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2ZA Memorial Broadcast

Live from Te Manawa
Produced by Access Manawatu
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (15.75 Mb)2ZA Memorial Broadcast (Hour 2)   1 hr 8 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (8.78 Mb)2ZA Memorial Broadcast (Hour 3)   39 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (13.79 Mb)2ZA Memorial Broadcast (Hour 1)   1 hr
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Access Manawatu 10 year anniversary

Interviews with associates of Access Manawatu marking the 10 year anniversary
Produced by Access Manawatu
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (7.82 Mb)Wednesday - Barrie Angland   23 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (6.2 Mb)Thursday - Patrick Flynn   18 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (6.05 Mb)Friday - Murray MacRae   18 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (5.42 Mb)Tuesday - John Thornley   16 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (6.68 Mb)Monday - Steve Maharey   20 min
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Access Radio Presents Internet Only Broadcasts

An ever-changing series of special audio presentations from Wellington Access Radio.
Produced by Access Radio Wellington
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (4.62 Mb)Commander Robert Green, ex nuclear strike aircraft crewman turned nuclear disarmament advocate. An incredible interview about his life, nuclear warfare and his book launch
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (8.32 Mb)An Hour of Stories- Whitireia Creative Writing Students share fantastic short stories
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (2.35 Mb)Local non-profit Emerge talks about the ways Wellington businesses can benefit from hiring disabled staff
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (13.38 Mb)Mining Protest at Parliment - hear from Phil Goff, Met from the Greens, Forest and Bird and more   14 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (7.3 Mb)WOMAD Event Director Suzanne Porter speaks with Dayle about Rumours of WOMAD moving from Taranaki and more   7 min
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Collectors' Corner

A monthly programme about stamp collecting, hosted by Keith Richards
Produced by Radio Kidnappers
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (25.36 Mb)August update- with Jan Price   55 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (18.2 Mb)25 June 2010-News and views
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (10.47 Mb)28 May-News and views   23 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (18.99 Mb)23 April   40 min
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Community Corner

A weekly show featuring interviews with community-based individuals and organisations
Produced by Radio Kidnappers
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (19.8 Mb)19 July Frederick Swain Optometrist   20 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (7.61 Mb)28 June 2010- Alzheimers awareness   17 min
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Creative People

Helen Charters talks weekly to notable achievers, movers and shakers, and innovative thinkers
Produced by Radio Kidnappers
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (22.7 Mb)24 Aug 2010 - Simon Nixon (mayoral candidate for Hastings)   50 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (21.6 Mb)17 Aug 2010 - Michelle Pyke (Napier mayoral and council candidate)   47 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (17.32 Mb)10 Aug 2010 - Interviews from Rowan House Opening (06Aug)   38 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (16.98 Mb)03 Aug 2010 - Henare OKeefe   37 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (22.3 Mb)27 Jul 2010 - Jack and Sari Lamborn (Peak Vision Church)   49 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (11.69 Mb)29 Jun 2010 - Betty Hodgkinson (95yrold lady still attending exercise classes)   26 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (22.16 Mb)22 Jun 2010 - Katrina Simmonds (Manager of Cranford Connections)   47 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (23.99 Mb)15 Jun 2010 - Kathy and Kiara (a Madam and sex-worker in the Sex industry)   52 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (20.05 Mb)08 Jun 2010 - Adele Broadbent (writer)   44 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (19.15 Mb)01 Jun 2010 - Haylee Wrenn (A Brand New Start)   42 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (22.8 Mb)11 May 2010 - Harry Trigg (Habitat For Humanity)   50 min
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Earth Gardens

Monthly update on what's growing and going on out at the gardens at Meeanee
Produced by Radio Kidnappers
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (7.42 Mb)12 July- Update with Ang and Geoff   16 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (7.71 Mb)June 2010-Update   17 min
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Environment Matters

Environment Matters offers information about local and global environmental issues. This is a weekly radio show broadcasted on Community Radio Hamilton, an access radio station proudly sponsored by NZ on Air.
Produced by Community Radio Hamilton
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (20.18 Mb)25-08-10   50 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (17.82 Mb)21-07-10   44 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (24.2 Mb)14-07-10   1 hr
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Forest and Bird Society

David Gore and Vaughan Cooper update us monthly on trips, events, and other news
Produced by Radio Kidnappers
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (11.82 Mb)20 August Black birch range
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (10.37 Mb)16 Jul 2010 - news, interviews from recent AGM and conference   23 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (10.4 Mb)18 Jun 2010 - news, interviews from recent Blue Lake trip   20 min
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Free Range Dogs

Host, Sam Gentry covers behaviour, nutrition and care of our k9 buddies.
Produced by Fresh FM
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (7 Mb)Sam Gentry talks to Karen Howieson from Nelson Ark about their work with disenfranchised teens and unwanted dogs 31 August 10   18 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (5.56 Mb)Sam Gentry talks to Faye Rogers about \'mind to mind\' animal communication 03 August 10   14 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (6.44 Mb)Sam Gentry takes a look at multi dog households and how to introduce a new dog to a home that already has a dog 10 August 10   16 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (5.96 Mb)Sam Gentry looks at solutions to another common problem – ‘how do I get my dog to stop pulling on the lead\' 27 July 10   15 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (5.48 Mb)Sam Gentry looks at exercising your dog an tips on helping it avoiding boredom 24 August 10   14 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (5.55 Mb)Sam Gentry talks about how to get your dog to come back when called 17 August 10   14 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (6.02 Mb)Sam Gentry talks about a common problem - `how do I get my dog to stop jumping up on people' 20 July 10   15 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (4.74 Mb)Sam Gentry talks to Geoff Bowers from K9 Natural Dog Food about dog nutrition 13 July 10   12 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (5.45 Mb)Sam Gentry introduces us to the first in a series of shows about dog health and behaviour 06 July 10   14 min
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From the Fringes

From The Fringes covers a range of issues and opinions from the fringes . . . political, social, ethical and personal. This is a weekly radio show broadcasted on Community Radio Hamilton, an access radio station proudly sponsored by NZ on Air.
Produced by Community Radio Hamilton
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (12.31 Mb)01-09-10   31 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (12.31 Mb)25-08-10   31 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (12.37 Mb)21-07-10   31 min
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From The Vaults

Produced by Access Radio Wellington
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (53.96 Mb)From the Vaults - ITs all about the kids, Noise Workd holiday programme from 1994 and two kids stories   59 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (12.89 Mb)From the Vaults Pacific Variety Programme and Pacific Womens Poetry 55 mins   56 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (13.54 Mb)From the Vaults - Poems from Prison   59 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (13.51 Mb)From the Vaults - Womans Zone   59 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (13.29 Mb)From the Vaults - Ngati Poneke and Environmental Concerns   58 min
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Go Naturally

Produced by Radio Kidnappers
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (6.17 Mb)Go Naturally Hawkes Bay open day 09   13 min
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Green Thumbs and Dirty Fingers

Gardening Tips with Philippa Foes-Lamb
Produced by Fresh FM
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (6.4 Mb)Philippa talks about seeds and what to plant for colour from now till late spring 24 August 10   16 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (6.5 Mb)Philippa explores more winter gardening 06 July 10   16 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (6.53 Mb)Philippa looks at more winter tasks for the gardener 29 June 10   17 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (6.49 Mb)Philippa looks at winter gardening and the importance of plant collections 15 June 10   16 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (6.49 Mb)Philippa takes a look at winter gardening 01 June 10   16 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (6.54 Mb)Pruning established currant and berry plants 18 May 10   17 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (6.51 Mb)Philippa takes another look at late autumn gardening tasks 04 May 10   17 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (6.53 Mb)Philippa looks at uses for autumn leaves and other garden tasks for April and May 20 April 10   17 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (6.53 Mb)Autumn Tasks and winter fallow 06 April 10   17 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (6.42 Mb)The wonders of saving your own seeds 23 March 10   16 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (6.46 Mb)Autumn gardening tips 09 March 10   16 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (6.37 Mb)Making the most of strawberry runners 23 February 10   16 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (6.37 Mb)Late Summer Gardening 09 February 10   16 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (6.41 Mb)Philippa welcomes us into another year of gardening with some helpful summer garden tips   16 min
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Hastings Host Lions

Produced by Radio Kidnappers
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (11.56 Mb)6 September 2010   25 min
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Historic Sourvenirs

Historic Souvenirs retells personal memoirs in a series of animated book readings. This is a radio show broadcasted on Community Radio Hamilton, an access radio station proudly sponsored by NZ on Air.
Produced by Community Radio Hamilton
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (11.39 Mb)30-08-10   28 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (11.86 Mb)23-08-10   30 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (11.22 Mb)19-07-10   28 min
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Kitchen Spies

A food show with Alison McKee and Scott McGregor: kitchen tips, guests, and culinary odds n ends
Produced by Radio Kidnappers
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (8.86 Mb)17 Feb-Kitchen Spies get Murdered   21 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (11.99 Mb)10 Feb-Kitchen Spies get all Herby   26 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (11.68 Mb)03 Feb 10-Kitchen Spies talk Avocados   27 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (11.79 Mb)27 Jan-Go to the library   25 min
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Midday Farm Report

Midday Farm Report is a show for everybody in the Agriculture sector, with a strong focus on sustainability issues. This is a weekly radio show broadcasted on Community Radio Hamilton, an access radio station proudly sponsored by NZ on Air.
Produced by Community Radio Hamilton
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (12.29 Mb)01-09-10 Organic Production or GM Contamination   30 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (12.27 Mb)21-07-10 GM Seed Rejected by Haiti   31 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (11.34 Mb)14-07-10 UN Backs Biological Agriculture   28 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (12.17 Mb)30-06-10 Interview on ETS   30 min
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Save the Turbos

A short series of interviews with people opposing the reduction in number of teams in the Air New Zealand Cup that threatens the Manawatu Turbos
Produced by Access Manawatu
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (5.15 Mb)Friday 6th November - Grant Smith   23 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (7.05 Mb)Monday 2nd November - Grant Smith   31 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (6.89 Mb)Thursday 5th November - The Mayors   30 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (5.42 Mb)Wednesday 4th November - John Knowles   24 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (5.74 Mb)Tuesday 3rd November - Alan Cockrell   26 min
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Science Notes

Produced by Toroa Radio
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (9.39 Mb)Science Notes - 2010-08-26   21 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (9.53 Mb)Science Notes - 2010-08-12   21 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (9.1 Mb)Science Notes - 2010-07-01   20 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (9.4 Mb)Science Notes - 2010-06-17   21 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (8.32 Mb)Science Notes - 2010-06-03   18 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (9.56 Mb)Science Notes - 2010-05-20   21 min
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Space Station Kiwi

A children's programme hosted by Captain Cornflakes
Produced by Toroa Radio
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (13.67 Mb)2010-09-01 - Space Station Kiwi   1 hr
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (13.36 Mb)2010-08-25 - Space Station Kiwi   58 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (13.45 Mb)2010-08-18 - Space Station Kiwi   59 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (13.74 Mb)2010-08-11 - Space Station Kiwi   1 hr
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (13.74 Mb)2010-07-21 - Space Station Kiwi   1 hr
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Starry Nights

Gary Sparks (Director of Napier's Holt Planetarium) looks monthly at current and forthcoming events in our night sky
Produced by Radio Kidnappers
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (11.63 Mb)September
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Supergran's Super Living

Manawatu's Supergrans hit the airwaves with lifestyle education and entertainment
Produced by Access Manawatu
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (6.46 Mb)Supergrans\' Super Living 07-08-10   28 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (5.7 Mb)Supergrans\' Super Living 14-08-10   25 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (4.37 Mb)Supergrans\' Super Living 21-08-10   25 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (5.74 Mb)Supergrans\' Super Living 28-08-10   25 min
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Surfs Up

Produced by Radio Kidnappers
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (11.59 Mb)14 September   20 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (13.29 Mb)07 Sept- More news and views
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (12.28 Mb)24 August   27 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (12.79 Mb)31 August   27 min
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The Countryside

The Countryside examines the world from a farmer's point of view. This is a weekly radio show broadcasted on Community Radio Hamilton, an access radio station proudly sponsored by NZ on Air.
Produced by Community Radio Hamilton
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (20.33 Mb)03-09-10   51 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (20.84 Mb)27-08-10   52 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (22.21 Mb)16-07-10   55 min
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The Dungeon

A programme about games, gamers and gaming in Manawatu.
Produced by Access Manawatu
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (4.07 Mb)The Dungeon 04-09-10   17 min
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The Film Show

The Film Show discusses cinema in an informative, critical and amusing manner. This is a weekly radio show broadcasted on Community Radio Hamilton, an access radio station proudly sponsored by NZ on Air.
Produced by Community Radio Hamilton
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (27.39 Mb)29-08-10   1 hr 8 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (26.15 Mb)22-08-10   1 hr 5 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (29.48 Mb)18-07-10   1 hr 14 min
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The Hearth

Your Manawatu-based, Manawatu-focused, arts and environment show.
Produced by Access Manawatu
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (3.33 Mb)The Hearth 07-09-10 and 10-09-10   15 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (7.07 Mb)The Hearth 24-08-10 and 27-08-10   30 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (7 Mb)The Hearth 17-08-10 and 20-08-10   30 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (7 Mb)The Hearth 03-08-10 and 06-08-10   30 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (6.2 Mb)The Hearth 10-08-10 and 13-08-10   30 min
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The Library Mix

Half an hour from the Dunedin Public Libraries showcasing their music collection and talking about books and upcoming events. The show gets repeated a week later at the same time.
Produced by Toroa Radio
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (3.41 Mb)Dunedin Library Mix - 2010-08-24   30 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (3.41 Mb)Dunedin Library Mix - 2010-01-26   30 min
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The Swampcast

a programme from The Stomach, looking at the local music scene!
Produced by Access Manawatu
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (3.48 Mb)The Swampcast 04-09-10 and 11-09-10   15 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (3.49 Mb)The Swampcast 21-08-10 and 28-08-10
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (3.43 Mb)The Swampcast 24-07-10 and 31-07-10   15 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (3.49 Mb)The Swampcast 10-07-10 and 17-07-10   16 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (3.48 Mb)The Swampcast 26-06-10 and 03-07-10   16 min
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Through the Fog - NZ Skeptics

Through The Fog - NZ Skeptics are local skeptics look through the fog of mysticism and loony new age belief. This is a weekly radio show broadcasted on Community Radio Hamilton, an access radio station proudly sponsored by NZ on Air.
Produced by Community Radio Hamilton
Click to Listen The Moon Landing Hoax - Food for the Paranoid and Gullible   30 min
Click to Listen Astrological Nonsense - Nope, it's Simply Not Science   29 min
Click to Listen The Myth of Noah's Ark - lumps of old wood does not an ancient boat make   29 min
Click to Listen Psychics and Their Crazy Predicitions   29 min
Click to Listen Nostradamus' Prophecies - people actually believe this stuff!   29 min
Click to Listen The Pseudoscience Behind Homeopathy part 1   28 min
Click to Listen The Pseudoscience Behind Homeopathy part 2   29 min
Click to Listen How Repressed Memories Occur   30 min
Click to Listen So-called Ghosts - what's that behind you....   29 min
Click to Listen Debunking Astrology, or, gibberish dressed up as science does not a science make   30 min

Write On

A monthly show from the Otago/Southland branch of the New Zealand Society Of Authors hosted by Vanda Symon. Vanda interviews authors about their new books and the process of writing.
Produced by Toroa Radio
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (22.41 Mb)Write On - 2010-08-11 - Neville Peat and Philip Temple   49 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (22.87 Mb)Write On - 2010-07-14 - Bill O'Brien and Joan Bishop   50 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (21.23 Mb)Write On - 2010-05-12 - Penelope Todd and Karen Trebilcock   46 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (23.76 Mb)Write On - 2010-04-14 - Kyle Mewburn and Tania Roxborogh   52 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (21.74 Mb)Write On - 2010-03-10 - Michelle Powles and Browyn Wylie Gibb UBS   45 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (17.44 Mb)Write On - 2010-02-10 - John C Robertson and Paddy Richardson   38 min
Click to ListenClick to Download Audio (21.13 Mb)Write On - 2009-11-11 - Ian Chapman and Diana Gabaldon   46 min
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