Free FM | Schedule

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6Sunday September, 2026

12:00 AM - 1:00 AM

The Metal Bar
Metal enthusiasts... this is for you.

1:00 AM - 2:00 AM

Island Reggae Luau
Host: Free FM
Music English
A feast of reggae, delivered in uniquely Hawaiian style.

2:00 AM - 4:00 AM

The Paleface Parabola
Host: Jumpin' JB
Music English
Jumpin’ JB (New Jersey) opens up the rock n roll history books with 9 tracks from 9 decades. Our only rules. No 2 pencils and notebooks mandatory, clothes optional.

4:00 AM - 5:00 AM

Fa'atauaina O Aiga
"Fa'atauaina o Aiga" or in English "Focus on the Family" came about from the concern in the Christchurch Samoan community's hearts for people dealing with family problems.

5:00 AM - 5:30 AM

Kia Ora Brazil
Host: Maya Hasegawa
Ethnic Voices Portuguese
Quer conhecer os brasileiros e gringos mais legais da Nova Zelândia e em todos os lugares do mundo?

6:00 AM - 6:30 AM

Conversa De Futebol
Host: Maikel and Suzana
Sport Portuguese (Brazil)
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. Você acompanha no programa o giro da rodada e o que ficou marcado na história do futebol brasileiro, entre outros assuntos.

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

God's Message
Host: Free FM
Religion and Spirituality English
Join Albert every week as he shares hope and meaning from the Bible, God's Message for humankind.

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Buddhism on Air
Host: Free FM
Religion and Spirituality English
Buddhism on Air, hosted by Tenzin Chosang, discusses Buddhism and Buddhist beliefs.

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Connect With Community Waikato
Host: Holly Snape
Community English
An overview of the community groups and social services in the Waikato region.

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

The Sleep Lab Stories
Liesel Mitchell is a person with narcolepsy and a fascination with sleep. Liesel talks to anyone and everyone about their weird, wonderful and just plain normal sleep stories.

12:30 PM - 12:40 PM

Witness History - BBC
Pivotal moments in our history, through the memories of those who were there.

12:40 PM - 2:00 PM

Cosmopolitan News and Views
Host: Free FM
Community English
Cosmopolitan News and Views introduces guests from all ages and cultures making this programme, diverse, colourful and at times controversial. This is a radio show broadcast on Free FM, an access station proudly sponsored by NZ on Air.

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Harmony Waikato
Host: Free FM
Music English
Harmony Waikato is a programme for vocal groups of all sorts, shapes and sizes and styles from madrigals to hymns, from jazz to spirituals and doo-wop to barbershop. This is a weekly show broadcast on Free FM.

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Sai News
Host: Free FM
Religion and Spirituality English
Sai News is for the spiritual followers of the teachings of Sai Baba.

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Fighting Stigma
Host: Free FM
Disability and Health English
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.

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Golden Guide
Host: Brother Len
Religion and Spirituality Tagalog Cebuano
Gospel songs and messages from the Holy Scripture in Tagalog Cebuano and English.

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Hanna Worldwide and Friends
Host: Hanna
Arts and Culture English
There are so many different reasons why we choose to move countries and become an expat and so many interesting stories of amazing people. Having relatable struggles, amazing adventures and new beginnings!

8:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Tanglaw Connect
Host: Glady Mabini
Ethnic Voices Tagalog
🇵🇭 Connecting Filipinos across Aotearoa New Zealand through stories, community, and hope. Featuring inspiring conversations with Filipinos from different walks of life, thought-provoking reflections, and Original Pilipino Music, Tanglaw Connect celebrates resilience, faith, and the Filipino spirit while fostering connection, belonging, and encouragement for listeners wherever they may be.

9:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Jalsa Fiji Radio
From the Christchurch Fijian community, via Plains FM.

10:30 PM - 12:00 AM

Bass Culture
A series from Dubmatix featuring a one-hour mix of some of the finest reggae, dub, dancehall, and beyond.

7Monday September, 2026

12:00 AM - 1:00 AM

Deep_INsessioNZ
Host: #SSSD
Music English
Deep_INsessioNZ goes deep into electronic music culture from jungle to dub, from garage to tech house and everything in between.

1:00 AM - 3:00 AM

Jazz Boulevard
Canadian Jazz show hosted by Moz Taylor. A mix of the latest releases from musicians out in the clubs today, classic tracks from yesteryear, and a sprinkling of Blues, Roots, and World.

3:00 AM - 4:00 AM

Radio Nowhere
Radio Nowhere honours the old timers and their classics and the music created by today's artists. Good music isn't restricted to space and time.

4:00 AM - 5:00 AM

Barangay New Zealand
Host: Free FM
Ethnic Voices Filipino
🇵🇭 Barangay New Zealand is your Filipino home, away from home – your connection to the homeland. Tune in for an hour of Pinoy music and information.

5:00 AM - 5:30 AM

Siwa Umak
Host:
Ethnic Voices Korean
🇰🇷 Supporting Korean migrants in the Waikato and beyond with music, poetry, interviews and life stories.

5:30 AM - 6:00 AM

AA Radio Show
The Alcoholics Anonymous Radio Show from Plains FM, Christchurch

6:00 AM - 7:00 AM

Arritmia
Host: Angie Rodríguez Gómez
Religion and Spirituality Spanish
Un programa de radio cristiano, presentado por Angie Rodriguez.

7:00 AM - 7:30 AM

Echoes of Dissent
Host: Frank Carter
Arts and Culture English
Guitar-wielding prophets protest; war benefits only the dealers, poverty is the over-populated flip-side of greed, discrimination stuns the defenceless into silence, Mother Earth gasps. Each week Echoes of Dissent traverses the centuries and musical genres to dive into one song that cries out ‘This is wrong!’ We ask, what is it saying? Who wrote it? Why? What does it say for us today? At times we will be challenged, disturbed, unsettled. Please join us.

7:30 AM - 9:30 AM

The Free Breakfast
Host: Free FM
Various English
The truly local breakfast radio show by, for and about the Waikato. This is a weekly show broadcast on Free FM, an Access radio station proudly supported by NZ on Air

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Unexpected Elements- BBC
The news you know, the science you don’t. Looking beyond everyday narratives to discover a goldmine of scientific stories and connections from around the globe.

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Climate Matters
Climate Matters gives intriguing insights into climate breakdown and climate recovery.

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

Assignment - BBC
Investigations and journeys into the heart of global events from BBC correspondents.

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

The Food Chain - BBC
The business, science and cultural significance of food, and what it takes to put food on your plate.

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

A Sonic Youth
Host: Oliver Grey
Music English
🎸 A love for indie rock as expressed by Kiwi taste-maker Oliver Grey.

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Knight Life
Explore the weird, wild, and wonderful corners of history – from knights and castles to medieval food and warfare, no topic is too obscure or too epic.

6:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Mo’ui lelei – Tali tali lelei
Host: Maile
Ethnic Voices Tongan (Tonga)
🇹🇴 Mo’ui lelei – Tali tali lelei the 100% Tongan language programme bringing you local, national and international news that matters to the Tongan community. We celebrate Tongan music, health, fitness and education programmes, and invite special guests to share their experiences. But most of all we celebrate and use the Tongan language every day because Mo’ui lelei – Tali tali lelei is always available on podcast and your favourite social media platform.

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

NZ Chinese Bridge Radio
Host: Free FM
Ethnic Voices Mandarin
🇨🇳 🇳🇿 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.

9:00 PM - 9:30 PM

Alo Aotearoa
Host: Denisse Herrera
Ethnic Voices Spanish (Ecuador)
El programa explora temas de interés relacionados con la comunidad latina a nivel global, incluyendo Nueva Zelanda. Facilita discusiones informadas sobre asuntos actuales y relevantes. Además, ofrece contenido enfocado en Nueva Zelanda, diseñado específicamente para el público latino interesado en la región.

10:00 PM - 11:00 PM

The Joy of Classical Music
Host: Andrew Johnstone
Arts and Culture English
Exploring classical music in all its glories and complexities. From the sweetest melodic to the cutting edge of the avant-garde... from the deep past to the freshest contemporary. All of it. The joy of classical music.

11:00 PM - 12:00 AM

Forty Six & 2
Fresh FM's Matt and Maria start the weekend with some great rock music and the odd random track thrown in.

8Tuesday September, 2026

12:00 AM - 1:00 AM

The Arts Hour - BBC
A weekly showcase of the best in global arts from across the BBC and from broadcasters around the world, with a range of rich arts, culture and entertainment stories.

1:00 AM - 2:00 AM

The Blackhouse
Centres on the African-Heritage & Black Diaspora experience in Aotearoa. Stories, social observations, music, history, news, interviews, politics, & events from our very diverse global diasporic Pan-African communities.

2:00 AM - 3:00 AM

Retrospect '60s Garage Punk Show
Host: Phil Grey
Music English
Punk rock predates the Sex Pistols and The Clash! Welcome to the world’s only weekly podcast presenting obscure 1960s garage punk, garage rock, proto-punk, freakbeat and psychedelia from every part of the planet! 🎸 All the info you need is here - https://linktr.ee/retrospectgaragepunk

3:00 AM - 4:00 AM

Radio Nowhere
Radio Nowhere honours the old timers and their classics and the music created by today's artists. Good music isn't restricted to space and time.

4:00 AM - 5:00 AM

The Blues Train
Ryan Gatling uses his extensive knowledge of music to present this weekly show filled with Blues, Soul, Funk, Gospel and Jazz.

5:00 AM - 6:00 AM

MPB Revista
Host: Antonio Aparecido de Souza
Ethnic Voices Portuguese (Brazil)
MPB Revista apresenta o melhor da música popular brasileira, com informações e curiosidades sobre as canções. A cultura do Brasil é diversa, fruto de influências africanas, europeias e indígenas, que deram origem a estilos como choro, samba, bossa nova, forró, maracatu, coco, além de vertentes do soul, rock, funk, jazz e muito mais. A seleção é feita pelo DJ Toni, com mais de 40 anos de pesquisa musical, reunindo clássicos e novidades que mostram uma cultura sempre viva.

7:00 AM - 7:30 AM

Knight Life
Explore the weird, wild, and wonderful corners of history – from knights and castles to medieval food and warfare, no topic is too obscure or too epic.

7:30 AM - 9:30 AM

The Free Breakfast
Host: Free FM
Various English
The truly local breakfast radio show by, for and about the Waikato. This is a weekly show broadcast on Free FM, an Access radio station proudly supported by NZ on Air

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

The Science Hour - BBC
The impact and implications of the latest international scientific news and research – from outer space to the inner workings of the human body.

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

AA Radio Show
The Alcoholics Anonymous Radio Show from Plains FM, Christchurch

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

The Sandwich Club
Host: Susan Trodden and Tracey Olivier
Community English
The Sandwich Club is for women in the middle — juggling kids, parents, work, money, bodies and everything in between. Hosted by two midlife women with different lives but the same questions, it’s honest, funny and occasionally uncomfortable. If you’ve ever thought “surely it’s not just me?” — it isn’t. Pull up a chair. You’re in the club.

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

The Inquiry - BBC
The Inquiry gets beyond the headlines to explore the trends, forces and ideas shaping the world.

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Democracy Now!
Democracy Now! a weekly, global, independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González.

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Learning The Hard Way
Host: Catherine MacKenzie
Children and Youth English
You know the feeling when nothing's going to plan? Welcome to Learning The Hard Way, where embarrassing mistakes and workplace disasters become the stories worth laughing at. Your weekly dose of honest, awkward, and always relatable ways I've had to learn the hard way.

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

That's The Ticket
Host: Hannah Mooney
Arts and Culture English
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...

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Hanna Worldwide and Friends
Host: Hanna
Arts and Culture English
There are so many different reasons why we choose to move countries and become an expat and so many interesting stories of amazing people. Having relatable struggles, amazing adventures and new beginnings!

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

NZ Chinese Bridge Radio
Host: Free FM
Ethnic Voices Mandarin
🇨🇳 🇳🇿 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.

9:00 PM - 10:00 PM

B Orig
Host: Free Mel
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.

10:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Back Porch Bluegrass Show
Host: Free FM
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.

11:00 PM - 12:00 AM

Trinketbox
A musical journey through songs by women across genres, generations and cultures. From soulful classics and indie discoveries to themed episodes spotlighting influential artists and scenes, each edition offers a carefully curated mix of music, background and reflection.

9Wednesday September, 2026

12:00 AM - 1:30 AM

Musical Journeys
Host: Rodrigo Hill and Xavier Meade
Arts and Culture English, Spanish (Latin America)
Musical Journeys is a way to share and pay respect to various cultural and musical movements from across the globe, and is shared with us from our friends at Raglan Community Radio. Rodrigo Hill from Brazil and Xavier Meade from Mexico take turn-about to broaden our musical horizons.

1:30 AM - 2:30 AM

Forty Six & 2
Fresh FM's Matt and Maria start the weekend with some great rock music and the odd random track thrown in.

2:30 AM - 3:30 AM

Dead Air
An hour of rare and essential music for Dead Heads

3:30 AM - 4:00 AM

Buddhism on Air
Host: Free FM
Religion and Spirituality English
Buddhism on Air, hosted by Tenzin Chosang, discusses Buddhism and Buddhist beliefs.

5:00 AM - 6:00 AM

The Joy of Classical Music
Host: Andrew Johnstone
Arts and Culture English
Exploring classical music in all its glories and complexities. From the sweetest melodic to the cutting edge of the avant-garde... from the deep past to the freshest contemporary. All of it. The joy of classical music.

6:00 AM - 7:00 AM

Certain Sound
A rotating cast of presenters as they zig-zag their way across New Zealand’s musical landscape. From Aotearoa’s burgeoning indie and experimental music scene to history-makers and less-celebrated pioneers.

7:00 AM - 7:30 AM

The Sleep Lab Stories
Liesel Mitchell is a person with narcolepsy and a fascination with sleep. Liesel talks to anyone and everyone about their weird, wonderful and just plain normal sleep stories.

7:30 AM - 9:30 AM

The Free Breakfast
Host: Free FM
Various English
The truly local breakfast radio show by, for and about the Waikato. This is a weekly show broadcast on Free FM, an Access radio station proudly supported by NZ on Air

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

The History Hour - BBC
The History Hour brings you extraordinary accounts from key moments in time, brought to life by those who were there.

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

The Bridge Zone
Host: Free FM
Interests and Hobbies English
🃏 The show is a platform to talk about Bridge in general - play, results interviews and discussion at all levels of the game.

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

From the Fringes
Host: Free FM
Interests and Hobbies English
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.

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

The Johnstone Podcast
Host: Andrew Johnstone
Community English
Conversations with Interesting people about Life, Death and Other Things.

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Tech Life - BBC
Tech Life is your guide to a future being made, and remade, at lightning speed in front of our eyes.

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Vedic Wisdom
Host: Free FM
Religion and Spirituality English
The teachings derived from the VEDAS, the oldest known scriptures.

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Radio 2050
A mix of talk and music, interviewing global changemakers who are actively working to better our planet.

6:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Tanglaw Connect
Host: Glady Mabini
Ethnic Voices Tagalog
🇵🇭 Connecting Filipinos across Aotearoa New Zealand through stories, community, and hope. Featuring inspiring conversations with Filipinos from different walks of life, thought-provoking reflections, and Original Pilipino Music, Tanglaw Connect celebrates resilience, faith, and the Filipino spirit while fostering connection, belonging, and encouragement for listeners wherever they may be.

7:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Alo Aotearoa
Host: Denisse Herrera
Ethnic Voices Spanish (Ecuador)
El programa explora temas de interés relacionados con la comunidad latina a nivel global, incluyendo Nueva Zelanda. Facilita discusiones informadas sobre asuntos actuales y relevantes. Además, ofrece contenido enfocado en Nueva Zelanda, diseñado específicamente para el público latino interesado en la región.

8:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Conexao Sulamerica
Portuguese content for expat Brazilians. A show produced at Radio Southland.

9:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Musafir Hoon Yaaro
Host: Free FM
Ethnic Voices Hindi
Musafir Hoon Yaaro (I am a Traveller) is a lifestyle show in Hindi, hosted by Arsh (Jimmy) Singh.

10:00 PM - 12:00 AM

The Paleface Parabola
Host: Jumpin' JB
Music English
Jumpin’ JB (New Jersey) opens up the rock n roll history books with 9 tracks from 9 decades. Our only rules. No 2 pencils and notebooks mandatory, clothes optional.

10Thursday September, 2026

12:00 AM - 1:00 AM

Retrospect '60s Garage Punk Show
Host: Phil Grey
Music English
Punk rock predates the Sex Pistols and The Clash! Welcome to the world’s only weekly podcast presenting obscure 1960s garage punk, garage rock, proto-punk, freakbeat and psychedelia from every part of the planet! 🎸 All the info you need is here - https://linktr.ee/retrospectgaragepunk

1:30 AM - 3:00 AM

Musical Journeys
Host: Rodrigo Hill and Xavier Meade
Arts and Culture English, Spanish (Latin America)
Musical Journeys is a way to share and pay respect to various cultural and musical movements from across the globe, and is shared with us from our friends at Raglan Community Radio. Rodrigo Hill from Brazil and Xavier Meade from Mexico take turn-about to broaden our musical horizons.

3:00 AM - 5:00 AM

Modern Jazz Today
Exploring modern trends in jazz, with Canadian composer, performer and producer Jeff Williams.

5:00 AM - 6:00 AM

B Orig
Host: Free Mel
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.

6:00 AM - 7:00 AM

Balmoral Blues
A deep dive into the blues with host David Blaine.

7:30 AM - 9:30 AM

The Free Breakfast
Host: Free FM
Various English
The truly local breakfast radio show by, for and about the Waikato. This is a weekly show broadcast on Free FM, an Access radio station proudly supported by NZ on Air

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

The Arts Hour - BBC
A weekly showcase of the best in global arts from across the BBC and from broadcasters around the world, with a range of rich arts, culture and entertainment stories.

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

The Sandwich Club
Host: Susan Trodden and Tracey Olivier
Community English
The Sandwich Club is for women in the middle — juggling kids, parents, work, money, bodies and everything in between. Hosted by two midlife women with different lives but the same questions, it’s honest, funny and occasionally uncomfortable. If you’ve ever thought “surely it’s not just me?” — it isn’t. Pull up a chair. You’re in the club.

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Democracy Now!
Democracy Now! a weekly, global, independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González.

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Fighting Stigma
Host: Free FM
Disability and Health English
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.

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

Health Check - BBC
Health Check grapples with health issues on a global scale, investigates discoveries and solutions in healthcare, and looks at how to deliver a healthier world.

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

The Voice Within
Host: Free FM
Religion and Spirituality English
The Voice Within explores new age beliefs with regular guests.

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

People Fixing the World - BBC
Taking on the big and small problems of our time and talks to those trying to solve them.

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

A Sonic Youth
Host: Oliver Grey
Music English
🎸 A love for indie rock as expressed by Kiwi taste-maker Oliver Grey.

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Learning The Hard Way
Host: Catherine MacKenzie
Children and Youth English
You know the feeling when nothing's going to plan? Welcome to Learning The Hard Way, where embarrassing mistakes and workplace disasters become the stories worth laughing at. Your weekly dose of honest, awkward, and always relatable ways I've had to learn the hard way.

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Echoes of Dissent
Host: Frank Carter
Arts and Culture English
Guitar-wielding prophets protest; war benefits only the dealers, poverty is the over-populated flip-side of greed, discrimination stuns the defenceless into silence, Mother Earth gasps. Each week Echoes of Dissent traverses the centuries and musical genres to dive into one song that cries out ‘This is wrong!’ We ask, what is it saying? Who wrote it? Why? What does it say for us today? At times we will be challenged, disturbed, unsettled. Please join us.

6:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Voices of Peace and Aroha
Aiming to build strong relationships and unity within all Muslim groups and across our communities in Aotearoa. The programme is in both Arabic and English.

7:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Mo’ui lelei – Tali tali lelei
Host: Maile
Ethnic Voices Tongan (Tonga)
🇹🇴 Mo’ui lelei – Tali tali lelei the 100% Tongan language programme bringing you local, national and international news that matters to the Tongan community. We celebrate Tongan music, health, fitness and education programmes, and invite special guests to share their experiences. But most of all we celebrate and use the Tongan language every day because Mo’ui lelei – Tali tali lelei is always available on podcast and your favourite social media platform.

7:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Siwa Umak
Host:
Ethnic Voices Korean
🇰🇷 Supporting Korean migrants in the Waikato and beyond with music, poetry, interviews and life stories.

8:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Barangay New Zealand
Host: Free FM
Ethnic Voices Filipino
🇵🇭 Barangay New Zealand is your Filipino home, away from home – your connection to the homeland. Tune in for an hour of Pinoy music and information.

9:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Sathsara Rāwa
Exploring Sri Lankan culture through music from the 70’s, 80s, 90s and 2000’s – the golden era of Sri Lankan Sinhala songs.

10:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Down Under Currents
Host: Gary Farrow
Music English
Discovering the best independent music from Aotearoa — new releases, emerging artists, local scenes, and future favourites from New Zealand's indie underground.

11:00 PM - 11:59 PM

Island Reggae Luau
Host: Free FM
Music English
A feast of reggae, delivered in uniquely Hawaiian style.

11Friday September, 2026

12:00 AM - 1:00 AM

Back Porch Bluegrass Show
Host: Free FM
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.

1:00 AM - 2:00 AM

Forty Six & 2
Fresh FM's Matt and Maria start the weekend with some great rock music and the odd random track thrown in.

2:00 AM - 3:00 AM

Conexao Sulamerica
Portuguese content for expat Brazilians. A show produced at Radio Southland.

3:00 AM - 4:00 AM

Sathsara Rāwa
Exploring Sri Lankan culture through music from the 70’s, 80s, 90s and 2000’s – the golden era of Sri Lankan Sinhala songs.

4:00 AM - 4:30 AM

Sai News
Host: Free FM
Religion and Spirituality English
Sai News is for the spiritual followers of the teachings of Sai Baba.

4:30 AM - 5:00 AM

Voices of Peace and Aroha
Aiming to build strong relationships and unity within all Muslim groups and across our communities in Aotearoa. The programme is in both Arabic and English.

5:30 AM - 6:00 AM

Fighting Stigma
Host: Free FM
Disability and Health English
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.

6:00 AM - 7:00 AM

That's The Ticket
Host: Hannah Mooney
Arts and Culture English
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...

7:00 AM - 7:30 AM

The Documentary - BBC
New insights into important global issues and events, exploring why people do what they do, and what the consequences are.

7:30 AM - 9:30 AM

The Free Breakfast
Host: Free FM
Various English
The truly local breakfast radio show by, for and about the Waikato. This is a weekly show broadcast on Free FM, an Access radio station proudly supported by NZ on Air

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

The Interview - BBC
In-depth, hard-hitting interviews with newsworthy personalities, and gets behind the stories that make the news.

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Climate Matters
Climate Matters gives intriguing insights into climate breakdown and climate recovery.

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Out West Radio
Host: Free FM
Community English
Keeping 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.

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

The Climate Question - BBC
Reflecting a variety of takes on climate change and how best to understand it and the word’s attempts to avert it, temper it or adapt to it.

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Scotty's Place

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

The Johnstone Podcast
Host: Andrew Johnstone
Community English
Conversations with Interesting people about Life, Death and Other Things.

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

A Sonic Youth
Host: Oliver Grey
Music English
🎸 A love for indie rock as expressed by Kiwi taste-maker Oliver Grey.

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Wrestling Roundup
Host: Free FM
Sport English
Join Grady and Josh every week as they run down what happened in wrestling in the past seven days.

6:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Kia Ora Brazil
Host: Maya Hasegawa
Ethnic Voices Portuguese
Quer conhecer os brasileiros e gringos mais legais da Nova Zelândia e em todos os lugares do mundo?

7:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Conversa De Futebol
Host: Maikel and Suzana
Sport Portuguese (Brazil)
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. Você acompanha no programa o giro da rodada e o que ficou marcado na história do futebol brasileiro, entre outros assuntos.

8:00 PM - 9:00 PM

MPB Revista
Host: Antonio Aparecido de Souza
Ethnic Voices Portuguese (Brazil)
MPB Revista apresenta o melhor da música popular brasileira, com informações e curiosidades sobre as canções. A cultura do Brasil é diversa, fruto de influências africanas, europeias e indígenas, que deram origem a estilos como choro, samba, bossa nova, forró, maracatu, coco, além de vertentes do soul, rock, funk, jazz e muito mais. A seleção é feita pelo DJ Toni, com mais de 40 anos de pesquisa musical, reunindo clássicos e novidades que mostram uma cultura sempre viva.

9:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Fa'atauaina O Aiga
"Fa'atauaina o Aiga" or in English "Focus on the Family" came about from the concern in the Christchurch Samoan community's hearts for people dealing with family problems.

10:00 PM - 12:00 AM

1200 Degrees
Get your urban fix with your host DJ D (Australia's premiere female turntablist) on the 1200's spinning vinyl 7” 12” & DVS on a musical journey thru time via original samples.

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12:00 AM - 1:00 AM

Deep_INsessioNZ
Host: #SSSD
Music English
Deep_INsessioNZ goes deep into electronic music culture from jungle to dub, from garage to tech house and everything in between.

1:00 AM - 2:00 AM

Back Porch Bluegrass Show
Host: Free FM
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.

2:00 AM - 3:00 AM

Trinketbox
A musical journey through songs by women across genres, generations and cultures. From soulful classics and indie discoveries to themed episodes spotlighting influential artists and scenes, each edition offers a carefully curated mix of music, background and reflection.

3:00 AM - 4:00 AM

Balmoral Blues
A deep dive into the blues with host David Blaine.

4:00 AM - 5:00 AM

The Blues Train
Ryan Gatling uses his extensive knowledge of music to present this weekly show filled with Blues, Soul, Funk, Gospel and Jazz.

5:00 AM - 6:00 AM

Certain Sound
A rotating cast of presenters as they zig-zag their way across New Zealand’s musical landscape. From Aotearoa’s burgeoning indie and experimental music scene to history-makers and less-celebrated pioneers.

6:00 AM - 6:30 AM

Learning The Hard Way
Host: Catherine MacKenzie
Children and Youth English
You know the feeling when nothing's going to plan? Welcome to Learning The Hard Way, where embarrassing mistakes and workplace disasters become the stories worth laughing at. Your weekly dose of honest, awkward, and always relatable ways I've had to learn the hard way.

6:30 AM - 7:00 AM

Out West Radio
Host: Free FM
Community English
Keeping 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.

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM

Suzy and Friends
Kids time - songs and stories with the irreressable Suzy Cato.

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM

The Bridge Zone
Host: Free FM
Interests and Hobbies English
🃏 The show is a platform to talk about Bridge in general - play, results interviews and discussion at all levels of the game.

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

Connect With Community Waikato
Host: Holly Snape
Community English
An overview of the community groups and social services in the Waikato region.

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

The Sandwich Club
Host: Susan Trodden and Tracey Olivier
Community English
The Sandwich Club is for women in the middle — juggling kids, parents, work, money, bodies and everything in between. Hosted by two midlife women with different lives but the same questions, it’s honest, funny and occasionally uncomfortable. If you’ve ever thought “surely it’s not just me?” — it isn’t. Pull up a chair. You’re in the club.

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Happy News - BBC
A weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world.

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Free Left Turn
Host: Craig Wills
News, Issues and Current Affairs English
Welcome Comrades to an hour of news and commentary from a far-left perspective - agitating for change, and a fairer, balanced society.

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Climate Matters
Climate Matters gives intriguing insights into climate breakdown and climate recovery.

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Not By the Playbook - BBC
Interviews with people defying the odds. Sporting heroes who have achieved success in the face of seemingly impossible challenges.

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Radio 2050
A mix of talk and music, interviewing global changemakers who are actively working to better our planet.

5:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Wrestling Roundup
Host: Free FM
Sport English
Join Grady and Josh every week as they run down what happened in wrestling in the past seven days.

5:30 PM - 6:00 PM

Echoes of Dissent
Host: Frank Carter
Arts and Culture English
Guitar-wielding prophets protest; war benefits only the dealers, poverty is the over-populated flip-side of greed, discrimination stuns the defenceless into silence, Mother Earth gasps. Each week Echoes of Dissent traverses the centuries and musical genres to dive into one song that cries out ‘This is wrong!’ We ask, what is it saying? Who wrote it? Why? What does it say for us today? At times we will be challenged, disturbed, unsettled. Please join us.

7:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Alo Aotearoa
Host: Denisse Herrera
Ethnic Voices Spanish (Ecuador)
El programa explora temas de interés relacionados con la comunidad latina a nivel global, incluyendo Nueva Zelanda. Facilita discusiones informadas sobre asuntos actuales y relevantes. Además, ofrece contenido enfocado en Nueva Zelanda, diseñado específicamente para el público latino interesado en la región.

8:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Siwa Umak
Host:
Ethnic Voices Korean
🇰🇷 Supporting Korean migrants in the Waikato and beyond with music, poetry, interviews and life stories.

9:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Arritmia
Host: Angie Rodríguez Gómez
Religion and Spirituality Spanish
Un programa de radio cristiano, presentado por Angie Rodriguez.

10:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Retrospect '60s Garage Punk Show
Host: Phil Grey
Music English
Punk rock predates the Sex Pistols and The Clash! Welcome to the world’s only weekly podcast presenting obscure 1960s garage punk, garage rock, proto-punk, freakbeat and psychedelia from every part of the planet! 🎸 All the info you need is here - https://linktr.ee/retrospectgaragepunk

11:00 PM - 12:00 AM

Radio Nowhere
Radio Nowhere honours the old timers and their classics and the music created by today's artists. Good music isn't restricted to space and time.

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