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Frankly Friday

Tracey Blake

Tracey meets with new guests every Friday to give a voice and platform to those in our community.

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Frankly Friday: GALA FUN

Frankly Friday ·

2026/03/19

The Taranaki Down Syndrome Gala is on today and recognises WORLD DOWN SYNDROME DAY that is also happening tomorrow. Tracey catches up with Ashleigh Downing, Community Liaison Co Ordinator for the group and hears all about the day they’ve planned. We also hear about the Stratford Shakespeare Festival that kicked off last night and how you can get along and support some of the great shows!

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0:57:32

Frankly Friday: King Lear and The Pink Hammer

Frankly Friday ·

2026/03/12

On today’s show, Tracey talks about the amazing talent we have across the rohe. With the opening of shows like the locally written Bean Scene at NP Repertory that opened this week, to the up and coming comedy The Pink Hammer at Hāwera Repertory to the Stratford Shakespeare Festival that opens later this month. We hear a variety of interviews from those involved and in the know.

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0:56:3

Frankly Friday: The power of herbal medicine

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2026/03/05

Blue Petal has been named as Taranaki’s best kept secret. This boutique destination business is owned by Martina Murray, host of her podcast Herbal Wisdom and today Martina shares with Tracey her background as an engineer and how she was inspired to explore the power of herbs. We hear about the many workshops Blue Petal offers and what they have planned for the future.

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0:58:40

Frankly Friday: Wandering off after your Mind

Frankly Friday ·

2026/02/26

March is Alzheimer's month and today Gill Lambert, the educator for Alzheimers Taranaki joins Tracey for an honest and open kōrero about this disease that affects thousands and thousands of Kiwi’s each year. Gill shares her person journey and explains what we can do to support better brain health, what the organisation does to support whānau in their journey and the services they offer.

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0:59:11

Frankly Friday: Taranaki is ready to get red, white...

Frankly Friday ·

2026/02/18

Next week Americarna kicks off in Taranaki for the 19th year and today Tracey chats with Mr Americarna himself John Rae ahead of the event. From its humble beginnings to one that brings in over 11 million each year in economic benefit to the region that is centred around the ethos of a true community event.

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0:58:13

Frankly Friday: Getting Creative

Frankly Friday ·

2026/02/12

It’s Friday the 13th but things aren’t all that scary on Frankly Friday - quite the opposite in fact. Today, Tracey chats with Shaun Campbell, who is the Director of Hāwera Repertory Theatre’s production of Sister Act that is on as part of the 80th Birthday celebrations of the society. She also catches up with a member of the Community Development team from the NPDC about the Creative Communities scheme and how you could get involved.

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Frankly Friday: Waitangi Day Special

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2026/02/05

Waitangi Day is often seen as a day - where we just enjoy the day off - or a day to catch up on the household chores, but do we actually really consider the true purpose to the day - to remember and reflect on the Treaty. Today, Tracey shares her opinion on the day and some great music in Te Reo.

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0:54:29

Frankly Friday: Sam Bennett

Frankly Friday ·

2026/01/29

NPDC Councillor Sam Bennett joins Tracey today to talk about the formation of the Age and Accessibility Working Party and how you can get involved. Sam shares some of the highlights that they have achieved in the past and also calls for nominations for the board to represent these all important sectors of the aged, youth and disabled in our community.

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0:58:35

Frankly Friday: The Cost of Living

Frankly Friday ·

2026/01/22

Today on Frankly Friday, Tracey talks about the struggle that so many families are facing - living on a budget and the ever increasing cost of living. We hear about things you can do over the last weeks of the school holidays that won’t cost you an arm and a leg.

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1:0:10

Frankly Friday : Guitar School and Activities

Frankly Friday ·

2026/01/15

Join Tracey every Friday to hear interesting and inspiring interviews with people in our community.

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0:58:48

Frankly Friday: Summer Events

Frankly Friday ·

2026/01/08

There’s loads of things to see and do over summer here in Taranaki and in today’s show we hear about some of the great places you can head to with the whānau these holidays.

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0:55:27

Frankly Friday: Looking back on 2025

Frankly Friday ·

2026/01/01

The sun is shining and we’re on holiday - enjoy these summery tunes amongst some of the highlighted interviews from the year as you prepare to pack the car and head away and enjoy the Taranaki sunshine!

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0:59:8

Frankly Friday: Boxing Day Music

Frankly Friday ·

2025/12/25

Celebrate the best of Christmas favourite songs on this Boxing Day Special. Hopefully you’ve had a sleep in and can now relax and enjoy leftovers from yesterday. Enjoy spending time with your whānau with songs that are bound to be family favourites.

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