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Barangay New Zealand - 17-07-2025
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 - 17-07-2025
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 Sonic Youth episode 196 - Dinosaur Jr, Husker Du, MJ Lenderman, Songs Ohia
Oliver looks at Dinosaur Jr's debut album 'Dinosaur' 40 years on. Plus, a newly released 1985 Husker Du live EP, and MJ Lenderman covering a Jason Molina (Songs: Ohia) classic on a new tribute album. 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 - 17-07-2025
The Voice Within explores new age beliefs with regular guests.
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Fighting Stigma - 17-07-2025
Tips On Starting A Conversation About Mental Health
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The Free Breakfast - Hello Hamilton Update – 17-07-2025
Ben Woodgates, from Hello Hamilton, joins Mike Williams to give an update on progress with the Hello Hamilton e-newsletter, plus a run-down on events coming up over the weekend ahead.
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The Paleface Parabola - 16-07-2025
So then... what to say that I haven’t said a minimum of too many times already? Well I'm not sure, since I make up these lures to listen to our quest as I type! Let’s see, as I stall for a tiny bit more of time... Okay, we have our heading. This week’s Paleface Parabola is jam-packed with music and lots of it, instead of the usual yap yap. Yes,there are a couple of those moments to be certain, but we had our freak flag flapping proudly in the transoceanic winds. You scoff? How about Ken Nordine and Tom Waits harmonising, and Randy Newman defending (ahem) the big bad beast that is America in 2025. Reggae music, like it was Saturday night in 1970’s Kingston, Jane Birkin and Serge Gainesbourg bringing the sexy. Well, Jane Birkin brings the Erotique sexy anyway. And The Strawbs from the Mystery Man’s hands, because the world should hear more of Dave Cousins music. There’s more. Darn the torpedos!
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Vedic Wisdom Part 2 - 16-07-2025
Learning the Bigger Picture. The struggle to improve your status within this society actually goes on life after life. This is the cycle of birth and death that bind us to the anxiety driving us to excel in a thankless society. But spiritual life begins when this cycle is stopped. How to stop this cycle is the topic of this show.
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Vedic Wisdom Part 1 - 16-07-2025
The Fear of Death. Why is it that everyone has a fear of death? What is the unifying factor that makes this a common feeling? In this show we reveal the 2 causes.
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Equal Agenda - Women in Leadership – 16-07-2025
Louise Hutt is a trailblazing politician and Hamilton City Councillor! She opens up to Isabelle and Mollie about stepping into leadership as a young woman, combating online abuse, and her vision for empowering young people to engage politically.
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ReThinking Mental Wellbeing – Ep 22 - The Art of Sleep - 16-07-2025
Sleep is essential to our mental wellbeing. Poor sleep can affect us in ways that influence our quality of life. In this episode we will explore the benefits of a good night sleep and also look at some tools and stratigies we can experient with to help up learn to sleep better. 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 - 16-07-2025
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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That's The Ticket - 15-07-2025
Hannah Mooney has your ticket to arts happenings in the Tron and beyond. Interviews with local creatives, what’s on guides and even the odd performance live on air…
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The Bridge Zone - 16-07-2025
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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Drawn Borings: A Curated Soundscape for Creative Minds – Ep 23 - Spillover - 15-07-2025
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.
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B Orig - 15-07-2025
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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Waikato Chinese Voices - 15-07-2025
Waikato Chinese Voices is your source of culture and information for the region's Chinese speaking community. News and current affairs, discussions, immigration policy, life hacks and music, plus local Chinese community events.
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Radio 2050 – Sami Aaron - 16-07-2025
Sami Aaron, founder of The Resilient Activist, shares her journey from being a data manager to supporting environmental activists. Sami highlights the need for mental health support within the environmental movement, she encourages individuals to talk about their climate emotions and recommends resources for climate anxiety. Radio 2050 is a mix of conversation and music that aims to inspire change throughout the world.
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The Joy of Classical Music - Ep 111 - Popular Songs and Themes From Film and TV - 14-07-25
Film scores have been a regular feature on this podcast since day one and with todays episode I’ve decided to explore the film music I usually leave out because well, very little of it is classical, though much of it was written by classically trained composers. Gene Wilder performs - Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse - Pure Imagination Anthony Newley Leslie Bricusse - Oompa-Loompa Doompa-Dee-Do Percy Faith performs Max Steiner - Theme from a Summer Place Miklos Rozsa - Dementia Miklos Rozsa - The Time Machine Waltz Tommy Reilly performs John Barry’s Harmonica Theme. Alexander Courage - Where No Man Has Gone Before The Danish National Symphony Orchestra performs - Ennio Morricone - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Ferrante & Teicher perform Maurice Jarre’s Theme From Lawrence Of Arabia The Ray Conniff Singers perform Maurice Jarre - Somewhere, My Love Takanobu Saito - Theme from Tokyo Story Henry Mancini’s arrangement of Nina Rota’s theme from Romeo and Juliet - A Time for Us Nino Rota - Theme from Fellini’s 8 and a Half Anton Karas - The Third Man Theme Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer - Moon River
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Waikato Chinese Voices - 14-07-2025
Waikato Chinese Voices is your source of culture and information for the region's Chinese speaking community. News and current affairs, discussions, immigration policy, life hacks and music, plus local Chinese community events.
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A Life of Faith - In Conversation with Brother Kevin Dobbyn
Religion and Spirituality
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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
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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
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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
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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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The Budos Band - VII [2025]
Budos Band visits Afrobeat, dub, funk, soul, surf, Middle Eastern, Latin and Caribbean grooves, and rave-up rock, they've not combined them as intricately and dynamically as they do here. As a whole, it sounds like a carefully sequenced, utterly modern score to a gangster flick.
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Luke Roberts & Kurt Vile - Classic Love, from the five-song slacker-country collab Classic Love EP out this month.
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A Sonic Youth
A love for indie rock as expressed by a 18-year-old Kiwi.
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.
Creative Genius: The Brian Wilson and Beach Boys Tribute Special
Brian Douglas Wilson (June 20, 1942 – June 11, 2025) was an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer who co-founded the Beach Boys. Often called a genius for his novel approaches to pop composition and mastery of recording techniques, he is widely acknowledged as one of the most innovative and significant songwriters of the 20th century. This tribute show, by Free FM's Phil Grey, explores the Beach Boys' lesser-known gems and Wilson's solo material
Creative Genius: The Brian Wilson and Beach Boys Tribute Special
Brian Douglas Wilson (June 20, 1942 – June 11, 2025) was an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer who co-founded the Beach Boys. Often called a genius for his novel approaches to pop composition and mastery of recording techniques, he is widely acknowledged as one of the most innovative and significant songwriters of the 20th century. This tribute show, by Free FM's Phil Grey, explores the Beach Boys' lesser-known gems and Wilson's solo material
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.
Equal Agenda
Equal Agenda dives into the complexities of gender equality and unpacks the everyday discrimination women face. Hosted by Isabelle Leilua-McBride and Mollie Hedgman, two university students who chat with experts in their fields sharing their knowledge and experiences they have had along the way.
Fighting Stigma
Sit down with Vanessa and Raissa 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
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Retrospect '60s Garage Punk Show
Phil Grey
Music
1:30 AM - 3:00 AM
Musical Journeys
Rodrigo Hill and Xavier Meade
Arts and Culture
3:00 AM - 5:00 AM
Modern Jazz Today
5:00 AM - 6:00 AM
B Orig
Mel and Ben
Ethnic Voices
6:00 AM - 7:00 AM
Balmoral Blues
7:30 AM - 9:30 AM
The Free Breakfast
Free FM
Various
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
The Arts Hour - BBC
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Democracy Now!
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Fighting Stigma
Free FM
Disability and Health
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
Health Check - BBC
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
The Voice Within
Free FM
Religion and Spirituality
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
People Fixing the World - BBC
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
A Sonic Youth
Oliver Grey
Music
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Decult Talks
6:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Voices of Peace and Aroha
7:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Mo’ui lelei – Tali tali lelei
Maile
Ethnic Voices
7:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Siwa Umak
Ethnic Voices
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Barangay New Zealand
Free FM
Ethnic Voices
9:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Sathsara Rāwa
10:00 PM - 11:00 PM
The Blackhouse
11:00 PM - 11:59 PM
Island Reggae Luau
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