Plains FM 96.9 Podcasts

An informative and entertaining half hour weekly show that focuses on issues and news to improve Pasifika well-being Presented by Sefa Faletanoai and Sam Latu Supported by Tangata Atu Motu Trust

Produced at PlainsFM. A showcase of EDM artists from all around the world, in one clean mix, every fortnight. Future Sessions broadcasts a variety of electronic music, including; House, Future bass, Funk, Trap, etc. The show is hosted by Fynn Hart-Hobman, a teenager at Cashmere High School. Fynn has created and played music since primary, and wants to share his love of EDM with everyone.

Garden of Sound is an interview based music show, which comes out of Christchurch, New Zealand. Each guest is asked about composition, production, performance and their musical influences. The interview subjects are drawn from across New Zealand and include emerging and established musicians; producers, teachers, publicists and promoters. The programme is presented and produced by Ian Turner, a Christchurch born musician, writer, producer & co-founder of The Nephalist.

Meet the Green Thumbs - members of the Canterbury Horticultural Society. Two enthusiastic gardeners bringing you their take on what is happening now in your garden as well as into the future by interviewing lots of different people engaged in various gardening activities. Flowers, vegetables, events, tips and a whole lot more! Join the Greenthumbs every second Monday of the month at 9am

Welcome to "Paris s’veille" - a programme dedicated to all things French and brought to you by Alliance Francaise Christchurch. During each programme, you can learn about French language and culture, be updated on current events and discover what’s happening in Christchurch. There will also be regular interviews with notable French visitors and nationals living in Christchurch, along with a touch of musique francaise. Tune in the first and third Thursday of the month at 7pm. Alliance Francai ...

I'm Sioux Peden. The name is a nickname from school days from my interest in the First nation - Native Americans. My father introduced me to country and blues at a very early age, so I began obsessing then. My first love is Americana but I like many genres. I love live music and also to hunt out new music and I hope to bring some of it to you. Join Sioux every second Saturday at 4pm on PlainsFM

Produced at PlainsFM. This show is presented by the talented young people involved in Christchurch organisations: Youth SPACE and StarJam. These organisations all cater for young people living with disabilities. The Air Abilities Hour is by, for and about these young people, their lives, experiences, and what is important to them. Through writing, planning and recording the programme a platform has been created in order to gain new skills, share media that is relevant to them, and express th ...

Luke and Julia from the Education Team at Community Law Canterbury present a monthly programme that looks into basic legal rights and obligations on a variety of topics like employment, consumer, tenancy, etc Julia Yoo is currently studying law and management at University of Canterbury. It's her job to educate people in the community about different areas of law. She has been volunteering at CLC since mid 2016. Luke Smeele is in his final year of a double major in law and political science. ...

Produced at PlainsFM. John started listening to Blues nearly 60 years ago. His interest steadily grew to encompass Jazz and African music and he now has a massive collection of music that he wants to share. Reading about and listening to the musical journey of African Americans led to finding out about the repressive social structure within which they existed and still do to an extent to this day. Despite all this jazz has flourished and spread throughout the world, as has blues and given so ...

Produced at PlainsFM. Dr Carl Bamlet is from the 'Alpha Omega Clinic' and is a Chiropractor , Certified Nutrition Specialist with an extraordinary amount of knowledge about how bodies function and what to do to help them function better as well as how important a healthy body is to a better business. On this monthly hour show Carl and Cuz talk about a wide range of health choices, business challenges and issues as well as highlighting health oriented Canterbury businesses. Tune into this sho ...

Produced at PlainsFM. Alcoholics Anonymous Radio Show is a 25 minute broadcast, brought to you by members of Alcoholics Anonymous based in the Christchurch area. The purpose of this show is to increase public awareness of Alcoholics Anonymous as an effective means of recovery from the disease of alcoholism. The format is simple - we talk briefly about what alcoholism is; then we interview one or two guest speakers, both of whom are recovering alcoholics, and we ask them to talk about their e ...

We are part of the volunteer network of Share International dedicated to spreading the information about the presence in the world of Maitreya the world teacher and a group of highly evolved men who are called the Masters of Wisdom. With Maitreya at their head these 'elder brothers' are returning to the everyday world at these challenging times to help, inspire, teach and guide humanity to create a new era of Sharing, Right Relationship, Justice and Peace for all people. The topics we cover ...

Produced at PlainsFM. Named after a Warren Zevon song, Detox Mans!on first aired in June 2007 and is still going strong on Plains FM today. Covering nearly all forms of music with a mix of old and new, Detox Mans!on presents a “no-format format” where anything to everything will be played. With a strong New Zealand music flavour, the show includes a local gig guide canvassing the wider entertainment scene, including performing arts, film reviews and interviews from within the local music sce ...

Phil, and wiremu present positive conversations that delve into the several issues impacting on wellbeing from a positive psychology perspective with culturally informed lens. With backgrounds as counsellors, educators, social workers, researchers , youth workers and event coordinators a rich blend of insights into personal and social wellbeing are presented. Sensing Bros, also explores wairua, spirituality and the supernatural as integral to living well. The programme encourages intergenera ...

The School For Young Writers is a show dedicated to presenting the great work of primary and high school students under the guidance of the organisation 'Write On! School For Young Writers' with the talented support of theatre director Stephanie Frewen. Students devise, write, produce and perform their own creative radio plays. Be sure to listen in to these talented young writers because they could be our next leading authors,film-makers, script-writers, playwrights or radio stars! Kindly su ...

Produced at PlainsFM. Health and Safety Unplugged on Plains FM 96.9 is on the first Thursday of every month at 10.00am. Matt Jones owns and operates Advanced Safety, the health and safety consultancy that is challenging the status quo by providing free insights and keeping health and safety simple for clients and supporters. With this monthly 25 minute radio show, Matt discusses what great health and safety in the workplace looks like and provides tools to overcome common challenges using st ...