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Join our team on The Free Breakfast! Featuring diverse music, including a weekly feature artist, regular and one-off interviews with people from the wider community and RNZ News.
The Free Breakfast is truly LIVE and LOCAL breakfast radio! If you or your community group are up to anything exciting, give the station a call to discuss a live [or pre-recorded] interview and we're always keen for promotional giveaways!
The Free Breakfast is truly LIVE and LOCAL breakfast radio! If you or your community group are up to anything exciting, give the station a call to discuss a live [or pre-recorded] interview and we're always keen for promotional giveaways!
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Bluey’s Big Play, a brand-new theatrical adaptation of the BAFTA & Emmy® award-winning children’s television series produced by Ludo Studio, will hit the road in April 2025 and tour to Dunedin, Christchurch, Wellington, Hamilton and Auckland.
Audiences of all ages will get to see Bluey, her younger sister Bingo and Mum & Dad embark on their first live theatre show, featuring brilliantly created puppets, live actors, and iconic sets. Based on an original new story written by Bluey creator Joe Brumm, the theatrical adaptation contains music by Bluey composer, Joff Bush.
Cate Prestidge caught up with Puppetry Director fo rthe show, Jacob Williams.
GLOBOX ARENA, KIRIKIRIROA – HAMILTON WEDNESDAY 23 APRIL
Waipa deputy mayor Liz Stolwyk talks about the Long-Term Plan discussions, the vision for the 30-Year Spatial Plan, and the Shaw's Illuminate Light & Sound Show coming up at Lake Karapiro.
Hamilton Playbox's latest production is 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'. Cate speaks with co-director Lawrie Johnson and actor Hayden Newport (Randle McMurphy) about what drew them to this iconic story and what audiences can expect. The play runs 12-26 October.
Waikato district mayor Jacqui Church talks about the extended contract with Auckland's Watercare, and the Mayoral Community Awards.
Bike Waikato chair Melissa Smith gives a preview of the Biketober group ride taking place between Hamilton Gardens and Karapiro on Saturday 12 October. Check out the Facebook event for a 15% discount code for bike rentals.
Local water infrastructure, reasons for reductions in free parking times in the CBD, and activities for the school holidays are Hamilton Mayor Paula Southgate's focus for her monthly catch-up on the Free Breakfast.
Melissa Smith, co-chair and spokesperson at Bike Waikato, joins us for a fortnightly update.
Farewelling Kiingi Tuheitia and welcoming the new Queen.
Nerding out about Te Awa Pekapeka.
Hamilton Mayor Paula Southgate joins Mike Williams to discuss council's new credit rating from Standard & Poor's, plus progress with Local Waters Done Well, the new Peacocke Bridge opening, and some comment of the recent Local Government NZ conference.
#SSSD, host of #Deep_InsessioNZ speaks with Cate Prestidge about musical culture, some of his work in the electronic music scene and what excites him about the future of the scene.
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The central library might not be so quiet on Friday as students from years 5-8 compete in the Waikato Book Battle! Sandie Haddock from Waikato Literacy Assn joins Cate Ptestidge to talk about the event being held on August 30 as part of Hamilton Book Month.
Johanna M Rae is a Hamilton author who has been publishing fantasy genre novels since 2011. She joins Cate Prestidge to talk about her work and writing process and gives a peek into the work she'll be presenting at the Authors Showcase for Hamilton Book Month on Saturday August 31.
Mike Williams talks with Gareth and Louise Ward, the dynamic duo behind a new novel ‘The Bookshop Detectives: Dead Girl Gone’ which is now in its third week at #1 on the Nielsen BookScan New Zealand bestseller list. They’re not only former police officers and authors but the proud owners of Wardini Books in Hawkes Bay.
Kirsten McKenzie is an ex customs officer turned writer. A fan of archeology and Ancient Rome, she joins Cate Prestidge to talk about Ithaca Bound, the first book in her time travel Ithaca series. Kirsten will be presenting at The Author's Showcase for Hamilton Book Month.
Waipā deputy mayor Liz Stolwyk speaks from the annual Local Government Conference in Wellington.
Award winning writer and academic Tracey Slaughter has just released her latest poetry volume 'The Girls in the Red House are Singing'. She joins Cate to talk about the different parts of the collection, her writing process and the way some specific themes she was immersed in have universal meaning. Tracey's book will be launched at the Poetry Celebration for Hamilton Book Month.
The 13th National Poet Laureate, Chris Tse talks with Cate about the laureate role and balancing writing and the business of creativity. He also talks about the value of the arts for education and society. Chris will be in Kirikiriroa to MC Poetry Celebration for Hamilton Book Month.
Georgie Dansey from the TRON (regional travel by rail) advocacy group talks about Te Huia's stay of execution - and where to from here.
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