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Ep 151 - Cloud Illusions - Part 3 This week, it’s cloud music from The Land of the Long White White Cloud. Jian Liu performs David Hamilton - Clouds Over Aoraki. The NZ Trio perform Jenny McLeod - Clouds Nick Nock - Land Of The Long White Cloud Gillian Whitehead: Clouds Over Mata-au Ross Harris - Dark Clouds Gillian Rivers, Ciaran Wright, Hunter Craig, and Josh Meads perform John Rimmer - Clouds over Pirongia The Florida State Percussion Ensemble perform John Psathas - Cloud Folk Listen

Waikato Chinese Voices - 20-04-2026 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. Listen

Tales From the Guild: Shadows of Paradurn Ep 38 – 20-04-2026 Tales From the Guild: Shadows of Paradurn is a DnD5e actual play radio show. Brought to you by the Waikato Role-Playing Guild. Listen

Sai News 1221 - Buddha Poornima - 26-04-2026 Sai News 1221 Buddha Poornima Listen

Free Left Turn - 18-04-2026 Welcome Comrades to an hour of news and commentary from a far-left perspective.. Produced at Free FM, Hamilton, NZ Listen

Harmony Waikato - 19-04-2026 Created by Free FM, Hamilton, New Zealand Listen

Cosmopolitan News and Views - 19-04-2026 Created by Free FM, Hamilton, New Zealand Listen

The Free Breakfast - Rise Up Te Ara Puoro - 20-04-26 Rise Up - Te Ara Puoro is a 10 session workshop for Rangatahi between 16-19 years of age. The facilitator, Te Omeka Perkins, is a member of House of Shem and has a strong passion for working with rangatahi, supporting them to nurture their talents to build confidence, and pursue their dreams within the music industry. He joins Mike in the studio to talk about Rise Up, and share his new song Clear My Mind. Listen

ep. 724 - The Fuzz-Tone Portal We kick things off with a leftover from last week's Louie Louie Special - that riff so familiar it’s practically in our DNA. Once the remnants of "Louie" dust settles, we dive into the American basement scene of 1965–1966, explore some proto-psych, and a selection of global garage! 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

The Sandwich Club - What's this about? Welcome to The Sandwich Club — for women in the middle of everything. In this first episode, we talk about what it actually means to be “the filling” — holding kids, parents, work, relationships and life admin together, often all at once. Between the humour and the chaos, we share how this podcast came to be and why midlife doesn’t feel anything like we expected. If you’ve ever felt pulled in every direction while still somehow hard to get hold of, you’re in the right place. Listen

Golden Guide - 19-04-2026 Gospel songs and messages from the Holy Scripture, in Tagalog Cebuano and English. Listen

Sai News 1120 - Who Is Sai - 19-04-2026 Sai News 1120 - Who Is Sai Listen

Buddhism on Air - 19-04-2026 Buddhism on Air, hosted by Tenzin Chosang, discusses Buddhism and Buddhist beliefs. Listen

God's Message - 19-04-2026 Created by Free FM, Hamilton, New Zealand Listen

The Last Breath Series 2 Ep 14 – Gil is a funeral director Gil is a Funeral Director and in this episode she takes us behind the scenes and explains what a Funeral Director does, everything from paperwork through to embalming. But as she explains, above all else, her vocation is about care. Hospice Waikato, in association with Free FM, presents The Last Breath – A Podcast About Death And Dying. Listen

Arritmia - 18-04-2026 Presented by Angie Rodríguez Gómez, who feels a strong call to fulfil God's purpose for her life, which includes using her voice as a tool to share her personal testimony and her knowledge as Life Coach. Listen

Alo Aotearoa Ep 11 - Preparación Comunitaria ante Emergencias en Hamilton Preparación Comunitaria ante Emergencias en Hamilton Este programa tiene como objetivo informar y preparar a la comunidad de Hamilton frente a emergencias y desastres naturales. En colaboración con Hamilton Civil Defence, se abordarán los principales riesgos de la zona, las medidas de prevención y las acciones clave que cada persona y familia puede tomar para mantenerse segura. También se destacará la importancia del trabajo comunitario, la comunicación efectiva y el acceso a recursos disponibles para todos, incluyendo comunidades diversas. Listen

Connect With Community Waikato - 18-04-2026 Sarah and Roseanne - Policies and Procedures. An overview of the community groups and social services in the Waikato region. Listen

MPB Revista – 17-04-2026 Samba soul, Samba funk, Samba Rock, Funk, Soul e RAP feitos no Brasil ao longo de 5 décadas. Os pioneiros Jorge Ben Jor, Banda Black Rio, Tony Bizarro e os herdeiros DJ Hum, Bid, GOG e KL Jay, entre vários outros, são os destaques desse episódio. Listen

Conversa De Futebol – 17-04-2026 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

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A Sonic Youth

Music English A love for indie rock as expressed by Kiwi taste-maker Oliver Grey. Episodes and More

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. 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

Barangay New Zealand

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. Episodes and More

Bengal Beats

Arts and Culture Bengali, Bangla Designed to celebrate and promote the rich cultural heritage of Bengal for the Bengali-speaking community living in New Zealand, this show serves as a bridge between the vibrant traditions of Bengal and the diverse, multicultural landscape of New Zealand. Episodes and More

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Feature Album of the Week

Brown Horse - Total Dive [2026]
We last featured Brown Horse in April 2025, and their ‘All The Right Weaknesses’ LP. Spot on a year later this English country-alt-rock band is back with more country-influenced ‘slacker-twang’.

New Playlisted Music

Tashaki Miyaki - Sweet Child O'Mine - a fine remake of the G'nR standard [arguably an uncredited rip of Australian Crawl's 1981 track Unpublished Critics!]

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12:00 AM - 1:00 AM	The Arts Hour - BBC
1:00 AM - 2:00 AM	The Blackhouse
2:00 AM - 3:00 AM	Retrospect '60s Garage Punk Show Phil Grey Music
3:00 AM - 4:00 AM	Garage Band Radio
5:00 AM - 6:00 AM	MPB Revista Antonio Aparecido de Souza Ethnic Voices
6:00 AM - 7:00 AM	Tales From the Guild: Shadows of Paradurn Waikato Role-Playing Guild Interests and Hobbies
7:00 AM - 7:30 AM	Knight Life
7:30 AM - 9:30 AM	The Free Breakfast Free FM Various
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM	The Science Hour - BBC
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM	AA Radio Show
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM	The Sandwich Club Susan Trodden and Tracey Olivier Community
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM	The Inquiry - BBC
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM	Democracy Now!
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM	That's The Ticket Hannah Mooney Arts and Culture
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM	Hanna Worldwide and Friends Hanna Arts and Culture
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM	Waikato Chinese Voices Free FM Ethnic Voices
9:00 PM - 10:00 PM	B Orig Free Mel Ethnic Voices
10:00 PM - 11:00 PM	Back Porch Bluegrass Free FM Music
11:00 PM - 12:00 AM	Free FM's De-Tour Du Jour Various Music