The Morning Show

Hugh chats to the team from the current To The Front camp happening at the Stomach, showcase gig is on Monday 5 October.

A community interview from the Morning Show on Manawatū People's Radio, produced with the support of New Zealand On Air

Hugh chats to Alice from the City to Sea Rail Trail community, who are working to link Palmy with the country via a safe off-road walk / cycle way west of Longburn village. The 850 metres of trail affectionately known as “the stock route” provides a safe alternative to the Longburn overramp for walkers and cyclists.

Find out more and donate at https://www.citytosea.co.nz/donations-1

A community interview from the Morning Show on Manawatū People's Radio, produced with the support of New Zealand On Air

A community interview from the Morning Show on Manawatū People's Radio, produced with the support of New Zealand On Air

Hugh chats to Nigel from Central Baptist Church about the Meet The Candidates event that will be happening there under the auspices of the Palmerston North Justice Peace Development and Ecology Commission on the 1st of October.

A community interview from the Morning Show on Manawatū People's Radio, produced with the support of New Zealand On Air

Hugh chats to Mike Moroney from the Dunedin folk/western swing band Skin & Bone, who are coming to the Globe Theatre on the 4th of October.

Find Skin & Bone on Bandcamp at https://mikemoroney.bandcamp.com/album/last-bus-to-brockville

A community interview from the Morning Show on Manawatū People's Radio, produced with the support of New Zealand On Air.

Hugh chats to Matthew from PalmyBID and Nelson from Precycle about Palmy Cleanup Week - a community cleanup initiative focused on the Square, and running from 18-24 September.

A community interview from the Morning Show on Manawatū People's Radio, produced with the support of New Zealand On Air

Hugh talks to Di and Rennie from Environment Network Manawatū about their Sustainable Living workshops which start from the 9th of September and continue through until November. The workshops are open to anyone, and cover a wide range of topics from gardening and energy efficiency to circular economy and waste minimisation.

A community interview from the Morning Show on Manawatū People's Radio, produced with the support of New Zealand On Air.

Hugh chats to Doug Hanna, board member for TimeOut (https://timeoutnz.org) - a charity that connects incurably ill people with generous holiday homeowners who donate stays in their homes. This year, Doug is organising the first ever Dunga Run - a charity rally where teams will negotiate North Island rural roads in cars they bought for no more than $2000. Find out more about the Dunga Run and get involved here: https://dungarun.co.nz

A community interview from the Morning Show on Manawatū People's Radio, produced with the support of New Zealand On Air

Hugh chats to Tobias and Jenny about Earthworkers (https://www.earthworkers.org/) and their new Hort 201 course. What is regenerative agriculture/horticulture, why is it important, and is it economical? We get into all this and more.

A community interview from the Morning Show on Manawatū People's Radio, produced with the support of New Zealand On Air.

Hugh chats to Emily Hartley-Skudder, the inaugural recipient of the Fair Trust Art Prize. They discuss the prize itself, and her exhibition "Cameo" which is a response to the iconic Ladies' Rest in the Square in Palmerston North, as well as the role that public toilets more broadly play in discussions around who gets to participate in public life and how. The exhibition opens at Te Manawa on the 22nd of August.

A community interview from the Morning Show on Manawatū People's Radio, produced with the support of New Zealand On Air