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The Free Breakfast

Join our team on The Free Breakfast! Featuring diverse music, including a weekly feature artist, regular and one-off interviews with people from the wider community and RNZ News. The Free Breakfast is truly LIVE and LOCAL breakfast radio! If you or your community group are up to anything exciting, give the station a call to discuss a live [or pre-recorded] interview and we"re always keen for promotional giveaways!

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The Free Breakfast - Jane Eyre – 01-08-2024

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2024/07/31

Jane Eyre, speaks with Cate Prestidge about writing and publishing her children's book about a friendly Maine Coon cat Fergusson, and her latest work editing a poetry anthology Mercurial Threads. Jane will be at the Author's Showcase as part of Hamilton Book Month on 31 August — hamiltonbookmonth.com

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Free Breakfast - Ngāhuia te Awekōtuku – 01-08-2024

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2024/07/31

Author, academic, activist and 'living legend' Ngāhuia te Awekōtuku speaks about her new memoir, Hine Toa ahead of the Memoir Panel at Hamilton Book Month. The book is getting rave reviews. Ngāhuia speaks about why she wrote the book, her experiences as a Māori student and activist in the late 60s and 70s, and what home means to her.

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The Free Breakfast - Emily Perkins – 25-07-2024

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2024/07/25

Award winning New Zealand author Emily Perkins joins Cate Prestidge to talk about her latest work Lioness, which is getting rave reviews. They discuss Lioness and some of Emily's other work ahead of her appearance at the Hamilton Book Month Fiction Panel (hamiltonbookmonth.com)

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The Free Breakfast – Afrika Bazaar - 22-07-2024

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2024/07/21

The first large scale African Bazaar event in Hamilton will be taking place at Claudelands Event Centre on Saturday August 3 from 11am to 5pm. Kemi and Akeem from Afroconnect NZ join Mike in the studio to talk about it.

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The Free Breakfast - Hamilton Book Month – 18-07-2024

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2024/07/17

Hamilton Book Month co-convenor Catherine Wallace talks to Mike Williams about the 2024 event, which kicks off on August 2.

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The Free Breakfast - Fun Run Dry July – 18-07-2024

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2024/07/17

The Fun Run Charity Event for Cancer is aimed at raising funds and awareness for cancer research and support services and takes place on July 27 at Hamilton Lake. Organiser Maia Johnston talks to Mike Williams about pulling together the event.

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The Free Breakfast – Waikato District Update -...

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2024/07/16

Fortnightly update on what is going on in the Waikato district, with Waikato Mayor Jacqui Church. This week: Road Closures for Motor Sport Events Policy consultation, and the Keeping of Animals Bylaw.

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The Free Breakfast – Bike Waikato Update - 17-07-2024

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2024/07/16

Melissa Smith, co-chair and spokesperson at Bike Waikato, joins us for a fortnightly update. This week: Recap on the Matariki bike valet, upcoming events like Light Night, the ride to Karapiro, and other Bike Waikato events.

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The Free Breakfast - Mayor Paula Southgate – 15-07-2024

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2024/07/14

Hamilton Mayor Paula Southgate joins Mike Williams to discuss the current workload and expectations when it come to acceptable behaviour when it comes to elected members.

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The Free Breakfast - Wiri Donna – 27-06-2024

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2024/06/26

Bianca Bailey aka Wiri Donna joins Cate Prestidge to talk about her latest single 'The Gold' and the development of her sound over the past four years.

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The Free Breakfast - Achilles Complex – 20-06-2024

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2024/06/19

Harley Flynn from rock powerhouse Achilles Complex joins Cate Prestidge to talk about their upcoming show in Kirikiroroa. It’s the last leg of their tour with Tusk and features local legends Static.

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The Free Breakfast – Bowel Cancer Awareness - 14-06-2024

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2024/06/13

Bowel cancer is the second highest cause of cancer death in New Zealand, with over 1,200 people dying each year, as many as breast and prostate cancer combined. June is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month, and Stefan Corbett from Bowel Cancer NZ spoke on the Free Breakfast.

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The Free Breakfast - Zinefest – 13-06-2024

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2024/06/12

Kirikiriroa Hamilton Zinefest is now in its 10th year. Wairehu Grant and Horiana Henderson join Cate Prestidge to talk about the value of the event, ahead of the festival at the Hamilton Central Library on Saturday June 13.

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The Free Breakfast – Here to Help U - 07-06-2024

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2024/06/09

Here to Help U provides free social and wellbeing support the easy way. Submit a quick online request and we'll get you the right support. No barriers, no judgement, no stress. Free FM's Ed speaks with Here to Help U national operations manager Aandrea Murray.

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The Free Breakfast – Peter Sergel - 27-05-2024

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2024/05/26

Created by Free FM, Hamilton, New Zealand

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The Free Breakfast – NZTrio - 16-05-2024

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2024/05/15

Ashley Brown — cellist and NZTrio founding member - talks about the ensemble's 2024 concert series, Triptych, which will come to Kirikiriroa on 17 May.

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The Free Breakfast - Distinguished Gentlemans Ride –...

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2024/05/12

Campbell Robertson is the Waikato organiser for the Distinguished Gentleman's Ride – a world-wide event happening Sunday May 19 and involving 11 cities in NZ from Auckland to Invercargill. The DGR is a fundraising and awareness event for men's health – specifically men's mental health and prostate cancer research. Full information to support or take part in this year's event can be found on their website: gentlemansride.com.

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The Free Breakfast - Amanda Wright – 02-05-2024

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2024/05/01

AmandaMania is co-founder of both Brazen and Splore, and has been a driving force in New Zealand’s music and festival scenes for over three decades. She spoke to Cate Prestidge about the first Brazen Pop-Up, happening at YOT club this Saturday 4 May.

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The Free Breakfast – Waipa Update - 01-05-2024

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2024/04/30

Waipā deputy mayor Liz Stolwyk gives her fortnightly update on the district.

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The Free Breakfast – Protect Te Huia - 01-05-2024

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2024/04/30

Georgie Dansey, spokesperson for Te Huia, joins Gary Farrow in the studio to discuss the future of the Hamilton to Auckland passenger rail service, ahead of the public meeting at The Ramada By Wyndham, 287 Victoria St, Hamilton Central on 4th May 2024 at 2.30pm.

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