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Starting Sunday 9th Paekakarki 88.2FM is recording live all week from our Wellington Road sleepout, bringing you fresh radio. Our trial monthly schedule mid May to June continues with no changes to the different shows timing

EXCEPT! BONUS!  shows will be repeating during the daytime too, offering you escape from the drudgery of the commercial bandwidth. Generally most shows repeat the day after their evening broadcast. The exception are several late night shows where the language aint for younger ears.

Here it is from Sunday 9th June to Saturday 15th June (click on the image to look at a bigger version).

From Monday we share the airwaves with the birds of Kapiti Island 50/50. They call 11pm to 11am, we squawk 11am to 11pm.

BUT WAIT! THERE’S MORE! We introduce one new show that’s been cooking for a while. Former Paekakariki Expressed editor and media hound Don Polly’s jazz show Blues to Bop, sounds of the 40s to 60s. Premiering Thursday 5pm and repeating Friday 11am.

Also to recommend our new Paekakariki School Show (Tuesdays 8pm, Thursdays 2pm) which this week features our youngest studio guests yet – the six year olds of Room 2 Paekakariki School (pictured) who were completely buzzed to read their stories and be interviewed by the senior students.

On Te Pae/The Perch this week: Matariki 

This week on Te Pae/ The Perch, your community radio show in Paekakariki (12-2pm and 6-8pm daily Sunday-Saturday) Matariki, Maori New Year is our issue of the week (around 12.30/6.39pm) and theme, with studio guests and locals Hemi MacGregor, Raima Kingi, Village Astrologer Mick Finn talking about what the stars are doing at this time of year, and Kaia introducing Playcentre’s Matariki activities.

There’s Matariki waiata from the Paekakariki school Kapa Haka roopu, and Squawk of the week is Margaret Jackson from  Kapiti Weavers confirmed (they are weaving Matariki stars at local workshops next week too).

Neighbour of the week after 1pm/7pm is Parade resident Louise Thornley talking about her interesting life and what makes a resilient community ,  The Kapiti Gospel Choir fills the sleepout with a couple of songs and Janet Holborrow feeds back on this week’s Community Board meeting; mainly the developments regarding the timber sea wall replacement options and the Surf Club’s plans to relocate.

Community Notices as always at 1pm/7pm.

We welcome your notices, thoughts, ideas and comments to [email protected]. Te Pae/The Perch is presented by Mark Amery and Kaia Hawkins and produced by Melanie Phipps with assistance from Esther Bullen and Rebecca Thomson.