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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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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
December 15, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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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...
The cover of the self-titled debut album by Manawatū/Wellington band Pining Radiata.
December 7, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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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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A birthday cake with the MPR logo on it. It has candles that read "Happy Birthday" and text about it that reads "We're 28!"
December 7, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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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...
The cover of Suzanne Lynch's memoir "Yesterday When I Was Young".
December 3, 2025 at 6:45 AM
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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
November 26, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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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...
November 24, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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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...
November 23, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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This morning on the Morning Show, @objectivereality.bsky.social caught up with @darrenwatson.bsky.social to chat about the new album "Sings John Hiatt" and Darren's show at the Globe on the 6th of December.

Listen here: bit.ly/morning_show... and find the album at darrenwatson.bandcamp.com/
November 23, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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This morning on the Morning Show, @objectivereality.bsky.social caught up with Emma Carter who has just released her debut album "Blue"!

Get the interview here: bit.ly/morning_show..., and find "Blue" on Spotify at: open.spotify.com/album/2650UO...
The cover of Emma Carter's album "Blue", showing Emma sitting in a white dress against a black background. She is looking over her shoulder at the viewer and is lit in blue.
November 16, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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Tonight at 9pm we're super proud to be airing the 500th (ish) episode of Palmy Pride, our long running LGBTQ news and culture show. Good work guys!

Catch up with Palmy Pride at mpr.nz/show/palmypr...
Cam, Skye, and Matt of Palmy Pride pose in the MPR studio.
November 4, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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This morning on the Morning Show, @objectivereality.bsky.social caught up with Andy (aka Andwahn) and Ce from Synthetic Children to talk about their shiny new "Joint Venture " EP.

Listen here: bit.ly/morning_show..., and get the EP here: andwahn.bandcamp.com/album/joint-...
The cover of the EP "Joint Effort" by Andwahn and Synthetic Children. It's a hand-drawn image that shows an alien monster holding an LP record with a massive grin on its face.
October 2, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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Due to events beyond our control, the @enviromanawatu.bsky.socialMeet The Candidates session for MDC did not go out last week as planned (sorry about that!) It will broadcast this week on Wednesday and Thursday nights at 8pm, and can also now be listened to as a podcast here: bit.ly/enm-mdc
September 15, 2025 at 5:09 AM
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This morning on the Morning Show, Hugh caught up with Amy from Precycle to talk about Palmy Clean Up Week, which will be running 19-25 September in association with PalmyBID!

Listen direct here: bit.ly/palmy_clean_... and find more from the Morning Show at mpr.nz/show/morning...
September 14, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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Counter to our original plan, we will be broadcasting our recording of the @enviromanawatu.bsky.social Meet The Candidates session at 5pm today! Listen in on 999AM or get the podcast at: bit.ly/enm_meet_the...

Find more election content at mpr.nz/show/electio!
September 2, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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This morning on the Morning Show @objectivereality.bsky.social caught up with Cece McMillan about her lush new album "Seasons of Change" and the album release show at the Stomach tonight at 6pm!

Listen here: bit.ly/cece_mcmilla... and find more at mpr.nz/show/morning...!
August 21, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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If you missed our broadcast of the Let's Talk About Māori Wards forum on Wednesday and Thursday evening, you'll be able to catch it again this evening from 5pm!

Alternatively, you can get the podcast at bit.ly/maori_wards_... or watch it here: www.youtube.com/live/6ulnHwQ...
August 17, 2025 at 4:45 AM
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Tonight on the Showcase at 8pm, we play part 2 of our recording of the Forum on Māori Wards held at the Globe on Friday night. Tune in on 999AM or listen to the whole thing here: bit.ly/maori_wards_...
August 14, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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Tonight on the Showcase at 8pm, we'll be broadcasting the first half of the public forum on Māori Wards held at the Globe on Friday the 8th.

Tune in on 999AM or get the whole session as a podcast at: bit.ly/maori_wards_...
August 13, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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Today at noon, Ann from Manawatū Spotlight will be airing the first episode of her local body election series. This episode features four PNCC candidates: @brentbarrett.bsky.social, Lew Findlay, Vaughan Dennison, and Debbie Marshall-Lobb.

Get the podcast at bit.ly/manawatu_spo...
August 11, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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Want to stay abreast of the local body elections? There will be a series of interviews with Palmerston North candidates over the next few weeks at mpr.nz/show/spotlig, and we'll be podcasting community meetings at mpr.nz/show/electio!
August 5, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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Coming soon! More details at mpr.nz/show/sickandtiredaotearoa!
July 30, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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Tonight at 10pm Maree Gibson will broadcast her 200th episode of The Joy Jam! She's been spreading the good word about joy, resilience, and overcoming adversity since 2021.

Catch up with the show at www.mpr.nz/show/joyjam!
July 23, 2025 at 4:30 AM
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Tonight on the Showcase at 8pm, we're playing the 4th episode of our ongoing "Off The Page" series. Catch Damien Wilkins in conversation with @thomconroy.bsky.social discussing his prizewinning novel "Delirious".

Listen here: bit.ly/off_the_page..., and find more at mpr.nz/show/offthep...!
Damien Wilkins, author of the prizewinning novel "Delirious" (2025). Photo by Ebony Lamb.
July 4, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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Tonight on The Showcase at 8pm, "Pūrerehua: True stories told live in Palmy" a recording of a community story-telling event held at the Palmy Library on Saturday the 21st. Listen in for stories of misspent youth, missing ancestors, and culture shock!
bit.ly/purerehua_21...
June 27, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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Mānawatia a Matariki from our whanau to yours!
June 19, 2025 at 8:20 PM