Happy new year – Kia te hari te tau hou! Its summer special listening time people. All January Paekakariki 88.2FM is giving you a radio show a day – that means your local DJs play nonstop in their chosen field 10am-11pm (from their recordings over the last year). Expect a day of jazz, of country, of local issues, of pop, of ambience… roll the dice. Pop on your radio at 88.2 or stream at paekakariki.org.nz for the fun.

We kick off with a New Years Eve Garage Sale Funk extravaganza.

December 31 – Garage Sale Funk

Jan 1 – Cocorico – the French show

Jan 2 – Reptile Radio – punk and more

Jan 3 – The Weather Girls and Soundchick

Jan 4 – Wildwood – country

Jan 5 – Green Tea – a talk show on sustainability issues

Jan 6 – Eartasties – ambience

Jan 7 – Living the High Life – Africa

Jan 8 – Indignz – indigenous contemporary sounds

Jan 9 – MAWP and the Friday Night Music Session

Jan 10 – Witham and Brews – Blues

Jan 11 – Sounds Eclectic

Jan 12 – Murray’s Miscellany

Jan 13 – Not at the Tables and Word – Poetry

Jan 14 – Comicini and Global Hoppers – youth

Part two to follow….