Episodes
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Hikoi For Hope Saturday
Lara Sweetman, Betty Diprose and Lucy Haru join us in studio to talk about this weekend's event (which also includes food and music), and to sing a couple of songs.
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Raglan Writers Day Next Week
Sarah Johnson & Jess Thornley join us to talk about this year's writers workshop featuring Michelle Elvy, Jacquie McRae, Catherine Wallace and Deborah Challinor
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Kaumatua Fundraiser at the Growers Market
Rangi and Bison from the Poihakena Kaumatua group join us with promises of Fried Bread and Mussel Chowder at this Friday's growers market
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Tourism & Event Strategy Is Out
Jacqueline & Charlie from Go Raglan join us to talk about the new tourism strategy that has emerged after a year of consultation with the community. We talk about why it was needed, what the results are and what the community wants to see happening in the future.
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Voter Enrollment Problems - How Bad Are They?
Kirsty Barber has been out trying to get as many people enrolled by October 25th as she can and has been discovering a number of problems with the system that are likely to leave people disenfranchised.
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BItter & Twisted Comedy Show Coming to Raglan
We talk to Flynn Beetham ahead of the Bitter, Twisted and On Tap Comedy Show that is bringing eight comedians to town October 31st. Check out the worst-gig story near the tend of the podcast.
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Planning Your Death
How do families and the primary carer deal with dementia and other life limiting illnesses? In studio we've got Deb King and new guest Penny HIbberd who has spent a career caring for people with Dementia and has written a Phd about the relationship between the primary carer and the person with...
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Freedom2Fly Fest 2026
Founders of the Freedom2Fly Festival, Jess & Jair Ramirez join us to talk about this year's event, what's happening and who the guest performers are.
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Design Your Own Food Forest
Marve from Hakea joins us in studio to tell us about their new Food Forest course happening at the end of the month. We talk about the design and practical aspects of putting in your own food forest.
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Global Day of Action for Palestine
Gillian Marie is back in the studio to talk about the action planned for Raglan while we also catch up with the news from Gaza and the Westbank and look at how the media is reporting on the situation since the ceasefire announcement.
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Creative Writing Workshop
Peter Raffel, author and former Columbia University Professor is looking at running a second creative writing workshop after his first one sold out. We talk about the workshop, his forthcoming book Bad Faith, how he pursued a career in writing and get some tips on writing while we've got the chance.
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Growers and Buyers Wanted
After a few months of testing the team at Hua Whenua are ready to invite more growers into their online system for local food producers. Part of the Whaingaroa's Food Resilience network Hua Whenua is a click and collect system for local produce, working alongside the Growers Market.
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Muder on the 18th
Deb King's latest murder mystery fundraiser is situated on the Raglan Golf Course. She won't tell us whodunit but Deb has all the rest of the details about the new story - and a request for new actors to get involved.
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1978 Film Screening This Weekend
Isaac Lee, Writer/Director of 1978 joins us ahead of the double-screening of his coming-of-age film in the Town Hall on Sunday. We find out why he choose to combine a fictional story within a real story, how important it was to get the true story right and the unique way they he funded the film…
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Emma Galloway Book Launch
Thyme To Cook is the new cook book by Emma Galloway and the Morning Show has been given an advance copy so we can try out the recipes. Emma joins us to talk about the new concept for her 4th book and where the idea came from. Naturally we also discuss a few of the recipes. Note that the NZ launch...
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North Island Backgammon Champs in Raglan
Dermot Murtagh and Guy Burns join us in the studio to talk about this weekend's Backgammon competition at the Old School. They give us the low down on the event and who's going to be playing while also trying to explain the game to novice Aaron
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The Word Collective
New, aspiring or experienced writers are all welcome at the Word Collective. We talk to coordinator Jane Forkert about the Collective and find out how it all works.
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James Samuel - Food Sovereignty
Food sovereignty evangelist James Samuel joins us for a conversation challenging the myth that conventional food production is efficient and looking at what we can, and need, to do differently. We cover food forests, syntropic agroforestry and what the future holds.
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Lynne Wilkins & Wanda Barker - Backlit 3
We try to get inside the mind's of the Inkspillers Collective following the release of their latest collection of works, Backlit 3. We hear about creativity, how writing happens and also get an early insight into Wanda Barker's forthcoming novel.
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Financial Help at the Community House
Martine is the new financial mentor at the community house, and is in-studio to talk about how he can help people struggling with income, over spending, debt, bankruptcy issues and more.
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Michelle Hight Birth Doula
Birth Doula's Michelle and Maria will be at the creative market this Sunday so we've got Michelle in studio to tell us what a birth doula does, how they're different to a midwife and why you might want their services
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Liz Neale From Bodyworks Skincare
A regular stallholder at the Creative Market for many year, we finally get Liz on the line to talk about her busy life where she develops and manufactures all her skin care products, even producing her own labels.
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Phil McCabe And Why He's Running For Election
It's rare to have someone from Whaingaroa running in the Taranaki-King Country electorate so we've invited Phil into the studio to talk about the decision and what he hopes to achieve
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Death Cafe
With death being such a taboo subject in our culture people are often caught unprepared for all the decisions that need to be made at the end of life. Michelle O'Donnell - Hight and Adele Van Weerden join us in studio ahead of their Death Cafe event at the Old School this Wednesday to get the...
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Raglan Loves The WSL
The data is in on the WSL and while it wasn't perfect it looks like it was an overall positive experience for the community. Charlie Young and Jacqueline Anderson from Go Raglan are in studio to talk about the data collected, what it will mean next time - and if there will be a next time for the...
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Go Electric, Save Money
Not only is going electric good for the environment but these days it's also good for your wallet. Jaydan Salzke joins us from Rewiring Aotearoa with all the stats you need to encourage you to make the shift.
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Whaingaroa's Underwater Volcanoes
Dr Oliver McLeod has been doing more research on local geology, this time gathering data about the seafloor off our coast that affirms pūrākau about Kārewa, Karioi and Pirongia.
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Photos of Ukraine Exhibition & Lecture
Fiona McNabb is back from Ukraine sharing her experiences of volunteering in a country at war - a return to Lviv and exploring Kyiv.
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Changes to Election Enrolment Make It Harder To Vote
Michelle Levy joins us to explain what you need to do to make sure you can vote at this election.
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Cooking, Pruning & Food Forests with Marve from Hakea
If you missed out on the recent Turkiye International Cooking class or Pruning Workshops you might be able to twist Marve's arm to do them again, or maybe to even to do a workshop on creating food forests. We also talk about Living Systems, an organisations dedicated to creating food forests in...
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Fishing Ban Being Considered For Whaingaroa
Manihera Forbes, Fisheries Kaitiaki from Poihakena Marae is in studio to talk about concerns that sea life around Manu Bay is in need of protection as the Marae considers maataitai and a two year ban
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Matariki & Traditional Waka Navigation
Mainhera Forbes from Ngaa Mata a Karewa traditional waka navigation school will guide a Matariki star observation during Matariki. We talk about the revival of waka navigation skills throughout the pacific and his part in that process
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Most Wuthering Heights Day 2026
Tonya and Penni join us to explain what's going on with the surprsing popularity of the Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever annual event. We get the low down on when it started and where, when it will happen in Whaingaroa and where you can get lessons.
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Gaza Flotilla Talk Wednesday
We talk to Hahona Ormsby ahead of his talk at the Old School on Wednesday 1 July. We talk briefly about his experiences, how how his family reacted to the news he was going and comparisons between the colonial experience in Aotearoa New Zealand and what's happening in Palestine.
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Daffodil Day Volunteers Wanted
Genevieve pops in to the studio to talk about this year's Daffodil Day preparations, along with why she got involved and the help she needs to do fundraising this year.
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Will Raglan Finally Be Getting A Swimming Pool
Fiona Edwards, John Latimer and Lauren Mills from the Raglan Community Pool Trust join us to talk about their plans for a community pool. They tell us about their plans to date and why they think they can pull off a project that the community has been wanting for a long time.
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Community Celidh This Sunday
Anna Cunnigham joins us in the studio to give us the low-down on this weekend's by-popular-demand, family friendly community celidh. dancing a good time for all is promised.
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Rangi Kereopa - Raranga Exhibition
We catch up with Rangi Kereopa ahead of the new Raranga Exhibition that a crew of local weavers are putting on at the Old School - opening this Thursday.
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Raglan Rascals After School Care
Kieran Hallgate is in studio to talk about the new after school care business he's starting with Thomas Cashen at Raglan Area School. They're getting underway in Term 3 so we check in on how the planning is going and what people need to do to book in.
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Erin Griffiths Running For WEL Energy Trust
Erin is looking for your vote to go on the WEL Energy Trust so we sit down with her to find our what she stands, what she does for her main job and how that relates to a role on the Trust
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Bexie on The Maungatautari to Pirongia Ecological Corridor
The project to create a protective connection between the two Waikato Maunga is 5 years old. Bexie, who is the project coordinator has good news about the future of the project as we also celebrate the first five years.
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Bexie on The Space
Bexie joins us to talk about one of her jobs as a yoga teacher and to celebrate 10+ years of The Space.
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WEL Energy Trust Elections
John and Aaron try to make sense of the candidate statements for the WEL Energy Trust Elections. It's a tricky job because there's not enough information available about candidates but they do their best.
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Raglan Workforce Meeting Thursday
Jami Dickson from Go Raglan joins us to talk about this Thursday's community meeting where they'll present the results of a survey of local businesses and have a discussion about workforce issues.
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Annika Stricker Leaving Raglan Community Radio
We say goodbye to our podcaster Annika Stricker ahead of her flight back to Germany. Annika has hosted and produced the How To Make It Work Podcast for much of the last year while also contributing to the local newspaper. We ask her what she's learned about Raglan through her podcast interviews…
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The Birth of Crayon Records with Michael Robins
Raglan Community Radio DJ Michale Robins has started another record label, Crayon Records, with the purpose of preserving, producing, and pressing timeless local jazz and eclectic music. It will be home to the music of Jonathon Crayford with the first release being his album Big Foot. We talk to...
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The Fruity Quiz Fundraiser
Tom Noble joins us to talk about his Fruity Quiz Fundraiser this Saturday at the Old School. The aim is to raise money for a beach friendly floating wheelchair for Whaingaroa. Unfortunately tickets have sold out but donations can still be made at the ticket site (Humanitix) and if there's enough...
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Sound & Meditation Journey This Weekend
Pierro Lunaire joins us to talk about Sunday's double session at the old school where he, Mako T, and Dinny create a soundscape designed to bring participants on a journey of self discovery. Described as a meeting point between guided meditation l live vocals and immersive electronic soundscapes,...
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Have TTR Given Up On Seabed Mining Already?
Phil McCabe joins us to talk about what TTR's withdrawal from the fast track process could mean. Plus we look at Friday's culminating event at the Ocean Love Film Festival.
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Christine Rose - Maui & Hector's Dolphin Defenders
Christine joins us ahead of Maui Dolphin Day to look at the state of play for the Dolphins and what actions people can take to help out.