Manawatū People's Radio
@mpr.nz
Te reo irirangi o ngā tangata o Manawatū!
Community Access Media station for Palmerston North, Manawatū, New Zealand, supported by New Zealand on Air and the Community Access Media Alliance.
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Community Access Media station for Palmerston North, Manawatū, New Zealand, supported by New Zealand on Air and the Community Access Media Alliance.
👉🏼 linktr.ee/manawatupeoplesradio
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Manawatū People's Radio
@mpr.nz
· Jan 14
Kia ora everybody! By way of introduction, here's who we are and what we do!
Manawatū People's Radio is the Community Access Media station for Palmerston North and the Manawatū region. Tl;dr: we help people from our area make their own radio shows and podcasts, for free!
Manawatū People's Radio is the Community Access Media station for Palmerston North and the Manawatū region. Tl;dr: we help people from our area make their own radio shows and podcasts, for free!
@objectivereality.bsky.social is back with more Featured Tracks for 2026! This week, new local music from Polaroids of Polarbears, also Dave and the Dirty Humans, Sharkweek, Pillow Fite, and a track from The Grateful Dead to mark the passing of Bob Weir.
Listen here: bit.ly/featured_tra...
Listen here: bit.ly/featured_tra...
Hugh's Featured Tracks 23-01-2026
A quasi-weekly podcast comprised of all Hugh's featured tracks for the past week.
This week: Dave and the Dirty Humans - Sweaty Eyes, Sharkweek - Sumiyoshi, Polaroids of Polarbears - Foodtown Trolley Racing, Pillow Fite - More of That, The Grateful Dead (RIP Bob Weir) - Sugar Magnolia
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January 22, 2026 at 8:56 PM
@objectivereality.bsky.social is back with more Featured Tracks for 2026! This week, new local music from Polaroids of Polarbears, also Dave and the Dirty Humans, Sharkweek, Pillow Fite, and a track from The Grateful Dead to mark the passing of Bob Weir.
Listen here: bit.ly/featured_tra...
Listen here: bit.ly/featured_tra...
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My radio show is on this afternoon! I'll be on Manawatu People's Radio @mpr.nz from 12 to 2pm (NZDT). You can listen to my show live at www.mpr.nz (or on 999AM on your radio in the Manawatu)
Manawatū People's Radio
MPR, Manawatū People's Radio, Access Manawatu, community access radio is all about our community in the Manawatu, NZ.
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January 21, 2026 at 9:44 PM
My radio show is on this afternoon! I'll be on Manawatu People's Radio @mpr.nz from 12 to 2pm (NZDT). You can listen to my show live at www.mpr.nz (or on 999AM on your radio in the Manawatu)
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I'm pretty stoked we were able to do this for Dave. This is a picture of his we were gifted by Snails after the event.
January 21, 2026 at 8:54 PM
I'm pretty stoked we were able to do this for Dave. This is a picture of his we were gifted by Snails after the event.
About 5 years ago, a local artist called Dave Wrigley died after having cancer for some time. Dave had been an artist for a long time, and had suffered a brain injury at some point. He made a number of shows at MPR, generally based around him interviewing people who made art (particularly comics).
January 21, 2026 at 8:50 PM
About 5 years ago, a local artist called Dave Wrigley died after having cancer for some time. Dave had been an artist for a long time, and had suffered a brain injury at some point. He made a number of shows at MPR, generally based around him interviewing people who made art (particularly comics).
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New pod episode coming this Friday, I am excite! This was what played on air at @mpr.nz last Friday: the newly-videofied episode I did with @shaunduke.net about Nightbreed.
Reserved Recommendations Episode 79 - Shaun Duke (Nightbreed)
YouTube video by Hugh Dingwall
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January 19, 2026 at 9:01 PM
New pod episode coming this Friday, I am excite! This was what played on air at @mpr.nz last Friday: the newly-videofied episode I did with @shaunduke.net about Nightbreed.
This morning on the Morning Show, @objectivereality.bsky.social caught up with Amy from PreCycle about the Circular Economy Hackathon they are hosting - an exciting competition where teams will compete to find innovative uses for ~100 wind turbine housings.
Listen here: bit.ly/morning_show...
Listen here: bit.ly/morning_show...
Featured Interview: Amy from PreCycle (Circular Economy Hackathon)
Hugh chats to Amy from PreCycle about the Circular Economy Hackathon coming up on the weekend of the 27th and 28th of February. Go here: https://bit.ly/3YGjy07 for details and to sign up!
A community interview from the Morning Show on Manawatū People's Radio, produced with the support of New Zealand On Air
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January 19, 2026 at 9:40 PM
This morning on the Morning Show, @objectivereality.bsky.social caught up with Amy from PreCycle about the Circular Economy Hackathon they are hosting - an exciting competition where teams will compete to find innovative uses for ~100 wind turbine housings.
Listen here: bit.ly/morning_show...
Listen here: bit.ly/morning_show...
"Versions Tuaono" from the Palmerston North Library has been running for nearly a month now, with the fourth episode going out tonight at 8pm! This week's episode features the stories "The Crescent Maid", and "The Wolf and The Bunny" - listen to it here: bit.ly/versions_ep_
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Versions Episode 04
A collection of excerpts from "Versions Tuaono".
This week: "The Crescent Maid" by Calie Coppinger, "Poems" by Grace Khoe, "The Wolf and the Bunny" by Jesse Tocker (narrated by Tegan Tocker), and "To Home" by J. Xerfan
Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand on Air.
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January 14, 2026 at 6:45 AM
"Versions Tuaono" from the Palmerston North Library has been running for nearly a month now, with the fourth episode going out tonight at 8pm! This week's episode features the stories "The Crescent Maid", and "The Wolf and The Bunny" - listen to it here: bit.ly/versions_ep_
#accessmedianz
#accessmedianz
Tonight at 8pm on The Showcase, we'll be broadcasting the very first episode of Versions, our new show based on the Version audiobook project from Palmerston North Library!
Listen here: bit.ly/versions-ep-, and find the show online at mpr.nz/show/version or wherever you get your podcasts!
Listen here: bit.ly/versions-ep-, and find the show online at mpr.nz/show/version or wherever you get your podcasts!
Versions Episode 01
A collection of excerpts from "Versions Tuaono".
This week: "The Scapegoat" by Belinda Diepenheim, "Small Town/Vibes" by Sam Wyss, "Craving That Homely Feeling" by Julia Pratt, and "Dog Biscuit" by Micaela Hallam.
Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand on Air.
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December 24, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Tonight at 8pm on The Showcase, we'll be broadcasting the very first episode of Versions, our new show based on the Version audiobook project from Palmerston North Library!
Listen here: bit.ly/versions-ep-, and find the show online at mpr.nz/show/version or wherever you get your podcasts!
Listen here: bit.ly/versions-ep-, and find the show online at mpr.nz/show/version or wherever you get your podcasts!
On the final Featured Tracks for 2025, @objectivereality.bsky.social has a brand new local Christmas tune from Maeve, as well as new Kiwi music from Dick Move, Dropper, Fables, and Caitlin!
Listen here: bit.ly/featured_tra... or look for Hugh's Featured Tracks wherever pods are cast!
Listen here: bit.ly/featured_tra... or look for Hugh's Featured Tracks wherever pods are cast!
Hugh's Featured Tracks 19-12-2025
A quasi-weekly podcast comprised of all Hugh's featured tracks for the past week.
This week: Dick Move - Shut Your Mouth, Maeve - Christmas Morning, Dropper - Anchor, Fables - Enough, Caitlin - Outline
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December 18, 2025 at 9:25 PM
On the final Featured Tracks for 2025, @objectivereality.bsky.social has a brand new local Christmas tune from Maeve, as well as new Kiwi music from Dick Move, Dropper, Fables, and Caitlin!
Listen here: bit.ly/featured_tra... or look for Hugh's Featured Tracks wherever pods are cast!
Listen here: bit.ly/featured_tra... or look for Hugh's Featured Tracks wherever pods are cast!
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Brand new episode of "The 80s at 8" tonight on @mpr.nz at 8pm (NZDT). This week: Jason Donovan, Herbs, Johnny Hates Jazz, Julian Lennon, and more! Listen live at mpr.nz, or as a podcast at mpr.nz/show/The80sat8 #80smusic
The 80s at 8
Adam Claydon presents a weekly look at 80's music and pop culture.
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December 14, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Brand new episode of "The 80s at 8" tonight on @mpr.nz at 8pm (NZDT). This week: Jason Donovan, Herbs, Johnny Hates Jazz, Julian Lennon, and more! Listen live at mpr.nz, or as a podcast at mpr.nz/show/The80sat8 #80smusic
This morning on the Morning Show, Hugh caught up with the Tim Tams, who won the Bandquest prize for the best original song with their tune "Black Can"!
Listen here: bit.ly/morning_show... and find the song at soundcloud.com/user-4106043
Listen here: bit.ly/morning_show... and find the song at soundcloud.com/user-4106043
December 15, 2025 at 10:12 PM
This morning on the Morning Show, Hugh caught up with the Tim Tams, who won the Bandquest prize for the best original song with their tune "Black Can"!
Listen here: bit.ly/morning_show... and find the song at soundcloud.com/user-4106043
Listen here: bit.ly/morning_show... and find the song at soundcloud.com/user-4106043
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On today's pod I talk to the amazing @levin.bsky.social and @johnacecil.bsky.social about SKA! Do you dislike ska? Do you fear it? You are wrong, let us explain why. Listen here: bit.ly/res_rec-85 and find older eps via @mpr.nz at mpr.nz/show/reserved!
December 12, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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#AccessMediaNZ
This week, on the second last Featured Tracks for the year, @objectivereality.bsky.social plays new Kiwi music from Earth Tongue, The Black Seeds, Bic Runga, Pool House, and Capricore!
Listen here: bit.ly/featured_tra... or find "Hugh's Featured Tracks" wherever you get podcasts!
#accessmedianz
Listen here: bit.ly/featured_tra... or find "Hugh's Featured Tracks" wherever you get podcasts!
#accessmedianz
Hugh's Featured Tracks 12-12-2025
A quasi-weekly podcast comprised of all Hugh's featured tracks for the past week.
This week: Earth Tongue, The Black Seeds, Bic Runga, Pool House, Capricore
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December 11, 2025 at 9:15 PM
This week, on the second last Featured Tracks for the year, @objectivereality.bsky.social plays new Kiwi music from Earth Tongue, The Black Seeds, Bic Runga, Pool House, and Capricore!
Listen here: bit.ly/featured_tra... or find "Hugh's Featured Tracks" wherever you get podcasts!
#accessmedianz
Listen here: bit.ly/featured_tra... or find "Hugh's Featured Tracks" wherever you get podcasts!
#accessmedianz
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My live radio show is on this afternoon! I'll be on Manawatu People's Radio @mpr.nz from 12 to 2pm (NZDT). You can listen to my show at www.mpr.nz (or on 999AM on your radio in the Manawatu)
www.mpr.nz
December 10, 2025 at 9:41 PM
My live radio show is on this afternoon! I'll be on Manawatu People's Radio @mpr.nz from 12 to 2pm (NZDT). You can listen to my show at www.mpr.nz (or on 999AM on your radio in the Manawatu)
This morning on the Morning Show, Hugh caught up with Michael from Pining Radiata, who just released a shiny new album on Bandcamp (piningradiata.bandcamp.com/) and are in absolutely killer form at the moment.
Listen here: bit.ly/morning_show...
Listen here: bit.ly/morning_show...
December 7, 2025 at 10:15 PM
This morning on the Morning Show, Hugh caught up with Michael from Pining Radiata, who just released a shiny new album on Bandcamp (piningradiata.bandcamp.com/) and are in absolutely killer form at the moment.
Listen here: bit.ly/morning_show...
Listen here: bit.ly/morning_show...
Happy birthday to us! (You need to be nice to us today, it's the rules.)
On this day in 1997, MPR (then called "Manawatū Sounz") did the first broadcast on 999AM in Manawatū.
Here's to everyone who helped us bring local stories to life over the last 28 years!
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On this day in 1997, MPR (then called "Manawatū Sounz") did the first broadcast on 999AM in Manawatū.
Here's to everyone who helped us bring local stories to life over the last 28 years!
#accessmedianz
December 7, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Happy birthday to us! (You need to be nice to us today, it's the rules.)
On this day in 1997, MPR (then called "Manawatū Sounz") did the first broadcast on 999AM in Manawatū.
Here's to everyone who helped us bring local stories to life over the last 28 years!
#accessmedianz
On this day in 1997, MPR (then called "Manawatū Sounz") did the first broadcast on 999AM in Manawatū.
Here's to everyone who helped us bring local stories to life over the last 28 years!
#accessmedianz
This week @objectivereality.bsky.social plays Manawatūnes from Polaroids of Polarbears, Pining Radiata, and Tim Tams, as well as a new Florence and the Machine and new kiwi music from Mim Jensen.
Listen here: bit.ly/featured_tra...
Listen here: bit.ly/featured_tra...
Hugh's Featured Tracks 05-12-2025
A quasi-weekly podcast comprised of all Hugh's featured tracks for the past week.
This week: Polaroids of Polarbears - The Hing, The Hustler, and the Hyena, Florence and the Machine - Witch Dance, Pining Radiata - So Confused, Tim Tams - Black Can, Mim Jensen - Big Feelings
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December 5, 2025 at 3:06 AM
This week @objectivereality.bsky.social plays Manawatūnes from Polaroids of Polarbears, Pining Radiata, and Tim Tams, as well as a new Florence and the Machine and new kiwi music from Mim Jensen.
Listen here: bit.ly/featured_tra...
Listen here: bit.ly/featured_tra...
Tonight on the Showcase, catch our recording of Suzanne Lynch's book launch event for her memoir "Yesterday When I Was Young" complete with a couple of songs from Suzanne, recorded live at the Library.
Listen here: bit.ly/suzanne_lync...
Listen here: bit.ly/suzanne_lync...
December 3, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Tonight on the Showcase, catch our recording of Suzanne Lynch's book launch event for her memoir "Yesterday When I Was Young" complete with a couple of songs from Suzanne, recorded live at the Library.
Listen here: bit.ly/suzanne_lync...
Listen here: bit.ly/suzanne_lync...
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There's a new episode of "The80s at 8" tonight at 8pm (NZDT) on @mpr.nz. This week: George Michael, Gladys Knight, Jimmy Cliff, Hall & Oates, and more! Listen live at mpr.nz, or as a podcast at mpr.nz/show/The80sat8 #80smusic
November 30, 2025 at 1:31 AM
There's a new episode of "The80s at 8" tonight at 8pm (NZDT) on @mpr.nz. This week: George Michael, Gladys Knight, Jimmy Cliff, Hall & Oates, and more! Listen live at mpr.nz, or as a podcast at mpr.nz/show/The80sat8 #80smusic
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It will soon be December, and so I begin my (semi)annual quest to find interesting Christmas music to put on air at @mpr.nz
I'm happy for them to be secular or religious but because we are antipodeans, I have a reasonably strict "no snow" policy.
Suggestions are welcome...
I'm happy for them to be secular or religious but because we are antipodeans, I have a reasonably strict "no snow" policy.
Suggestions are welcome...
November 27, 2025 at 9:44 PM
It will soon be December, and so I begin my (semi)annual quest to find interesting Christmas music to put on air at @mpr.nz
I'm happy for them to be secular or religious but because we are antipodeans, I have a reasonably strict "no snow" policy.
Suggestions are welcome...
I'm happy for them to be secular or religious but because we are antipodeans, I have a reasonably strict "no snow" policy.
Suggestions are welcome...
This week, @objectivereality.bsky.social plays a new local track from Lucia Ashcroft, Kiwi music from Proteins of Magic and Daily Keno, and marks the passing of Wairarapa musician Colette Rivers, and Jimmy Cliff.
Listen here: bit.ly/featured_tra...
Listen here: bit.ly/featured_tra...
Hugh's Featured Tracks 28-11-2025
A quasi-weekly podcast comprised of all Hugh's featured tracks for the past week.
This week: Proteins of Magic - The Future, Lucia Ashcroft - To The Moon, Colette Rivers (RIP) - What Time Is The End of the World, Jimmy Cliff (RIP) - You Can Get It If You Really Want, Daily Keno - Sunshine. Sugar
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November 27, 2025 at 9:15 PM
This week, @objectivereality.bsky.social plays a new local track from Lucia Ashcroft, Kiwi music from Proteins of Magic and Daily Keno, and marks the passing of Wairarapa musician Colette Rivers, and Jimmy Cliff.
Listen here: bit.ly/featured_tra...
Listen here: bit.ly/featured_tra...
In case you missed it, @objectivereality.bsky.social caught up with Andre Manella from Sonic Delusion for the Morning Show, chatting about his new single "Smoooth" and his show at the Globe on the 4th of Dec!
Listen here: bit.ly/morning_show... tune at: sonicdelusion.bandcamp.com/track/smooot
Listen here: bit.ly/morning_show... tune at: sonicdelusion.bandcamp.com/track/smooot
November 26, 2025 at 10:53 PM
In case you missed it, @objectivereality.bsky.social caught up with Andre Manella from Sonic Delusion for the Morning Show, chatting about his new single "Smoooth" and his show at the Globe on the 4th of Dec!
Listen here: bit.ly/morning_show... tune at: sonicdelusion.bandcamp.com/track/smooot
Listen here: bit.ly/morning_show... tune at: sonicdelusion.bandcamp.com/track/smooot
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New episode of "The 80s at 8" tonight on @mpr.nz at 8pm (NZDT). This week: Duran Duran, Bros, Erasure, Elton John, and more! Listen live at www.mpr.nz or as a podcast at mpr.nz/show/The80sat8 #80smusic
The 80s at 8
Adam Claydon presents a weekly look at 80's music and pop culture.
mpr.nz
November 23, 2025 at 1:43 AM
New episode of "The 80s at 8" tonight on @mpr.nz at 8pm (NZDT). This week: Duran Duran, Bros, Erasure, Elton John, and more! Listen live at www.mpr.nz or as a podcast at mpr.nz/show/The80sat8 #80smusic
This morning on the Morning Show, @objectivereality.bsky.social caught up with Dan Brown, possibly the hardest-working man in Manawatū music, about the new Polaroids of Polarbears album "Coriander"
Listen here: bit.ly/morning_show... and find the album at horsepants.bandcamp.com/track/corian...
Listen here: bit.ly/morning_show... and find the album at horsepants.bandcamp.com/track/corian...
November 24, 2025 at 7:30 PM
This morning on the Morning Show, @objectivereality.bsky.social caught up with Dan Brown, possibly the hardest-working man in Manawatū music, about the new Polaroids of Polarbears album "Coriander"
Listen here: bit.ly/morning_show... and find the album at horsepants.bandcamp.com/track/corian...
Listen here: bit.ly/morning_show... and find the album at horsepants.bandcamp.com/track/corian...
This morning on the Morning Show, @objectivereality.bsky.social caught up with Libby Offord about her brand new single "Keep the Chorus" out now on all platforms!
Listen here: bit.ly/morning_show...
Listen here: bit.ly/morning_show...
November 23, 2025 at 10:15 PM
This morning on the Morning Show, @objectivereality.bsky.social caught up with Libby Offord about her brand new single "Keep the Chorus" out now on all platforms!
Listen here: bit.ly/morning_show...
Listen here: bit.ly/morning_show...