Interviews from the Raglan Morning Show

Matariki of endless possibilities is the theme of a festival being held at the Old School as part of Matariki this year - Matariki ki tua o nga whetu

Hannet Engel is performing at a fundraiser flamenco show at the Morrinsville Gallery this weekend. Hannet talks about the history of flamenco and her own journey from first discovering the art form when she was 15

Coach Chad and player Tim join us in the studio to talk about their journey in the Waikato's newest league team the Whaingaroa Whai.

We talk to Steve Hull WEL Networks Operations Manager about the temporary solution to Raglan's power outage and how long before we get back to full power.

Candice and Mateo join us to talk about the Pasta they make and their amazing vehicle - a refurbished van from the 1950s

We catch Billy as he's about to hit the water for practice ahead of this weekend's surf comp. We also check in about his preparations for the Olympics which are coming up in just a couple of months

Professor Mazin Qumsiyeh will be speaking at 6:30 at the Catholic Cathedral in Hamilton on Tuesday night and we talk to Kate Hayward, one of the orgnisers about what we can expect from the lecture

After 3 years of work we catch up with Bexie Towle to talk about the success of the Taiea Te Taiao - Maungatautari to Pirongia Ecological Corridor project

It's not quite 10 years but Bexie Towle joins us in the studio to talk about the growth of yoga in our community 9 years after The Space went into business

Jodi and Tania are in studio to tell about this new community group and about future plans including power generation, workshops to help make your home warmer and also training locals to be experts in healthy homes

With over a thousand paddlers descending on Raglan, Sarah Harihari joins us to talk about the event, who's paddling and what times and places we need to be to see the races

Local Selena Coombes and Jaqi Taimana join us ahead of the Women's Comedy show at the Raglan Club on Saturday. They and 6 other women comedians are putting on a showcase for the local community

Army Historian and Educator Major (retired) Lindsay Amner will be at the Old School on Wednesday night to talk about his rare collection of army history books, stories from Gallipoli and why he thinks ANZAC day is on the wrong date

Dianne Davies is holding a seven week yoga course for women going through perimenopause - she joins us to talk about the benefits of yoga and the very recent science that has been emerging on the topic of menopause.

Jasmine from the local climate action is here to talk about tonight's workshop for people who want to know how to submit to this government bill

With the Fast Track bill all over the news at the moment we have a chat with Barbara Kuriger to see if the government is aware of just how much of a bad bet Trans Tasman Resources and seabed mining is for their program

Fast Track Bill and aquaculture, local treaty claims, seabed mining, Deep Rising movie, Beach Cleanups

Phil McCabe joins us to look at TTR's attempts to jump on board the fast track process after they pulled out of their application to the EPA halfway through. Phil is the pacific lead for the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition and a member of Kiwis Against Seabed Mining

TTR's science is out of date and full of holes so we've invited in local scientist Dougal Greer to explain the details, following his submission at the EPA hearings on sediment plume modelling.

Who's grown the biggest pumpkin this year? Belinda from Crop Swap joins us to talk about the biggest, smallest and weirdest pumpkins we can see after a bumper growing season over summer

Jamie from Fire & Emergency NZ joins us to talk about this week's national surf competition for firefighters while also having a look at the mental health benefits of surfing for a workforce that witnesses a lot of traumatic events

With prizes to be won this month we get Julie Cardwell and Holly Dove in to tell us what's happening at this end of neighbours month.

Peggy Oki joins us to talk about a protest this weekend, a petition you can sign and also some research undertaken by the SPCA that shows how unpopular this move is with the New Zealand public

The Director of Trust Fall, the Julian Assange film joins us to talk about his unique making the film and the passionate support it has received around the world

Paul Trenwith joins us to talk about The Hamilton County Bluegrass Band - from the last show to the first show, and the TV show, playing in the Australia and the US and his podcast The Backporch Bluegrass show