Manawatu People's Radio

09/10/2025

This week Hugh has new Kiwi music all round - tracks from MEL PARSONS , Baby Zionov , Darren Watson , and Hemi Hemingway !

Listen here: https://bit.ly/featured_tracks-10-10-25 and get older episodes at mpr.nz/show/featuredtracks!

Cheers to CAMA - Community Access Media Alliance and NZ On Air for their support!

A quasi-weekly podcast comprised of all Hugh's featured tracks for the past week. This week: Mel Parsons - Don't Leave The Light On, Baby Zionov - Space Holiday, Darren Watson - Ride Along, Hemi Hemingway - Wings of Desire

08/10/2025

Tonight at 9pm!

Tonight we are talking with Laura Wolf - Author about her book "Working Through Chronic Pain and Fatigue", as well as Kyle who has lived experience of Fibromyalgia.

Tune in to Manawatu People's Radio from 9pm, head to www.mpr.nz/show/sickandtiredaotearoa or look us up in the usual podcast spots.

05/10/2025

The 80s at 8, new episodes every Sunday at 8pm.
Cheers to CAMA - Community Access Media Alliance and NZ On Air for their support!

New episode tonight at 8pm (NZDT) on Manawatu People's Radio. This week: The Waterboys, UB40, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Wham!, and more! Listen live at www.mpr.nz, or as a podcast at mpr.nz/show/The80sat8

03/10/2025

On tonight's episode I talk to returning champion Ross Palethorpe about Denis Villenueve's strange, evil, very yellow movie "Enemy" (2013).

This is technically a "reversed recommendation" as I first encountered "Enemy" as an online movie reviewer back when it was relatively new, and Ross hadn't heard of it. We really get into it on this one (once Ross gets past cursing me for making him watch "a work movie") because there's a LOT here. Two equally haunted and awful Jake Gyllenhaals encounter one another in a dreadful, poisonous, spider-haunted Toronto, and nothing is exactly what it seems. Ross says the phrase "David Lynch directing 'Sliding Doors'" and talks about the Johari Window.

It's a good time, is what I'm saying.

Listen direct here: https://bit.ly/res_rec-83-enemy_2013, find the show via Manawatu People's Radio at www.mpr.nz/show/reserved, or search "Reserved Recommendations" wherever fine pods are cast.

02/10/2025

10pm tonight! Cheers to CAMA - Community Access Media Alliance and NZ On Air for their support!

02/10/2025

This week Hugh brings you two shiny new Manawatunes from Andwahn x Synthetic Children and Our Beloved Ditch , as well as brand new Kiwi music from Colette Rivers , Sam Cullen Music , and Harry Charles !

Listen here: https://bit.ly/featured_tracks-03-10-25 and get older episodes at mpr.nz/show/reserved!

A quasi-weekly podcast comprised of all Hugh's featured tracks for the past week. This week: Colette Rivers - I'll Be Everywhere, Andwahn x Synthetic Children - Mountain Flower Salve, Sam Cullen - Don't Leave Me Alone, Our Beloved Ditch - These Tall Streets, Harry Charles - The Luck

02/10/2025

This morning on the Morning Show, Hugh caught up with Andy (aka Andwhan) and Ce from Synthetic Children to talk about their shiny new "Joint Venture " EP. They chat about the process of collaborating as two artists with dramatically different creative processes who are also geographically distant.

Listen here: https://bit.ly/morning_show-joint_effort_ep, get the EP here: https://andwahn.bandcamp.com/album/joint-effort-ep and find more community interviews at mpr.nz/show/morningshow!

02/10/2025

Great to see this article in Touchstone featuring John and Gill Thornley, who host Wesley Methodist here at MPR on Tuesday mornings.

Check out the article here: https://hail.to/methodist-church-of-new-zealand/publication/F1UWBrf/article/lb8GoBd, and catch Wesley Methodist on demand at mpr.nz/show/wesley.

Cheers to CAMA - Community Access Media Alliance and NZ On Air for their support!

01/10/2025

Tonight we talk about calming the nervous system with Lauren Turner from Hokonui Physio. We also meet Sarah Hoefhamer, who has lived experience of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.

Tune in at 9pm on Manawatu People's Radio, visit www.mpr.nz/show/sickandtiredaotearoa or find us in the usual podcast spots.

30/09/2025

The Indian Show returns to MPR!

Manmit is back on 999am for the first time since 2022! Joined by new co-host, Ankita, they present a programme focused on Hindi and Punjabi culture! New episodes on Tuesday evenings from 6pm, and live-streaming on MPR.nz!

Episode 1 is available now via MPR.nz/show/Indian

29/09/2025

Our video of the Te Pū Harakeke—Community Collective Manawatū Meet The Candidates session from the 19th of September is live now on Youtube! This one has candidates for Palmerston North City Council , Palmerston North Mayor, and Horizons Regional Council all on the same bill - so it's great if you want all your options in one place!

As always, click through to Youtube for timestamps: https://youtu.be/1wEveIO6kz

Thanks to CAMA - Community Access Media Alliance and NZ On Air for their support!

The Meet The Candidates event was held at the Palmerston North Leisure Centre by Te Pū Harakeke on 19/09/25, and featured both mayoral and council candidates...