Plains FM 96.9 Podcasts

A monthly show by the Christchurch branch of Amnesty International Aotearoa/New Zealand, an organisation dedicated to campaigning for human rights.

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

Siale Faitotonu hosts this late night Tongan programme specifically targeted to our Tongan community in Canterbury. Siale is committed to supporting his community. Within the programme he connects to an Auckland Tongan show and gets news from their community. Broadcast every Tuesday at 9pm and repeated Sunday at 7am.

Hola amigos! In the world today, Spanish speakers are as numerous as native speakers of English. Listen in every Monday at 6pm to Nicolas and guests who bring you music and news from the Latin community in Christchurch. It's always like having a party on air so join the festa!

Colleen Cole presents a varied selection of Scottish music plus the latest news from the Caledonian Society on the first Sunday of the month at 3pm

Michael McCammon brings you advice on the healing power of nature. Medicine Man goes to air every Wednesday at 9am. Michael delves into how herbal medicines can help improve health and well-being. Michael is an experienced naturopath, iridologist and registered medical herbalist and has been working in this field for for over 40 years. This programme is kindly sponsored by NZ Herbals.

Produced at PlainsFM. Every Earthwise programme features a discussion on conservation, environment or peace with justice. The interview might be with a local Cantabrian, with someone in a different part of the country, or a distinguished person from overseas. Broadcast on the first and third Monday evening at 9pm repeated the following Wednesday at 9:30am. The choice of topics varies considerably. Earthwise hopes that people who are especially interested in conservation will also find peace ...

Produced at PlainsFM. It's time to party with Rajneeta and The Desi Boys on Christchurch's only Fiji Indian radio programme! JALSA FIJI RADIO is hosted by Rajneeta, Vinesh and the Desi Boys crew. Every Saturday at 5pm there's plenty of music and fun to help you get in the mood to party!

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.

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

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 ...

Foundations looks at questions of life, religion and ethics. We look at who God is, who Jesus is, and what it means to be a Christian. Join as we direct you to the Bible as the foundation for Christian faith and for living. We discuss a variety of topics such as relationships, forgiveness, grief, belief in God, doing right and doing wrong, just to name a few! Produced and presented by members of the Reformed Church of Christchurch, this programme first began broadcasting in 2003 and aims to ...

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 ...

Produced at PlainsFM. This monthly show is created and presented by the service users at the Helen Anderson Trust, for people within the disability community and the wider community. The show is based around music, covering soundtracks, world music and songs relating to sports and the team's favourite artists. Broadcast on the second Thursday of the month at 12noon.

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

PlainsFM presents....A Toast To You a monthly programme brought to you by Spreydon Toastmasters Club, a branch of Toastmasters International –a non-profit educational organisation whose purpose is to help members improve their communication, public speaking and leadership skills, with the motto “where leaders are made”. Join us each first Monday of the month at 12:00pm on PlainsFM and listen to interesting stories from the different Toastmasters members and be inspired to develop your own co ...

Each week on Movietalk Hans Petrovic and guests review three films currently showing in Christchurch theatres, covering all types of film from art-house to mainstream. Giving listeners an in-depth explanation of the film and what kind of audience would appreciate it most, Hans also keeps listeners up to date with information on upcoming film festivals, Oscar predictions and a Top Ten Films list at the end of each year. Tune in every Wednesday at 12noon. Movietalk is hosted by Hans Petrovic, ...

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 ...

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. "Faatauaina o Aiga" or in English "Focus on the Family" came about from the concern in our hearts for people dealing with family problems in the community. For Samoans, the church is always closely related to general life. This is therefore a significant point in the structure of our programme. We do not separate faith and living, and so we have kept faith aspects together with the many topics of family, social, health and general life which have been discussed. Issues ...

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 ...

Produced at PlainsFM. With a life long passion for books and growing passion for New Zealand authors, programme hosts Ruth Todd and Morrin Rout utilise their wealth of radio broadcasting experience to bring you Bookenz. A weekly programme that brings you the latest on new books and their authors, from both New Zealand and abroad. Developed as a continuation from the book review segment on “Women on Air” (a programme Ruth and Morrin were involved in for an impressive 20 years!), Bookenz is bu ...

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 ...

Quiet Minds is a small group of consumers (mental health service users) who set up a radio show in June 2004 after attending a training day at Plains FM. Prior to Quiet Minds, most of the group had no previous broadcasting experience at all. The Quiet Minds team is made up of empathetic people with an anti-discriminatory attitude and a dogged sense of social justice. Our programmes are a broad mixture of interviews with: - ordinary people who have had extraordinary experiences - extraordinar ...

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 ...

Canterbury Cultures is a major collaboration of not-for-profit agencies that all have one thing in common - working with our migrant and refugee communities. Canterbury Cultures is a programme about the stories of newcomers to Christchurch and the resources for Canterbury's refugee and migrant communities presented by those working in the sector. Canterbury Cultures celebrates the diversity of Canterbury’s different cultures by speaking with migrants themselves and their experiences in our G ...

“Speak Up – Kōrerotia” – a radio show centred on human rights issues. Encouraging discussion on human rights issues prevalent in both Canterbury and New Zealand, Speak Up – Kōrerotia offers a forum to promote the issues facing New Zealanders, providing a voice to affected communities. Engaging in conversations around human rights issues in our country, each show covers a different human rights issue with guests from or working with the affected communities. Analysing and asking questions of ...

Produced at PlainsFM. This show is presented by the talented young people involved in StarJam.

The skirl of the pipes and the rhythm of the drums are showcased on Band Concert, a programme dedicated to bringing this centuries old instrument to a 21st century audience. Host Jamie McEwan brings you the latest and greatest recordings of piping and drumming, as well as all of the latest news and results from New Zealand and the world. Jamie took over the helm in 2009 from the late Jim Fraser who started the show in the 1990’s. Jamie has brought a new slant to the show – by highlighting th ...

Women on the Waves is a show presented by a collective of different women and women's groups with the purpose of offering thoughtful and challenging discussions that affect women of all ages and backgrounds. We also aim to celebrate women's achievements in the arts, science, sports, health and community.

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 ...