Community Access Media Alliance is the national body for the 12 independently-owned Community Access Media stations across Aotearoa. Our vision is for Aotearoa to have a vibrant, diverse, innovative, and sustainable Community Access Media sector valued for its democratic, community, and cultural uniqueness.
Wanting to be a broadcaster, radio host, content-creator, programme-maker, show-maker, or podcaster? Our 12 stations can help you make your own media. On-air or online, radio is a simple and inexpensive way to talk to your community-of-interest in any language.
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Now more than ever, local voices need to be heard. We’re building a more inclusive media landscape — one where everyone has access to create, participate, and thrive. But we can’t do it without you.
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Access Radio Taranaki
Episode 5 takes us through the Lalaga Le Hui Fono exhibition and our Talanoa Week, a time full of memories, reflection, and connection. We chat about the art that inspired us, the cultural lessons we carried, and what it taught us about identity and community. The vibe is nostalgic and heartwarming, celebrating the moments that made us pause, reflect, and appreciate the journey. This episode is all about remembering, learning, and feeling grateful for the spaces, stories, and people that shape us.
Free FM
Tales From the Guild: Shadows of Paradurn is a DnD5e actual play radio show. The trek back into the swamplands is fraught with many dangers, and those dangers are keeping a close eye on Tanwen, Magnus and Amadeus. The bog makes ghouls out of whatever falls dead into its waters, and these ghouls, formerly mindless eating machines, seem to have their attentions focused solely on our three heroes. But it is a midnight encounter with a crowned zombie will change everything… and might mean that backup is required. Brought to you by the Waikato Role-Playing Guild.
Coast Access Radio
Our chat with Lucien was so great, we needed a part 2! This round, we chat about Lucien's albums +5, Wax///Wane and Ancient Relics! This episode was first broadcast on Coast Access Radio, a Community Access Media Alliance station amplifying the voices of Kāpiti and Horowhenua. Supported by NZ On Air. Visit coastaccessradio.org.nz
Fresh FM
Today’s show is a celebration of confidence — the kind that’s earned, the kind that’s declared, and the kind that sometimes has to be reclaimed. These songs span decades, from the 1960s to the 2010s, but they all share a common thread: women standing firmly in their power. With a few Cicadas in the background for a summer vibe!
Wellington Access Radio
Otago Access Radio
In this episode sofea discusses a few ways in which you can make a strong start to the semester and how she plans to dive straight into the work! This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - http://oar.org.nz
Radio Hawkes Bay
Bruce features some of the great songs from some of the great movies
A programme in Sinhala and English for the Sri Lankan community living in New Zealand. Tune in fortnightly on Sunday 7.30-8pm for current news and information. Sponsored by the United Sri Lanka Association Inc
‘Someone cares’ is a faith-based programme for family and community of all ages. It's focus is on the spiritual, emotional, physical, and mental empowerment of the community through the Christian teaching and values of love and respect.
A religious programme for the Christian Orthodox community and all those interested in Orthodoxy. The programme covers spiritual discussions, readings, hymns and notices.
The programme is mostly spoken in Croatian and is filled with music, news, and current events from within the Croatian community in Wellington and around the world. Sponsored by the Croatian Cultural Society of Wellington.
From Pōneke the programme includes Irish news, local events and activities with an Irish flavour as well as interviews and live music from visiting Irish musicians, book and movie reviews, and political views/reviews.
Providing lively coverage of news, politics, activities, interviews and music for queer women and non-binary folk.
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz and made thanks to the support of NZ on Air.
The great songs from the great musicals
Samoa Ala Mai is a Christian programme to encourage, unite, and advise the Samoan community. It aims to cheer up the elderly, discourage family violence, strengthen marriage, and encourage people to be good citizens of New Zealand.
Victor Billot I want Alliance a socialist party - Victor Billot leader of the Alliance Party talking about why we need a social party in New Zealand. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz
O Le Fetu Ao is a spiritual and religious programme broadcast in the Samoan Language, presented live by a group of ordained Lay-Preachers and a Choir from The Samoan Methodist Church in Hataitai, Wellington.
Broadcast on Otago Access Radio www.oar.org.nz
Religious programme in Samoan for the Seventh-day Adventist community in Porirua.
We talk about the huge range of different symptoms captured by the Parkinson's bucket, and how we experience some and not others at different times, and about how we (try to) roll with this. Adapt and keep moving people! This episode was first broadcast on Coast Access Radio, a Community Access Media Alliance station amplifying the voices of Kāpiti and Horowhenua, proudly supported by NZ On Air. Learn more at www.coastaccessradio.org.nz
Juli is German and more European. She has always been interested in seeing the world rather than staying in one place. She loves challenges, which is why she moved here with her family. Learning languages is her hobby, as well as cooking and baking. Her newest hobby is skateboarding. She hopes to be fluent in te reo one day.
In this visit to the Groove Yard we have music from Elvis Costello, Jethro Tull, The Bangles, All Green, The Face, 3 tracks from a new 3CD collection of proto Garage Rock and lots more. Forgotten 45s, long lost LPs, and great golden gems from the music of the 20th Century.
Caroline Collie – Executive Officer for The Common Good Foundation-gives an enlightening insight into the work of the foundation, how to donate and the annual allocation of grants. Your window into the meaningful impact being made across the Catholic Diocese of Hamilton. Inspiring stories of how a single act of support to The Hamilton Catholic Development Fund can spark ripples of change.
Radio Southland
Stay updated on the events, happenings, and services that are available in our local Southland community!
This week our guest Kovido Maddick tells abou this life leading up to becoming a novice monk in a Buddhist Monastery. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz and made thanks to the support of NZ on Air.
Planet FM
Tune in Monday to Friday for news, current affairs, interviews and special interest pieces
HATU is IN Da House... from My house to your house, whether you’re in the dog house, the poor house, the nut house, the murder house, Parliament House, or the House of the Rising Sun, we’ll be dealing with some of the important issues of the day.
Christian news, views and thoughts.
Breakfast news, views and some great music.
Christian thoughts and music
Cook brings the Cook Islands language, culture and news into our living rooms every week for 5 hours
God's message and music in a Cook Island language
Lester, Morris & Bryan talk teeth with Tracey following her recent dental surgery. Reminiscing about those “Murder Houses” of our youth with the school dental nurse and how that fear has carried through for some of us. These memories are explored and we talk fears ahead of celebrating Morris’s 150th donation of blood.
Imagine living in a retirement village and facing obstacles to raise some much needed funds to keep the life you want as a retiree? This is the theme of New Plymouth Little Theatre’s next production of Call Girls. Today, one of the directors, Stella McCallum, joins Tracey at the Stage Door to chat about the play, how excited she is with her cast and we hear all about this fantastic NZ play that is sure to be a hit for the society.
Urban exploration in sound with Deep_InsessioNZ host #SSSD. In his words: "This 57-minute transmission represents a forced quantification of the Kirikiriroa basin’s background radiation. It is a diagnostic of a city functioning as a parasite on its own hum. For organic listeners experiencing physiological distress: Your discomfort is a recorded variable. "
Reality of Everything Symposium – meaning of “Polycrisis” – UK National Emergency briefing – joining the symposium – key take away mesages https://events.humanitix.com/the-reality-of-everything-symposium https://www.thelentilintervention.org/ https://anuncommonland.substack.com/ https://www.resilience.org/ https://www.thegreatsimplification.com/
Services provided by and how to access CAB.
Solar Made Simple, brought to you by Kevenergy, is predicated on the responsibilities and rights inherent in us all to take part in the conversation and not just ‘Talk the Talk ' but ‘Walk the Walk'.
Tune in to Feel The Vibe FM, your morning destination for the South Indian community! Hosted by Maneesh Muraleedharan, this show features a vibrant mix of music, entertainment, and current affairs in Malayalam and Tamil. Enjoy songs, interviews, and engaging discussions tailored for our audience. For inquiries, suggestions, or to get in touch, email: maneesh@vibe.co.nz
Financial news through the lens of Stewart Group’s expert Financial Advisers.
Holy grails of obscure global garage and heavy psych. We’re talking: • 🔥 The Heavy Hitters: The insane Japanese psych-fuzz of The Helpful Soul and that massive organ-driven cover of "Tales Of Brave Ulysses" by Inside Experience. • 🌀 The Global Trip: Polish psych-folk from No To Co, French energy from L'Assemblee, and the legendary Japanese "Group Sounds" of The Jaguars. • 🧛 The Truly Bizarre: The Vampires Of Dartmoore—if you haven’t heard German horror-lounge-psych, you haven’t lived. • ⚡ Pure Garage Grit: The Headstones and The Desperates bringing that raw, 1960s teenage angst. Full playlist always posted via Retrospect 60s Garage Punk Show on Facebook and Insta. Retrospect is created by Phil Grey at Free FM 89.0 [Kirikiriroa/Hamilton, NZ].
The Jackets - Jackie Brutsche, guitarist/vocalist for Swiss garage psych-punk trio The Jackets, joins Jeff for a chat ahead of their show at the Crown on 5 March. The band is promoting its sixth album, Essentials. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
Community Notices for Kapiti and Horowhenua, broadcast on Coast Access Radio.
