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Kia Ora Brazil - Bryan Monteiro - 11-07-2025 O gaúcho eletrotécnico Bryan Monteiro conta como fez para vir à NZ e trabalhar com geradores. A magazine-style show featuring news, commentary and music from Brazil, plus discussions about life in New Zealand for ex-pat Brazilians living in the Waikato. Listen

Wrestling Roundup - 11-07-2025 Join Grady and Josh every week as they run down what happened in wrestling in the past 7days. Listen

Out West Radio - 11-07-2025 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 76 - Drawn Borings - 11-07-2025 Electronic music culture from jungle to dub, from garage to tech house and everything in between. Listen

Island Reggae Luau 10-07-2025 A feast of reggae, delivered in uniquely Hawaiian style. Listen

Barangay New Zealand - 10-07-2025 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. Listen

Siwa Umak - 10-07-2025 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 – 10-07-2025 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 195 - Best Of The Year 2000 Oliver checks out some of the greatest indie rock songs from records released in the year 2000. Including an underated J Mascis (Dinosaur Jr) release, a beautiful Grandaddy concept album and pop brilliance from Teenage Fanclub. 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 - 10-07-2025 The Voice Within explores new age beliefs with regular guests. Listen

That's The Ticket - 08-07-2025 New ep, and new guest on TTT! Comedian Sandra Pace visits That's the Ticket ahead of the Hamilton debut of her new show 'You're Not Pretty... But I Love You!!!' at Nivara Lounge. Listen

The Paleface Parabola - 09-07-2025 Take a week off and Ricardo reduces us to quivering whelps. We retook the wheel this week and attempted to be as cool as he was last week... Not bloody likely. But if you give us a chance on this week’s Parabola, and rush to embrace the sounds of the likes of Southside Johnny with the La Bamba Horns, Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers, The Sea and Cake, Johnny Paycheck, and Bill Kelly, you just might turn that frown upside down. See you on the radio. Viva Jacinda! Listen

Musafir Hoon Yaaro - 09-07-2025 Musafir Hoon Yaaro (I am a Traveller) is a lifestyle show in Hindi, hosted by Arsh (Jimmy) Singh. Listen

Over the Fence - 09-07-2025 Bokashi composting plus weather and gardening to do's with host Craig Mitchell. Listen

iDad and Daughter - 09-07-2025 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 1 - 09-07-2025 Are You Disgusted Your rejection of this temporary world with all of its faults is understood as a gauge of your preparedness to leave here and return to the spiritual world. Listen

Vedic Wisdom Part 2 - 09-07-2025 Learning by Direct Experience We look at the folly of focusing your learning capacity upon your direct capability over the process of hearing from the authority on the subject. Following the authority can seriously enhance your learning rate and understanding. Listen

Equal Agenda – Social Media and Beauty Standards - 09-07-2025 Gen Z content creator Faith is passionate about navigating the age of social media as a young woman. Join Mollie and Isabelle as they talk about the pressures of social media, how beauty standards are shaped (and warped), and why authenticity is more important than ever. Listen

From the Fringes - 09-07-2025 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. Listen

Radio 2050 – Owen Christopher Hinds - 09-07-2025 Owen shares some of the work done by Pathways to Education, a program that works with lower-income communities to address high school dropout rates and provide comprehensive support to students. He shares success stories of students who have overcome challenges and achieved their goals with the help of Pathways, and discusses some of the key strategies implemented by Pathways: include engaging parents and the community, adapting to individual needs, and celebrating collective achievements. Radio 2050 is a mix of conversation and music that aims to inspire change throughout the world. 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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Brown Horse - All The Right Weaknesses [2025]
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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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