On Word Mercedes’ beautiful interview with poet Rob Hack about living here and her own long, long poem flickering out of my laptop for nigh on 20 minutes (Mondays 5-6pm)

Lily Fulton’s awesome live rendition of Stairway to Heaven near the end of Paekakariki Pop (Saturdays 5-6)

Sam Buchanan’s inspired set of stupid teenage songs on Reptile Radio (Saturdays 8-9), including, ridiculously, Zodiac Mindwarp and Captain Sensible singing Happy Talk live.

The slinkily sinuous jazzy grooves of the Ethiopian music on Tim Jaray’s Living the Highlife – talk about introducing treasure (Mondays 8-9pm)

MAWP actually making me like Oasis again (Fridays at 8pm) – the lads are still keeping what the initials MAWP really stand for close to their hunky chests…

The wonderful hour-long interview Mike Gibson has done with Riki Gooch in the newly christened Paekakariki FM Studio B in Wellington (Mondays 10-11).

Reporting from the radio station’s shower to literalise The Weather Girls’ show’s anthem ‘Its Raining Men’ (Sundays 9-10pm) – oh and special guest Ken Ring

Ed Morley Hall’s  comment on Parental Misguidance (Sundays 5-6pm) that his single of the week slot is for single people only

Himiona’s sublime two hour grooving set on Indigenz Session (Tuesday 9-11pm)

Jim Ebenhoh’s focus on post punk female groups on Anything Could Happen, in particular the banging wrapped extended mix of ‘Money’ (Monday’s 9-10pm)

From Dudley Benson to lots of Arvo Part, Anna Marie O’Brien’s focus on contemporary classical vocal music on Classical Futures (Wednesdays 9-11)

How could one not love someone drinking home-brew talking about home-brew whilst playing the blues, espescially when a show by Al Witham has such a clever title as The Witham and Brews (Wednesdays 8-9pm)

Oh but just a few of the things I loved you can hear in the next week or so before our news show start (June 9). So much I haven’t mentioned. You guys are amazing.

Got some inclusions? Your own blog even on what you’re hearing? Bring it on!

Mark Amery