Manawatu Conversations

By MPR - Manawatu People's Radio

Local people giving recollections of the past, sometimes opinions of the future. Hear about the lives of people in your local community, where they are from and what they have experienced. Discover ho... more

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How many episodes does Manawatu Conversations have?

The podcast currently has 379 episodes available.

Manawatu Conversations episodes:

August 26, 2025 Manawatu Conversations Episode 379 - Steve Tolley Part 1 of 3
An oral history interview looking at the past and present of Palmerston North and the Manawatū, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air.
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30min
August 19, 2025 Manawatu Conversations Episode 378 - Emma Vandenberg Part 3 of 3
An oral history interview looking at the past and present of Palmerston North and the Manawatū, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air.
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28min
August 12, 2025 Manawatu Conversations Episode 377 - Emma Vandenberg Part 2 of 3
An oral history interview looking at the past and present of Palmerston North and the Manawatū, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air.
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28min
August 05, 2025 Manawatu Conversations Episode 376 - Emma Vandenberg Part 1 of 3
Emma Vandenberg
Part 1 of 3. Emma came to New Zealand as a registered alien from Holland in February 1960 at age 19.
Her sister had been in New Zealand since 1952 and married a dutchman who came in 1950.
Rotterdam had been destroyed in the second world war.
Later her husband-to-be, Frank, also came to New Zealand.
They settled in Feilding.
She was surprised at the different housing and the small population in New Zealand.
Dance halls were quite different and so were boy/girl relationships.
She became a housemaid in a Feilding hotel. She had to fill hot water bottles at night.
It was a big adjustment getting used to a small town like Feilding.
Compared with Holland there was a big difference in human relationships and manners in New Zealand.
She is still fluent with the Dutch language but thinks in English.
Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air.
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28min
July 29, 2025 Manawatu Conversations Episode 375 - Ruth Hodgson Part 4 of 4
An oral history interview looking at the past and present of Palmerston North and the Manawatū, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air.
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28min
July 22, 2025 Manawatu Conversations Episode 374 - Ruth Hodgson Part 3 of 4
An oral history interview looking at the past and present of Palmerston North and the Manawatū, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air.
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29min
July 15, 2025 Manawatu Conversations Episode 373 - Ruth Hodgson Part 2 of 4
An oral history interview looking at the past and present of Palmerston North and the Manawatū, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air.
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26min
July 08, 2025 Manawatu Conversations Episode 372 - Ruth Hodgson Part 1 of 4
An oral history interview looking at the past and present of Palmerston North and the Manawatū, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air.
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28min
July 01, 2025 Manawatu Conversations Episode 371 - Chris Precey - Block 2 - Part 4 of 4
An oral history interview looking at the past and present of Palmerston North and the Manawatū, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air.
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24min
June 24, 2025 Manawatu Conversations Episode 370 - Chris Precey - Block 2 - Part 3 of 4
An oral history interview looking at the past and present of Palmerston North and the Manawatū, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air.
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26min

FAQs about Manawatu Conversations:

How many episodes does Manawatu Conversations have?

The podcast currently has 379 episodes available.