The Morning Show

Hugh chats to Eddie McEwan from the Palmerston North Film Society about the Society's offerings for the month of June.

Produced with the support of New Zealand On Air

Hugh chats to Darren Watson about his upcoming show at the Globe as part of the "This Here Guitar" tour with Matt Hay.

https://globetheatre.co.nz/event/?production=DW26

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

Hugh chats to Kate Ryan (PNCC and Youth Council) about a couple of grants coming up for local youth with big plans: the Youth Council Scholarship and Youth-Led Initiatives Fund both close on the 10th of May!

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

Playcentre is turning 85! Hugh chats to local mum Paige Alexander about how Playcentre has worked for her and her whanau.

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

Hugh chats to Wellington-based saxophonist and bandleader Jake Baxendale about his project (and album) "Waypeople" - a collection of songs born out of Ursula Le Guin's English-language version of the Tao Te Ching. They discuss the Tao, how that relates to jazz, and how this project and its band came together, as well as recommending a couple of other Le Guin books!

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

Hugh chats to Eddie McEwan from the Palmerston North Film Society about their offerings for April 2026.

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

Hugh chats to Genny Vella from the Palmerston North Library about the wide range of events for readers and writers which the Library is hosting as part of Heritage Festival in March and April this year. To find out more about the Festival go to https://citylibrary.pncc.govt.nz/whats-on/programme/heritage-festival, and to register for any of the workshops discussed in this interview email [email protected]!

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

Hugh chats to progressive bluegrass band You, Me, Everybody about their shiny new album "Midnight", the shift and expansion in their music that it represents, and their upcoming gig at the Hokowhitu Bowling Club on the 21st of March.

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

Hugh chats to Paul Brislen, CEO of the NZ Telecommunications Forum, about the impending shutdown of the 3G cellular network which happens at the end of March. They talk about what this will mean for customers, how you can find out if your devices will keep working, and what to do next.

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

Hugh chats to Eddie McEwan from the Palmerston North Film Society about the Society's triumphant return for 2026, some highlights for the year ahead, and the movies coming up in March. Those films are "Evil Does Not Exist", City on Fire", "Run Lola Run", and "Ratcatcher".

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