Wellington Access Radio

Every Tuesday 5:00-6:00pm join the B-Side Stories team for insider interviews about what’s really going on across Wellington’s communities.

POSITION DESCRIPTION Position:          Station Manager Hours:             40 hours/week Reports to:      Wellington Access Broadcasting Society Incorporated Salary:            Salary range $72,000 to $78,000 Station Manager – Wellington Access Radio 106.1FM Wellington Access Radio seeks a new station manager to lead our non-profit organisation.

What is Generation Unfiltered? Generation Unfiltered is a series of one-hour talks with a range of awesome rangatahi who are passionate about issues affecting them and are advocating for a better world. We'll be highlighting issues such as climate change, mental health, education, public transport, rainbow rights, disability rights, economic inequality and more. How did this series come about?

WELLINGTON ACCESS RADIO SHOWS HIGHLIGHT ELECTION ISSUES FOR YOUTH, DISABILTY & THE ARTS Wellington Access Radio is making sure that community voices are heard leading up to the 2023 election. The station has three new shows all focusing on issues that are vital for community wellbeing, with experienced and passionate presenters asking the hard-hitting questions and bringing their own communities to the fore. One of these shows is the fantastic Generation Unfiltered.

​Every Saturday morning you can start your weekend with the crew from Rise Up, Maranga, or RUM as they are better known around the station. There is a bit of something for every listener, from music, to sports, to current events and just general good fun. Maranga is an aspirational service from Spectrum Care for people with intellectual disabilities, supporting them to achieve awesome things and connect with the fabulous Wellington community.

9 June 2023 Tonight I speak with Audrey Brown-Pereira about her amazing book a - wake - (e)nd (Saufo'i Press) Audrey sent us this amazing list of songs and we wanted to share it here: Unfinished...

Radio host Mailigi Hetutu has been a broadcaster for an amazing 29 years and can currently be heard on Wellington Access Radio’s Punaaga Vagahau Niue. The programme was initiated by the Pacific branch of Wellington Hospital and is funded by Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand.

We play public talks from around Whanganui-a-Tara. These include artist talks, lectures and poetry readings. ​Every Tuesday 10:00pm Tuesday 19 September: Writer Talk with Jared Davidson and Arie Faber about Blood and Dirt: Prison labour and the making of New Zealand This writer's talk took place at Good Books on Wednesday 13 September. Blood and Dirt explains, for the first time, the making of New Zealand and its Pacific empire through the prism of prison labour.

Wellington Access Radio is celebrating NZ Music Month and its theme for 2023, ‘Community and Collaboration’, by focusing on the community music that you won’t find in the mainstream. The station believes that any music that is made in NZ, is NZ music – and with over 200 programme-makers making over 80 programmes, in over 20 different languages, there is a massive range of musical genres being broadcast every day.

The name Terry Shore is well known throughout the musical community in Wellington. In fact, you are likely to hear the words ‘local legend’ following his name. Terry is a singer-songwriter who has been presenting Terry’s Songwriters Show on Wellington Access Radio for 18 years this April. The show gives a chance for local unsigned artists to share their original music and be interviewed on air by Terry. ‘I have had hundreds and hundreds of musicians on my show over the years,’ says Terry.