Listen

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 Listen

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. Listen

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. Listen

The Voice Within - 24-04-2025 The Voice Within explores new age beliefs with regular guests. Listen

Fighting Stigma - 24-04-2025 Getting through the change of season Listen

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 Listen

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. Listen

Over the Fence - 23-04-2025 Ecologist/ Biologist John Todd, plus weather and gardening to dos. Listen

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. Listen

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. Listen

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. Listen

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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. Episodes and More

A Sonic Youth

Music English A love for indie rock as expressed by a 18-year-old Kiwi. Episodes and More

Absolutely Not, Sis!

Community English 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! Episodes and More

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. Episodes and More

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). Episodes and More

Arritmia

Religion and Spirituality Spanish Un programa de radio cristiano, presentado por Angie Rodriguez. Episodes and More

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. Episodes and More

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. Episodes and More

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. Episodes and More

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. Episodes and More

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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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ARAHI [NZ] - Baby's Back

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