Interviews from the Raglan Morning Show

Phil McCabe reports on the latest at the seabed mining hearings, the latest on the government's fast-track environmental destruction news and Shane Jones making a fool of himself

Dr Hesu Whitten has been extending the bounds of what kinesiology can do for patients. After training as a chiropractor Hesu has been spent most of his career working on a system of muscle testing that allows the body to direct the care. We have a talk about this fascinating approach to caring for illness

No, not that kind of weed. We mean invasive plants that have the potential to destroy much of our remaining native forests. We talk to Geoff Reid and Pete Russel about the problems with weeds that are starting to accelerate in our country

We've written an explainer article about the wastewater issues in Raglan but if you prefer to listen to your information, here's Aaron interviewing himself about the big issue. The written article is available at https://raglanradio.com/View.aspx?articleid=7f758d97-5866-4e27-93dd-6e022eca0ee8

Patricia Wichman joins us to talk about the benefits of acting classes - both for aspiring actors and for all of us in our daily lives.

Julia from Neighbours Aotearoa joins us to talk about Neighbours month and the issues people all around the country are facing with increased isolation within out communities. Julia is also running a competition on the Neighbours Whaingaroa facebook group https://www.facebook.com/events/407998615068343

We talked to Kiwis against Seabed Mining, Sea Shepards, Kylie from Raglan Native Rehabilitation, Prof. Liz Slooten and Green Party MP Darleen Tana at Maui Dolphin Day

The Business Chamber is putting on a panel discussion with 5 local businesswomen who have made it work in Raglan

Recycled Raft Race winner Mike Renfree talks about his winning entry constructed out of old surf boards and a giant 2 metre bottle.

Recycled Raft Race prizewinner Sean Dillon is in for a quick chat about how the Xtreme Zero Waste raft won the most ambitious raft award and came second in the race.

Coastguard President Wally Hawkins is in studio to talk about the mammoth fundraising project they have underway as their old vessel Gallagher Rescue is nearing the end of it's life

Phil joins us to talk about the new government's agenda for deep sea mining, Trans Tasman Resources latest attempt to get approval, the Deep Rising Movie, Maui Dolphin Day and the continuing push for an international moratorium on deep sea exploitation

Ruth Beaglehole is back in town with a new session tonight based around her Parenting With Nonviolence philosophy.

Xtreme Waste founder PJ has a new project on the go, working with a Sentinel Homes to divert their excess materials from landfill.

The Jason Momoa - narrated documentary Deep Rising is showing for free at the Old School 7pm on Thursday and Peggy Oki is here to talk about this, the raffle and Q&A that follows plus we talk Maui Dolphin Day and her experience last summer with the Icelandic Whaling fight https://www.cetaceans.org/stopwhalingiceland. CORRECTION: At 20.45 it is stated that Sea Shepard will visit Iceland if Whaling...

Dughall started on this station when he was 13 and has been a regular DJ at the Yot Club for the last year. We catch up with him as he's about to head overseas.

Dan and Marve from the Hakea Gathering join us for a quick chat about what's happening this weekend and how the Hakea Retreat came to be.

On Thursday Lance King is giving a talk based around his book The Importance of Failing Well. It's all part of the Whaingaroa Writer's World on this week

Liz Stanway is here to talk about the Recycled Raft Race & Maui Dolphin Day as we look at when and why they started and how they became such a big deal to our community?

Alan Price from the Bowling Club is here to tell us about the new season of twilight bowls and also other events at the bowling club.

Indie Filmmaker Matt Hicks joins us to talk about the workshop he is running on Saturday and to give us an insight into filmmaking in Aotearoa

We welcome Resa, Alan, Graham, Alba, Cora, Brynn, Sean, Xavier, Maree, Rodrigo, Louie and Craig to the studio throughout the morning and celebrate 2023

Scott from the Blood Service joins us to do a call out for blood donations when they're in town for 3rd and 4th January this summer.

Phil McCabe is back from a successful trip to COP28 as work continues to protect the world's oceans from deep sea mining. We get an update about TTR's ongoing attempts to get approval to mine off the coast and we look to Shane Jones from NZ First is making bold claims about mining off our coast.

Francois Mazet, organiser of the Karioi trail joins us to talk about this year's event and look back over the last ten years of running over the Maunga