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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 – 26-04-2024

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2024/04/26

Every May is NZ Music Month and Edwin spoke to Cath Andersen, Chief Executive of the NZ Music Commission about the history of the initiative and how it benefits the industry.

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The Free Breakfast – Sweeney Todd – 18-04-2024

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2024/04/17

The dramatic tale of Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street, hits the stage at Riverlea Theatre on May 11 and promises to be a sensory spectacle for audiences. Director Greg Hack and actor Mike Williams discuss the show with Cate Prestidge.Bookings are open now at iTicket.co.nz

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Free FM – The Free Breakfast – Scrabble - 17-04-2024

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2024/04/16

Chris Tallman from the Kiwi Scrabblers in Kirikiriroa Hamilton gives an insight into the Scrabble renaissance taking place in the Waikato and around the world.

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Free FM – The Free Breakfast – Waipa Update - 17-04-2024

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2024/04/16

Created by Free FM, Hamilton, New Zealand

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0:11:57

Free FM – The Free Breakfast – Brainy Beanies -...

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2024/04/09

Sarah Verran, chief executive of Brain Tumour Support, joins Free FM's Gary Farrow in the studio to talk about Brainy Beanies - an exciting campaign bringing together the community to raise much needed funds to support individuals and whānau living with a brain tumour. For more info, see https://braintumoursupport.org.nz/brainy-beanies

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Free FM – The Free Breakfast – Bike Waikato - 10-04-2024

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2024/04/09

Bike Waikato chair Melissa Smith talks about the protected cycleway on Hamilton's Rifle Range Road, and the controversy which surrounds it, in her fortnightly update on cycling news in the Waikato.

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Free FM – The Free Breakfast - Keb Hart – 05-04-2024

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2024/04/04

Local singer/songwriter Keb Hart joins Ed in the studio to talk about releasing his latest EP and gives a live performance to boot!

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0:10:38

Free FM – The Free Breakfast - Liz Stolwyk Waipa...

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2024/04/02

Waipā District Council Deputy Mayor Liz Stolwyk joins Mike Williams to discuss the enhanced annual plan and other council documents going out for public consultation, plus balloons and dragonboats.

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Free FM – The Free Breakfast – The Borrowers -...

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2024/03/27

Cate Prestidge talks to director Glen Mathews and actor Anita Synders about The Borrowers - on stage at Riverlea Theatre April 6 – 20. This enchanting new play by Charles Way is based upon the award-winning children’s literature classic by Mary Norton.

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Free FM – The Free Breakfast – Go Eco Update -...

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2024/03/26

Kelli Pike joins us for the debut of our new feature, a monthly Go Eco update.

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0:12:20

Free FM – The Free Breakfast – Bike Waikato Update -...

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2024/03/26

Bike Waikato chair Melissa Smith talks about her presentation of her studies into Environmental Planning, the cycling symposium in Wellington, and the Government Policy Statement (GPS).

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0:10:10

Free FM – The Free Breakfast – Waikato District...

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2024/03/26

Mayor Jacqui Church discusses arts and culture in the Waikato district, including the filming of the Minecraft movie.

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Free FM – The Free Breakfast - Rebekah Harman –...

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2024/03/20

Waikato textile researcher and academic Rebekah Harman speaks with Cate Prestidge about her latest project ‘Worn Well’ - an exploration of the clothes we love, and why we love them. Rebekah has an interest in fashion and sustainability and wants to hear from you about the things you have kept in your wardrobe, and why. Listen here and have a go at the short survey before April 10 or check them out on Instagram @sustainable_clothing_research

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0:12:8

Free FM – The Free Breakfast – Waipa Update - 20-03-2024

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2024/03/19

Waipa deputy mayor Liz Stolwyk talks about the enhanced annual plan, a third Cambridge river crossing, and four years since the first lockdown.

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Free FM – The Free Breakfast – 18-03-2024

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2024/03/17

New NZ film 'The Mountain' is being released on Thursday March 28. It's the first feature film for director Rachel House, but the three young stars are also marking their debut in the world of cinema. Elizabeth (Beth) Atkinson is the pivotal character Sam in this story about finding your roots with new friends.

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Free FM – The Free Breakfast - Muroki – 14-03-2024

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2024/03/13

Kenyan-NZ reggae artist Muroki joins Cate Prestidge to talk about his latest EP release, Timezones.

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Free FM – The Free Breakfast - Greg Johnson – 14-03-2024

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2024/03/13

Greg Johnson's 13th studio album, Thunder In Fall was Free FM's feature album last week and he's now in the country again for a 10-stop tour, including Kirikiriroa, Hamilton. He spoke with Cate Prestidge about working on the album.

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Free FM – The Free Breakfast – Bike Waikato - 13-03-2024

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2024/03/12

Melissa Smith, co-chair and spokesperson at Bike Waikato, joins us for a fortnightly update, covering Hamilton City Council's cancelled cycling and pedestrian infrastructure projects.

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Free FM – The Free Breakfast - Nancy Caiger – 07-03-2024

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2024/03/06

Boon Sculpture has been in the city for the past month but vandalism has affected some work. Boon Arts Trustee Nancy Caiger talks to Cate Prestidge about this year's installations and the mahi that goes into creating this distinctive additon to Hamilton's landscape.

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Free FM – The Free Breakfast – Liz Stolwyk from Waipā...

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2024/03/05

Waipā deputy mayor Liz Stolwyk talks about the extraordinary change in council's approach to its Long Term Plan, which has been permitted of councils around the motu by central government in the face of the changing financial situation with the scrapping of Three Waters.

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