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Dateline Tonga: Dateline Tonga
September 13, 2020 19:00 - 55 seconds - 3.15 MBThe latest for the Tongan community – global news, Tongan news and current affairs, interviews, community stories and events.
Books and Beyond: Still Waters Run Deep
September 13, 2020 09:35 - 30 seconds - 1.72 MBThis episode of Books & Beyond features not only motorcycle mamas but also other feisty women who are navigating high seas and river rapids. Join Alison and Ineka to find out more.
The C Word: Crazy grief
September 12, 2020 23:55 - 3.43 MBWhen Tatiana Hotere's husband Jason died three years ago she fell into a deep pit of grief, at times it felt like she was going crazy. She found an outlet in writing which has turned into her podcast Crazy Grief. The C Word sat down to chat about what Tatiana has learned about grief, why it's important to grieve in the way you need and not the way others want you to. And how being kind to yourself means putting yourself first.
Garden Planet: Fragrant gardens
September 09, 2020 02:45 - 30 seconds - 1.72 MBSelina explores the scented delights of the garden with extra fragrant plants. Karyn picks a winner for our plant of the week.
Deco Retro: Changing times
September 09, 2020 02:10 - 30 seconds - 1.72 MBThe now revised (in studio) version of the program on the Black Death and other pandemics recorded by Phillippa from home during the first coronavirus lockdown.
Kiribati Voice: Election 2020
September 08, 2020 23:35 - 3.43 MBReturning to the airwaves, Charles speaks to Jerry and Eleanor from the Electoral Commission for information on this year's election and provides a COVID 19 update
Books and Beyond: Not that I'd kiss a girl
September 06, 2020 09:35 - 30 seconds - 10.3 MBThis episode of Books and Beyond features Alison in conversation with local author Lil O’Brien, who has recently released her memoir Not that I’d kiss a girl: a Kiwi girl’s tale of coming out and coming of age. Tune in and find out how Lil’s sadness and subtext became motorbikes, main text and happy endings.
The C Word: Grancer
September 05, 2020 23:55 - 3.43 MBAmerican cancerlebrity Grace Lombardo joined the C Word to talk about how her relationship with her body has changed since her cancer diagnosis. Grace was the subject of the short documentary 'Grace' that followed her as she prepared to get a mastectomy tattoo.
Garden Planet: Spring gardening revisited
September 02, 2020 02:45 - 30 seconds - 1.72 MBSpring is in the air, time to enjoy the spring blossoms, and start growing our veges. Let us also tell you all about lettuce.
Youth Voices: Andrew Patterson and Vicky Ngo
September 02, 2020 02:10 - 15 seconds - 879 KBThis month, Tristan reflects on education and how it should change. Andrew Patterson comes on the show and adds his thoughts. Finally, Tristan continues his interview with Vicky Ngo from the last episode.
Books and Beyond: Literary Lockdown: Fin and fabric continued
August 30, 2020 09:35 - 30 seconds - 1.72 MBAlison and Ineka are still in Literary Lockdown on tonight’s episode of Books & Beyond. This feast of fun and fabric includes discussion about repurposed beer crates, flotation tanks and side hustles – with a side of reading thrown in for good measure.
The C Word: Popping your clogs
August 29, 2020 23:55 - 3.43 MB"Nothing is certain but death and taxes'. Death is a taboo subject, especially when you've had cancer. In this episode Helen and Belinda meet two women who deal with death everyday. Laura Manson is a breast cancer survivor and funeral director in Takaha who believes the process of death is miraculous. Dr Sham Shah is a palliative care doctor in Auckland who helps clear up Helen's misconceptions about what palliative care involves.
I am not ashamed of the Gospel: The Fijian New Methodist Christian Fellowship
August 28, 2020 18:05 - 30 seconds - 1.72 MBMessages from the Christian gospels for the Fijian community.
New Methodist Christian Fellowship: The Fijian New Methodist Christian Fellowship
August 28, 2020 18:05 - 30 seconds - 1.72 MBMessages from the Christian gospels for the Fijian community.
Books and Beyond: Literary Lockdown
August 23, 2020 09:35 - 30 seconds - 1.72 MBIt’s a frenzy of soft furnishing tonight because Alison and Ineka are in Literary Lockdown. Find out who has the best pouffe, and what these two have been reading during Level 3.
The C Word: What are you talking about?
August 22, 2020 23:55 - 3.43 MBMisinformation is rife at the moment so Helen and Belinda talk about how to navigate the sea of information and talk with Kate Hannah about the latest research from Te Pūnaha Matatini into how the 'infodemic' impacts certain groups.
New Methodist Christian Fellowship: The Fijian New Methodist Christian Fellowship
August 21, 2020 18:05 - 30 seconds - 1.72 MBMessages from the Christian gospels for the Fijian community.
Garden Planet: Hunting and Collecting Part II
August 19, 2020 02:45 - 30 seconds - 1.72 MBSelina delves further into the botanical collecting side of gardening and Karyn discovers a very important plant for these very interesting times.
Books and Beyond: Lust in the Dust
August 16, 2020 09:35 - 30 seconds - 1.72 MBThis episode was so beaut that we thought we’d repeat it. Alison and Karen take a virtual trip across the ditch and discover the best of Oz Lit. First Australians, Immigrants, Mateship and RuRo. It’s all there, so where the bloody hell are ya?
The C Word: The Unknown
August 15, 2020 23:55 - 3.43 MBAs Auckland suddenly heads back into Level 3, and the rest of the country at Alert Level 2, The C Word revisits a theme familiar with anyone who has experienced cancer: Coping with the unknown
Garden Planet: Hunters and Collectors
August 12, 2020 02:45 - 30 seconds - 1.72 MBSelina gets carried away exploring the world of plants all over the planet and finds out some of the history of where it all began and why. Our obsession with classifying and growing unknown/forbidden plants knows no bounds until legal restrictions and/or climate change put an end to it!
Deco Retro: David Lange
August 12, 2020 02:10 - 30 seconds - 1.72 MBNancy interviews David Lange one of NZ's early potters. He has devoted over 40 years to the Auckland Potters' society and was awarded the MNZM from the queen in 2016 for his devotion to ceramics in NZ. His sculptures can be viewed around Auckland, Waiheke and Botanic Gardens Manurewa. His pots are in several NZ collections, including the Auckland Museum.
The C Word: My tits are trying to kill me
August 08, 2020 23:55 - 3.43 MBPalmerston North couple Lanz Blackman and Buffy Small are living with cancer. Eighteen months after intensive care nurse Buffy had breast cancer her wife Lanz was diagnosed. Not long into chemo treatment Lanz got the devastating news her cancer had spread. She shares her often hilarious account on her blog my Tits are trying to Kill Me and joined Helen via Zoom to talk about what it's like living with incurable cancer.
Friends to the Enz: Warren and Steven
August 08, 2020 08:30 - 3.43 MBBack in July 2003 I caught up with two mates Warren Cate and Steven Giannoulis who I knew loved music as much as I did so I suggested we get together over some beers and play our favourite songs. Well we did and then we got together over the coming months and years to create what I think are still some of the best playlists around. In fact our story ended up in a music magazine. Join us as we revisit these old days and highlight the themes we came up with and the songs that we loved at the time.
Youth Voices: Vicky Ngo
August 05, 2020 02:10 - 15 seconds - 879 KBIn this episode, Tristan shares his education insights and interviews the youngest Vietnamese university student Vicky Ngo.
Te Ama Pasefika Health: Cook Islands language week
August 03, 2020 23:35 - 50 seconds - 2.86 MBCelebrating viki ote reo Kūki ‘Airani Māori, Emile, JP and Liana join Melemele live in the studio to share some uplifting family stories, their journey, and to perform some beautiful Cook Island songs
Books and Beyond: Recovery, resilience... revenge!
August 02, 2020 09:35 - 30 seconds - 1.72 MBAlison and Ineka read about recovery, resilience and revenge in this episode and find out what happens when the rule books of life and literature get thrown away...
The C Word: The cancer narrative
August 01, 2020 23:55 - 3.43 MBAfter their fifteen minutes of fame in the news, Helen and Belinda discuss how the cancer narrative is told and why Belinda hates being called a survivor.
Garden Planet: Under the weather
July 29, 2020 02:45 - 30 seconds - 1.72 MBWe're talking about the weather affecting Garden Planet this week with West Auckland meterologist Albert Chan. Our plant of the week is blooming now despite the weather.
Te Ama Pasefika Health: Posala Taotua and Johnny Angel
July 27, 2020 23:35 - 50 seconds - 2.86 MBTupu Services is a Pacific Island Alcohol, Drug and Gambling intervention service in the Auckland region. Youth Team Lead Posala Taotua shares the work Tupu Services is doing and our favourite entertainer Johnny Angel joins the programme to speak to the importance of reaching out for help and support.
Books and Beyond: The poetry of Colonialism
July 26, 2020 09:35 - 30 seconds - 1.72 MBAlison talks to Daniel Fitzpatrick (Ngā Ruahine), a young secondary school English teacher about engaging students who are studying the poetry of Aotearoa.
The C Word: Talk Peach
July 25, 2020 23:55 - 3.43 MBTash Crosby, founder of Talk Peach, was diagnosed with ovarian and uterine cancer at 37yrs old. She is in a minority of people who are diagnosed with ovarian cancer early, most will die from the disease. Tash talks to the C Word about why it's important to take gynecological health seriously and what it's like to go into menopause in your 30s.
Classical Chromatics: The Romantics
July 25, 2020 08:30 - 3.43 MBClare looks at the great Romantic composers including Sibelius, Chopin, Delius, Bruch, (post-Romantic) Shostakovich, and who was Fanny Hensel's brother?
Red Alert Radio: Political Current Affairs
July 22, 2020 21:05 - 30 seconds - 1.72 MBAuckland Labour M.P.'s and local board members host guests who are in the know about local and national issues of current concern.
Garden Planet: Rivercare
July 22, 2020 02:45 - 30 seconds - 1.72 MBSelina chats with landscaper and director of Second Nature Chris Ballantyne about the state of our rivers and what we can do to look after them. As gardeners can we make a difference?
Te Ama Pasefika Health: Takanga A Fohe: Part II
July 20, 2020 23:35 - 50 seconds - 2.86 MBIn the second part of this two-part discussion, Service Manager for Pacific Mental Health and Addiction Services Takanga A Fohe WDHB Dwaine Faletanoai shares the services their organization provides, their approach to serving and engaging Pasifika families and communities, as well as how to contact them and gain referrals.
Books and Beyond: Literary Lounge: Adulting edition
July 19, 2020 09:35 - 30 seconds - 1.72 MBJoin Alison and Ineka in the literary lounge as they talk about adulting in a world of weirdness and wellness influencers.
The C Word: Milestones and scanxiety
July 18, 2020 23:55 - 3.43 MBHelen and Belinda discuss reaching milestones and scanxiety after Helen marks her two years post diagnosis anniversary. And share their experiences with maintaining mental wellbeing during treatment when you have a history of mental distress.
Roger's Eclectic Journey: Aussie Rock
July 18, 2020 08:30 - 6.87 MBInspired by a recent interview and the latest album from James Reyne, Roger takes his eclectic journey on a condensed voyage through the early ‘80s and Aussie Rock, which the lesser informed (including Wikipedia) might know as pub rock. It’s all vinyl, scratch and pop, and features 12 artists, 19 albums and 27 tracks; all from his personal collection. And of course, there’s probably another show from the ones that didn’t make the cut. Enjoy the happy, bouncy, rocky ‘80s from the land down und...
Well with Anahila: Rosehill College
July 15, 2020 05:00 - 30 seconds - 1.72 MBAnahila chats to Rosehill College students and Acting Principal James Clarke about their new nursing facilities, what it’s been like learning online and how they and their whānau have coped during Covid. Students talk about who they kept in touch with their peers and how Rosehill College is supporting them to reach their academic goals.
Garden Planet: The Science of Compost
July 15, 2020 02:45 - 30 seconds - 1.72 MBKaryn expands on the science of composting while Selina checks her checklist of gardening tools.
Take It From Us: Cathy Comber: Loneliness
July 14, 2020 00:30 - 3.43 MBDescribed as "another pandemic", loneliness is a complex issue. Trustee of Loneliness New Zealand Cathy Comber elaborates on what is not a new issue, but certainly a prevalent one
Te Ama Pasefika Health: Takanga A Fohe: Part I
July 13, 2020 23:35 - 50 seconds - 2.86 MBIn the first of a two-part discussion, Service Manager for Pacific Mental Health and Addiction Services Takanga A Fohe WDHB Dwaine Faletanoai shares the services their organization provides, their approach to serving and engaging Pasifika families and communities, as well as how to contact them and gain referrals.
Mafoa 'ae Ata: Aupito Su'a William Sio
July 12, 2020 17:00 - 55 seconds - 6.58 MBLionati Fotofili and Honourable Aupito Su'a William Sio join the programme for Youth Talanoa
The C Word: Nic Russell: Fighting for funding
July 11, 2020 23:55 - 3.43 MBFifteen years ago herceptin was heralded as one of the biggest breakthroughs in the treatment of Her2 positive breast cancer. But for kiwis diagnosed with the aggressive form of the disease the expensive treatment wasn't funded. In this episode of the C Word, Helen and Belinda talk to one of the women who fought for herceptin. Nic Russell shares her inspiring story of resilience in the face of serious health problems.
Friends to the Enz: Guilty Pleasures
July 11, 2020 08:30 - 3.43 MBMarking a year since Friends to the Enz started, Boylee celebrates with his old buddy Simon William Todd and it’s with some trepidation they spotlight their favourite Guilty Pleasures of the musical variety. Warning: this one’s not for the faint hearted!
Well with Anahila: Manu Tukutuku
July 08, 2020 05:00 - 30 seconds - 1.72 MBAt Manu Tukutuku, the community can access sports, education, employment services and exercise classes, a playground, skate park, church and more. Serving the Randwick Park community, David Symons and Jessica Gosche run Manu Tuktuku and ensure community-led initiatives meet the needs of the people.
Garden Planet: Frost!
July 08, 2020 02:45 - 30 seconds - 1.72 MBSnuggle up! Karyn investigates the Big Chill affecting our plants and Selina's Plant of the Week has narcissistic tendencies.
Deco Retro: Warwick Henderson
July 08, 2020 02:10 - 30 seconds - 1.72 MBWarwick Henderson talks about his book “The Fascinating History of Toys and Games Around the World”. An avid collector of toys and games for over 40 years, Warwick reveals many interesting and surprising facts, so we decided to repeat it.
Take It From Us: Friendship and Connection
July 07, 2020 00:30 - 3.43 MBThis week's episode focuses on the importance of fostering and maintaining friendship as a key wellbeing factor