Auckland Family Blues Explosion is an initiative to raise awareness about musical expression and family interaction through the spirit of blues. Auckland Family Blues Explosion is a family orientated day of entertainment in a relaxed and socially responsible environment. Featured acts include the legendary Billy TK Jr., and local Blues icon Darcy Perry, as well as a full range of support acts and family entertainment.  Tune in to The Blues Room every week leading up to August 16 to win free passes !    For more info check the Media Release.

Family Care Radio is a monthly one hour internet radio show for carers, their whanau, aiga and friends.  Each show includes interviews with carers, experts and decision-makers, Listen & Learn Five Minute Features to help carers improve their health, wellbeing and knowledge and helpful tips and hints to make life easier.  Family Care Radio is now being broadcast on Community Radio Hamilton, and in the latest episode Todd Naill talks with Brigid Magner, the daughter of well known NZ author Maurice Shadbolt, and former television presenter Barbara Magner. Maurice died in 2004 after a long battle with a dementia disease.  Her Mum is now also affected by Alzheimer's.  Family Care Radio is broadcast at 2pm on the second Tuesday of every month.

Alfredo Lopez came to New Zealand, as a refugee from Colombia, in February 2008, having spent several years as President of a congrgation of Jehovah's Witnesses. Settling in Hamilton, Alfredo's commitment to helping people lead him to Community Radio Hamilton.  "It is a way to serve  the community, the work of volunteer is nothing new for me, it causes me satisfaction serve others, and I think this show is a way to do it, but also I do it because literally I do not have a lot  to do in this country yet and don’t like to be an unemployed person" he says.

Voz Latina airs Fridays at 7.30pm

Creative Commons has been described as being at the forefront of the copyleft movement, which seeks to support the building of a richer public domain by providing an alternative to the automatic "all rights reserved" copyright statement.   "Did you know, when you share your creativity, you are enabling people anywhere to use it, learn from it, and be inspired by it?  Make it new. Make it yours" - so says Floyd Wilde, host of Community Radio Hamilton's New It Make - a weekly exploration of creativity in the networked world.  New It Make debuts today, and airs every Thursday at 2pm

We're delighted to welcome Etch magazine to our stable of sponsors - they're on board with sponsorship of Whanau Tahi - One Love radio show.  Etch Magazine is New Zealand’s new online Business and Lifestyle Magazine set to inspire and inform New Zealand’s 18-35 year olds. Etch is the first online magazine of its kind to offer innovative and fresh business and lifestyle content written by and for New Zealand’s young kiwis. Etch also acts as an online networking site through the use of an Online Forum - a place where New Zealand’s innovative and creative young people can come together to discuss the latest trends and inspire one another. Check out Etch !