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Island Reggae Luau 11-12-2025 A feast of reggae, delivered in uniquely Hawaiian style. Listen

Barangay New Zealand - 11-12-2025 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 - 11-12-2025 Podcast produced and first broadcast at Free FM 89.0 - a platform for direct involvement in the media. Hamilton Kirikiriroa, NZ Listen

Conversa De Futebol – 12-12-2025 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

Mo’ui lelei – Tali tali lelei – 11-12-2025 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 ep 216 - The Hold Steady, Drive By Truckers and Jason Isbell We have two of the greatest modern rock bands on this week's A Sonic Youth! First, The Hold Steady's 'Separation Sunday' 20 years on with a deluxe reissue. Then, Drive-By Trucker's greatest live performances with Jason Isbell including a recent feature on the Colbert late night show. 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 - 11-12-2025 The Voice Within explores new age beliefs with regular guests. Listen

Fighting Stigma - 11-12-2025 Neuro Spicy Holidays Part 1. Listen

The Paleface Parabola - 09-12-2025 And so it came to pass that on a cold and fateful late Autumn night that the vast expanse of the fifth estate, Studio A, was filled with joyful noise and two aging outsiders to host, produce, and programme the first new Paleface Parabola in weeks. And the Lord took a step back to survey the humble creation and thoughtfully smiled as he danced to the music... and those who were in God’s close quarters could have sworn they heard it said ‘All the squares go home!’ in a moment of rhapsody. For you see brethren, it was simply futile to resist Advent (the Mystery Man’s show closer), Mose Allison (simply one of the 20th Century’s great songwriters), Jimmy Cliff, the Third Bardo, and the Bonzo Dog Band, because there’s no expiration date on fun. And at the end of our two hours together, we high and low-fived and agreed that it indeed, was good. Listen

Musafir Hoon Yaaro - 10-12-2025 Musafir Hoon Yaaro (I am a Traveller) is a lifestyle show in Hindi, hosted by Arsh (Jimmy) Singh. Listen

Bengal Beats Ep 10 - 10-12-2025 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. Listen

iDad and Daughter - 10-12-2025 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 2 - The Aim of Meditation The Aim of Meditation People are being misled on the intention and value of physical meditation. Today the student is shown that the physical platform is not the real level to achieve advanced results from meditation. The true spiritual level is explained as the proper platform for the conscious growth of the practitioner. Listen

Vedic Wisdom Part 1 - Useless Literature Useless Literature The importance of screening facetiousness books, magazines and published literature are essential to avoid confusion about the true path to the perfection of the human form of life. Vedic literature is the divine knowledge intended for the upliftment of the consciousness of the human species and all intelligent people should take advantage of it. Listen

From the Fringes - 10-12-2025 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

The Bridge Zone - 10-12-2025 Podcast produced and first broadcast at Free FM 89.0 - a platform for direct involvement in the media. Hamilton Kirikiriroa, NZ Listen

Waikato Chinese Voices - 09-12-2025 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

Back Porch Bluegrass - 09-12-2025 Quite a few of the selections on this show have an ‘old-timey’ feel to them, making it all sound very relaxed. Mark Johnson & Emory Lester get us started after a burst of ‘Sunburst’, then Nothing Fancy, Chad Manning, Dix Bruce and Jim Nunally and Raymond McLain all contribute. The Johnson Boys do a brief ‘set’, Bob Baker sings a song his Mum taught him, and the Barefoot Nellies play a tune in the Amnesia pub in San Francisco. Merle Haggard sings a Jimmie Rodgers favourite, Bill Emerson picks a foxy tune, and Caroline Jones and the Trenwiths do a very bluegrassy version of a Christmas song. We’re definitely into December! Listen

B Orig - 09-12-2025 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

The Weekly Hotwire – 09-12-25 A weekly into New Zealand’s primary industries, exploring farm systems, markets, people and policy through storytelling, science and experience. 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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Jeff Tweedy - Twilight Override [2025]
Wilco frontman back with a triple album featuring 30 songs. Tweedy expressed being overwhelmed by the "bottomless basket of rock bottom" of current social conditions, what he described as the "sense of decline" in the "twilight of an empire".

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6:00 AM - 7:00 AM	That's The Ticket Hannah Mooney Arts and Culture
7:00 AM - 7:30 AM	The Documentary - BBC
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9:30 AM - 10:00 AM	The Interview - BBC
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12:00 PM - 12:30 PM	The Climate Question - BBC
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM	Scotty's Place
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Equal Agenda Martine, Jameena, and Hazel Gender and Sexuality
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM	A Sonic Youth Oliver Grey Music
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM	Wrestling Roundup Free FM Sport
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM	Flat Out Pride Free FM Gender and Sexuality
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM	Kia Ora Brazil Maya Hasegawa Ethnic Voices
7:00 PM - 7:30 PM	Conversa De Futebol Maikel and Suzana Sport
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM	MPB Revista Antonio Aparecido de Souza Ethnic Voices
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