Manawatū People's Radio is the broadcast arm of the Manawatū Access Radio Charitable Trust, a not-for-profit Community Access radio station. It provides access to recording equipment and expertise for the community to make their own content, especially groups who have been underrepresented in traditional media. It has been broadcasting on 999AM since 1997, covering a region from the coast to the gorge and from north of Levin to south of Whanganui. It is funded by grants, donations and with support from NZ On Air to deliver content by and for the local community under Section 36)c) of the Broadcasting Act.
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Palmerston North City Councillor Lorna Johnson hosts "Making Palmy Home", a Manawatū People's Radio series interviewing migrants about their journeys to Palmerston North. This episode features Kanchana Seneviratne. Kanchana is the friendly face gr...
Creator: Manawatū People's Radio
Date: November 3, 2021
Palmerston North City Councillor Lorna Johnson hosts "Making Palmy Home", a Manawatū People's Radio series interviewing migrants about their journeys to Palmerston North. This episode features Ahmed Obaid. He talks about his experiences of startin...
Creator: Manawatū People's Radio
Date: November 17, 2021
Palmerston North City Councillor Lorna Johnson hosts "Making Palmy Home", a Manawatū People's Radio series interviewing migrants about their journeys to Palmerston North. This episode features Wajeha.
Creator: Manawatū People's Radio
Date: March 24, 2021
Palmerston North City Councillor Lorna Johnson hosts "Making Palmy Home", a Manawatū People's Radio series interviewing migrants about their journeys to Palmerston North. This episode features Shabbir.
Creator: Manawatū People's Radio
Date: March 17, 2021
Palmerston North City Councillor Lorna Johnson hosts "Making Palmy Home", a Manawatū People's Radio series interviewing migrants about their journeys to Palmerston North. This episode features fellow City Councillor Dr. Zulfiqar Butt.
Creator: Manawatū People's Radio
Date: March 31, 2021
Palmerston North City Councillor Lorna Johnson hosts "Making Palmy Home", a Manawatū People's Radio series interviewing migrants about their journeys to Palmerston North. This episode features Haifa.
Creator: Manawatū People's Radio
Date: April 7, 2021
Palmerston North City Councillor Lorna Johnson hosts "Making Palmy Home", a Manawatū People's Radio series interviewing migrants about their journeys to Palmerston North. This episode features Raza Nayeel and covers his life in Afghanistan, role a...
Creator: Manawatū People's Radio
Date: April 14, 2021
Palmerston North City Councillor Lorna Johnson hosts "Making Palmy Home", a Manawatū People's Radio series interviewing migrants about their journeys to Palmerston North. This episode features fellow City Councillor Renee Dingwall. Born in Samoa, ...
Creator: Manawatū People's Radio
Date: October 20, 2021
Palmerston North City Councillor Lorna Johnson hosts "Making Palmy Home", a Manawatū People's Radio series interviewing migrants about their journeys to Palmerston North. This episode features Frank Boulton. Frank is a life-long human rights activ...
Creator: Manawatū People's Radio
Date: October 6, 2021
This episode of Friend of Marilyn features a piece written by members of NOLOSE (National Organization of Lesbians of Size) as a response to white fat activism from people of colour, a chat with Melissa McEwan, Founder of Shakesville, and spotligh...
Creator: Manawatū People's Radio
Date: October 17, 2012
This episode of Friend of Marilyn features a chat with Virgie Tovar, author of 'Hot & Heavy: Fierce Fat Girls on Life, Love & Fashion',
who attended NOLOSE - National Organization of Lesbians of Size - in 2012.
The Friend of Marilyn podcast began...
Creator: Manawatū People's Radio
Date: September 19, 2012
This episode of Friend of Marilyn features a discussion with performance artist Kimberley Dark, and spotlights The Fat Nutritionist blog.
The Friend of Marilyn podcast began in 2011 and ran through to 2021. Each episode features Cat Pausé’s refl...
Creator: Manawatū People's Radio
Date: March 7, 2012
This episode of Friend of Marilyn features Cat Pausé's experience filming an episode of New Zealand current affairs programme 20/20 (which aired on 16 February 2012) and features a discussion with 20/20 reporter Hannah Okelford.
The Friend of Ma...
Creator: Manawatū People's Radio
Date: February 15, 2012
This episode of Friend of Marilyn features a discussion on Cat Pausé’s article "Big belly laughs : why it's ok to laugh at fat people" Published for The Conversation platform, a chat with Jessica Kane about Fatshion - Fashion and body positivity f...
Creator: Manawatū People's Radio
Date: March 28, 2012
This episode of Friend of Marilyn features Cat Pausé’s piece for The Conversation platform: "Moving beyond weight : why the focus on size is bad for our health", a discussion with Dr Robyn Longhurst of Waikato University on Fat studies in geograph...
Creator: Manawatū People's Radio
Date: April 4, 2012
This episode of Friend of Marilyn features reflections on a Woman's Day magazine article about Cat Pausé's fat activism, a discussion with Kristin Rodier on naturalness and obesity, and spotlights a blog from Dances with Fat by Ragan Chastain.
Th...
Creator: Manawatū People's Radio
Date: March 21, 2012
Palmerston North City Councillor Lorna Johnson hosts "Making Palmy Home", a Manawatū People's Radio series interviewing migrants about their journeys to Palmerston North. This episode features fellow City Councillor Orphee Mickalad.
Born in the ...
Creator: Manawatū People's Radio
Date: May 5, 2021
Palmerston North City Councillor Lorna Johnson hosts "Making Palmy Home", a Manawatū People's Radio series interviewing migrants about their journeys to Palmerston North. This episode features Cindy Nuong Nguyen.
Originally from Vietnam, Cindy s...
Creator: Manawatū People's Radio
Date: April 28, 2021
Palmerston North City Councillor Lorna Johnson hosts "Making Palmy Home", a Manawatū People's Radio series interviewing migrants about their journeys to Palmerston North. This episode features Nina's story of settling in New Zealand and how she go...
Creator: Manawatū People's Radio
Date: May 19, 2021
Palmerston North City Councillor Lorna Johnson hosts "Making Palmy Home", a Manawatū People's Radio series interviewing migrants about their journeys to Palmerston North. This episode features Jérémie Corroenne.
Jérémie talks about the motivatio...
Creator: Manawatū People's Radio
Date: May 12, 2021
Palmerston North City Councillor Lorna Johnson hosts "Making Palmy Home", a Manawatū People's Radio series interviewing migrants about their journeys to Palmerston North. This episode features Deven Rai. Deven dicusses his escape from Bhutan, grow...
Creator: Manawatū People's Radio
Date: April 21, 2021
Palmerston North City Councillor Lorna Johnson hosts "Making Palmy Home", a Manawatū People's Radio series interviewing migrants about their journeys to Palmerston North. This episode features Volker Schröter from Germany, who has been in Palmerst...
Creator: Manawatū People's Radio
Date: May 26, 2021
This episode of Friend of Marilyn features Cat Pausé's initial reaction following the broadcast of an episode of New Zealand current affairs television show 20/20 which features her, social media activity from Substantia Jones and Marilyn Wann and...
Creator: Manawatū People's Radio
Date: February 22, 2012
This episode of Friend of Marilyn features Fat Liberation Movement's response to the Strong for Life campaign in Georgia, USA, and a chat with Marilyn Wann, weight diversity speaker and author of FAT!SO? website, zine and book.
The Friend of Mari...
Creator: Manawatū People's Radio
Date: January 25, 2012
This episode of Friend of Marilyn features Fat Rights and Health at Every Size Specialist Golda Poretsky and Everyday Feminism author Lesley Kinzel, and spotlights Massey University's Fat Studies Reflective Intersections conference.
The Friend of...
Creator: Manawatū People's Radio
Date: February 1, 2012
This episode of Friend of Marilyn features an interview with Michelle Allison from The Fat Nutritionist and spotlights a blog called 'What Sorts of People by Kristin Rodier on obesity and naturalness.
The Friend of Marilyn podcast began in 2011 a...
Creator: Manawatū People's Radio
Date: March 14, 2012
This episode of Friend of Marilyn features Medical Sociologist Patti Thomas and Georgia USA's Childhood Obesity campaign.
The Friend of Marilyn podcast began in 2011 and ran through to 2021. Each episode features Cat Pausé’s reflections on fat re...
Creator: Manawatū People's Radio
Date: January 18, 2012
This episode of Friend of Marilyn features blog posts about New Year resolutions about weight loss.
The Friend of Marilyn podcast began in 2011 and ran through to 2021. Each episode features Cat Pausé’s reflections on fat related stories in the m...
Creator: Manawatū People's Radio
Date: January 11, 2012
This episode of Friend of Marilyn features Cat Pausé's full reaction following the broadcast of an episode of New Zealand current affairs television show 20/20, a discussion with Brian Stuart (of blog Red No.3) about Disney fat shaming. This week'...
Creator: Manawatū People's Radio
Date: February 29, 2012
This episode of Friend of Marilyn features Cat Pausé’s review of the True South Fatshion show, a discussion with Lauren Gurrieri about the Fat Library Project : images of positive fat representation, and spotlights a piece by Kath Read, published ...
Creator: Manawatū People's Radio
Date: May 9, 2012