It’s not often someone calls to make a complaint, but it’s been happening a lot over the past few months. It turns out my phone number is similar to supermarket chain New World Hobsonville. From the conversations I’ve had with […]
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This week a message arrived from a reader worried about being compelled by their boss to take the Covid vaccine. Fit, young and healthy – their argument is that they don’t line up each winter to get the company’s free […]
Anti-nuclear campaigner Harvey wasserman talks to Steve Hart about the Fukushima nuclear powerplant disaster. The interview was recorded in March 2014.
There’s a world of independent ‘radio’ stations to listen to, but where to find them? Years ago, a shortwave and AM radio receiver was the best bet to stumble upon something new or unusual. Until recently, TuneIn.com was the go-to […]
These are strange times for many of us. A virus has led to many people having to self-isolate, to remain indoors and not go to work. Putting to one side the financial worries and all the stresses that this situation […]
This week’s interest cut by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) is a clear indication that all is not well in the local and global economy. The RBNZ’s cut of half of one percent is a massive drop. Historically, […]
I gave up editing video a few years ago – but I am now back thanks to a software package that has not only reignited one of my semi-pro hobbies but is challenging the main providers of this type of […]
It seems some internet broadcasters have discovered video and are keen to stream their DJs hosting shows live across YouTube, FaceBook and Twitch.com among others. A friend who’s recently started live streaming his radio show in sound and vision tells […]
It was 1982 and my new car was a million miles away from the one it replaced. Chalk and cheese you might say. A sports car, metallic blue, two doors, 1.9ltr engine and it stuck to the road like glue at […]
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The Labour-led Government is to build 100,000 new homes over the next 10 years; a bold promise given the party is up for re-election in less than three years’ time. In my book, that means 30,000 homes will need to […]
If you want advertisers to help support your internet radio station then they will likely be the shops and businesses down the street, not across the water, or even in the next town.
The golden age of radio is long gone. Today, we have cookie-cutter DJs playing more or less the same music and commercials as the next station on the dial. Music is often selected by a computer program based on the time of day along with a few other parameters few outside the industry get to hear about. Save to say, someone in marketing probably schedules the music you hear.