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Barangay New Zealand - 30-04-2026 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 - 30-04-2026 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 – 29-04-2026 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

Echoes of Dissent Ep 3 - Gimme Hope Jo'Anna A sing-a-long reggae song helped to shake a regime — but does it still speak to us today? When Eddy Grant released Gimme Hope Jo'Anna in 1988, it slipped past censors with a catchy beat and a razor-sharp message. Beneath the reggae groove was a direct challenge to apartheid South Africa—and a call for justice the world couldn’t ignore. Fast forward to 2026, and the question lingers: have systems of inequality, of systemic prejudice and discrimination really disappeared, or simply changed focus and target? We explore how Gimme Hope Jo’Anna became and continues to be a celebrated protest anthem—and why its message of hope, resistance, and accountability resonates today. Traversing the centuries and musical genres to dive into one song that cries out ‘This is wrong!’ Listen

A Sonic Youth episode 236 - White Fence, The Jayhawks Oliver looks at the new record from Californian psych rock and alt-folk musician Tim Presley's project White Fence. Also, a look at one of the great albums by alt-country group The Jayhawks ten years after its release. Plus, a taste of Oliver's Free FM 'De-Tour Du Jour', an hour long music show tangential to the usual sounds heard on A Sonic Youth. 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 - 30-04-2026 The Voice Within explores new age beliefs with regular guests. Listen

Fighting Stigma - Finding free things to improve our mood Finding free things to improve our mood Listen

The Paleface Parabola - 29-04-2026 Semi-retirement sure hasn’t been sedate for your humbled radio he man. I’ll disclose... We’ve picked up new friends/listeners and a pack of associate producers over the last four-and-a-half years at Free FM from New Zealand. I remind you that there’s no expiration date when it comes. Now that this is clearly stated in print, how about if you and I go get some? Fun can be found by putting ears on this week’s Paleface Parabola. We advise taking the tour de farce challenge so that you’ll be witness to us backing up our boast. It’s a music first fray though our interests are multitudes. Presented here is a peek at our 23 song playlist…… The Five Royales, Duke Ellington with Coleman Hawkins, Midnight Oil, Grand Funk, and Mose Allison with Van Morrison. The Mystery Man Midnight Magic shone the spotlight on Pixvae from Scandinavia It’s good to be alive. How about you and your ears for this week’s caper of the Paleface Parabola. Free of charge. Listen

Musafir Hoon Yaaro - 29-04-2026 Musafir Hoon Yaaro (I am a Traveller) is a lifestyle show in Hindi, hosted by Arsh (Jimmy) Singh. Listen

That's The Ticket - 28-04-2026 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… Listen

From the Fringes - 29-04-2026 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

The Bridge Zone - 29-04-2026 The Bridge Zone – Episode 409 Judge Julie will rejoin us next week to finish off the penalty card case And we have two stonker questions coming in from a listener about Law 25A 1 and 25A 2 Join our public gallery when Law 25 is addressed by the Judge Mr Jinn announces the results of the Jin Club tourneys No East Coast Bays this week JIN members feature at Waikato Area Pairs Wellington had 30 Intermediate and 15 Junior pairs at their Congress We expand the discussion on how to improve your performance at the table Mr Jinn stays on for the entire BZ session this week Are you free Mr Peacock? We open a new service to our listeners If you are one of the bunch that want to refresh or revamp your system, Send us your system card and we will review on the show bridgezoneshuffle@gmail.com We are happy to glance over, so email them and we will get the iron out And Jack James does it again, win number 11 is now down in ink and the record 9 week run is still on We really must find Jack a Green Jacket and next week we share a new nick name for him Jolly awesome Jack, he’s coming on the show soon folks Some days are Diamond and some days are stone – a nice nod to a crew member is mentioned Plus, Mike Ware – wins at Wellington Open Pairs with Martin Reid as well as the Open teams and yes the team name was Ware!!! There are tips a plenty this week from The Gambler, something for everyone See you at the tables The BZ Crew Listen

Back Porch Bluegrass - 28-04-2026 Some bluegrass, some old-timey, some Gospel. The Hamilton County Bluegrass Band kick off the show with a twin banjo duet, the we have Seldom Scene, the New Vintage Bluegrass Band, the Kentucky Colonels and the Travelling McCourys. The Bluegrass album Band, Tony Ellis and Aussie outfit Old South follow on, and Mike Seeger sings a couple of old-timey songs. Lots of fine picking and singing. Listen

B Orig - 28-04-2026 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. Listen

Waikato Chinese Voices - 28-04-2026 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

The Sandwich Club Ep 2 - Second Acts and Third Winds This week we’re talking about second acts, third winds, and that quiet sense that something needs to shift. Not dramatic reinvention — just the feeling that the life you worked hard to build might not be the one you want to stay in forever. We talk about ambition in midlife, the fear of starting again, and why change at this stage often looks smaller, slower and more complicated. If you’ve ever opened your laptop and thought “is this it?” — this one’s for you. The Sandwich Club is for women in the middle — juggling kids, parents, work, money, bodies and everything in between. Listen

Digging For Misshapen Diamonds There are a lot of forgotten records out in the world, destined to clog up op-shop record baskets for eternity. Usually it's because they're terrible, or overly derivative. Some however, are unique, fascinating and musically brilliant. Their lack of success was not as a result of the quality of the music, but rather the time and place they were recorded, the bizarreness of their sound, the topics of their lyrics, or just bad luck. This Detour Du Jour is named ‘Digging for Misshapen Diamonds’, and we’ll be looking at and telling the stories of favourite records that were forgotten at the time of their release, only to be rediscovered years later and often hailed as examples of what could have been. We’ve got freak folk oddities, crazy religious acid psych, L.A. canyon rock ‘n’ roll, and more. So open your ears, your mind, and turn it up, this is A Sonic Youth’s Detour Du Jour. Listen

Ep 152 - New Adventures in Music 4 New Adventures in Music is a series within a series devoted to the thrill of musical discovery and the joy of listening. This week we have three new and recent releases as well as a tribute to French electronic music pioneer, the composer Éliane Radigue, who died on the 23rd of February this year. The episodes featured work episodes is her 1983 magnetic tape composition Elimination of Desires but keep an ear out for Vietnamese-American composer Viet Cuong’s joyful 3 movement concerto - Re(new)al. Yang Bao - The Riddle Albany Symphony and Sandbox Percussion perform Viet Cuong - Re(new)al: I - Hydro, Re(new)al: 2 - Wind, Re(new)al: 3 - Solar. Gilda Lyons and Robert Frankenberry perform gather-summon offering from Magic and Desire: Songs of Intimate Connections Yang Bao - Human and I Éliane Radigue - Elimination of Desires Listen

Waikato Chinese Voices - 27-04-2026 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

Ep 42 - Bali - The center of spirituality and self growth - with Bianca Kotzen There are so many different reasons why we choose to move countries and become an expat and so many interesting stories of amazing people. Listen

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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

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Arritmia

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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. 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

The Dandy Warhols - Pin Ups [2026]
We LOVE a good cover, and when indie heritage act The Dandy Warhols released Pin Ups [a cheeky nod to Bowie’s covers LP], we’re in boots ‘n all.

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	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
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12:00 PM - 12:30 PM	Fighting Stigma Free FM Disability and Health
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2:30 PM - 3:00 PM	People Fixing the World - BBC
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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM	Echoes of Dissent Frank Carter Arts and Culture
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM	How to Make it Work Annika Stricker Community
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
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