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Studio Sessions: Barry Saunders – 17/10/2025

It has been announced that the alt-country band The Warratahs, fronted by Barry Saunders, is being introduced to the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame, joining the likes of The Topp Twins, Dave Dobbyn, Bic Runga ...

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Frozen – My Eggs & Me by Shamin Yazdani on The Breakfast Show – 16/10/25

"Frozen – My Eggs & Me" is from Iranian-born, first-generation New Zealander Shamin Yazdani and is a film that begins with a personal question - should I freeze my eggs? - but the questions grows into a mu...

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Wellington Jazz Festival: Oscar Lavën on The Jazz Show – 12/10/2025

This Jazz Festival season, the RadioActive.FM Jazz Show hosts chat to artists from home and abroad! Oscar's playing in a few gigs throughout the festival, find out more info from:https://www.jazzfestival.nz...

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Wellington Jazz Festival: John Rae on The Jazz Show – 12/10/2025

This Jazz Festival season, the RadioActive.FM Jazz Show hosts chat to artists from home and abroad! John Rae steps into the studio to chat about some upcoming performances, grab more info from:https://www.j...

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Wellington Jazz Festival: Lisa Tomlins on The Jazz Show – 12/10/2025

This Jazz Festival season, the RadioActive.FM Jazz Show hosts chat to artists from home and abroad! National treasure Lisa Tomlins joins us in the studio to chat about the many upcoming shows she has a part...

DRENCH EP: Riiki Reid on The Breakfast Show – 10/10/25

After sparking an endless summer with her latest sun-kissed single ‘Over Romantic’, residing onthe NZ Hot Charts for 5 weeks straight since it’s release, Aotearoa’s RIIKI REID (Ngāti Porou)is joined by Ian on ...

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Wellington Jazz Festival: Slow Grind Fever on The Amplifier Show – 09/10/2025

This Jazz Festival season, the RadioActive.FM Don Luchito chats to artists from home and abroad! Joined on the line by Richie1250, we're talking all things Slow Grind Fever, the slowest, spookiest, smokiest...

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Wellington Jazz Festival: Daniel Hayles on The Breakfast Show – 09/10/2025

This Jazz Festival season, the RadioActive.FM Breakfast Show hosts chat to artists from home and abroad! Daniel Hayles joins us in the studio to chat about some upcoming Jazz Festival performances!Daniel ha...

A Hidden World by Paula Vigas on The Breakfast Show – 09/10/25

This book is a photographic tribute to the beautiful but little-known world of New Zealand fungi. It is the work of Paula Vigus, who was the photographer for the spectacularly successful 'Fungi of Aotearoa: A ...

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Siobhán Healy-Cullen on The Breakfast Show – 08/10/25

Siobhán Healy-Cullen (she/her) is a postdoctoral researcher at Massey University, New Zealand, working in the field of critical health and social psychology. Broadly speaking, her research explores gender, sex...