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News & Events
Alive Exhibition
Saturday 01/06/2019
From June 2 Objectspace is home to a photographic exhibition that beautifully documents Cambodia’s painful past
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Youth Week 2019
Saturday 18/05/2019
May 18-26 is Youth Week and the theme for 2019 is We are more than you see; He wai hōhonu a mātou. Find out what’s happening in Tāmaki Makaurau and beyond…
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REMINDER TO MEMBERS - AGM this Sunday
Wednesday 19/06/2019
The Planet FM Annual General Meeting is coming up.
Please join us this Sunday June 23rd at 2pm at the station.
We hope to see all our members there! If you haven't received your invitation or agenda, please contact Christine.
Alive: Bringing remarkable true stories to life
Sunday 02/06/2019
Humble household objects with a harrowing story to tell are the heroes of Alive, a compelling exhibition by award-winning Cambodian artist Kim Hak and developed by Objectspace gallery as part of an international tour to mark the 40th anniversary of the surrender of the Khmer Rouge regime.
When Pol Pot’s brutal army ordered 2 million citizens of Phnom Penh out of the city to work in the fields as part of the programme of agricultural reform, they were only able to take very few possessions. They gathered up only what was most precious and most practical.
Alive is a showcase of 40 photographic works and some of the actual objects that sustained the body and spirit of Cambodians forced to flee their home in the mid-1970s. Included in the exhibition are photographs of items that belong to 12 families who eventually relocated to New Zealand.
On June 2 to July 20 at Objectspace, 13 Rose Road, Ponsonby.
For further information visit objectspace.org.nz
New gallery now open
Saturday 01/06/2019
Vunilagi Vou is a new contemporary Pacific art gallery, community and consultancy space hosting a monthly programme of exhibitions profiling contemporary Pacific art, artists and ideas. The gallery is a site for sales, experimentation, re-thinking and embedding Pacific art in Pacific space.
Vunilagi Vou also produces a range of community projects including events, research, community consultation and workshops.
Address: Shop 4, 256 Great South Road, Ōtāhuhu, South Auckland.
HIV Women’s Seminar 2019
Friday 21/06/2019
A free seminar focusing on topics relating to women & families living with HIV. Attendance is open to all health professionals, health promoters, counselors, social workers and others working in HIV as well as people living with HIV.
When: Fri, 21 June 2019 9:00am– 3:15pm
Where: Sorrento In the Park, 670 Manukau Rd, Royal Oak
To see the programme and to register at eventbrite.co.nz
Language classes - free to NZ citizens, residents and refugees
Thursday 07/02/2019
English Language Courses June-July-August
Saturday 01/06/2019
Contact English Language Partners to find out about their upcoming short courses: aucklandcentral@englishlanguage.org.nz / (09) 523 0071
Communities Gallery
Radio Shalom host Joan Lardner-Rivlin (centre with Governer General Dame Patsy Reddy) receives MNZM for services to seniors, 2019
The KCR team invites students visiting from Korea to get a taste of the broadcasting world
John gives some advice on mic positioning...
Paul gives the (ahem) grand tour of studio 2
Future faces of broadcasting!
Micies 2018 - This year's hosts take the stage for some entertainment, Romanian style
Micies 2018 - Lucia and Patrick on the dancefloor
Micies 2018 - A gorgeous cake to conclude a gorgeous night of food and entertainment
Mere and Ratu show their support for the kōtare, our #birdoftheyear candidate
Campaigning for Bird of the Year 2018 with KCR team
Our Bird of the Year candidate on-air
Below stairs, a studio at AUT student union
Reel-to-reel with real volunteer
An early community connection on a temporary frequency
Founders and supporters from the Indian community
A permanent licence at last
810AM transmitter arrives
Upstairs, a new station opens at AUT 1993
A jolly governance group is elected
The 90's studio is tested by the Framework Trust team
2000 - We're presented with an FM licence by Broadcasting Minister Marion Hobbs
Mr. Speaker, Jonathan Hunt and officials attend the FM launch
2006 - new location found
New studios planned
Planet FM settles in
Maya, Aroha and Mere - here to shoot an item for their 1st Year Media course
Aroha shoots from Studio 2 to Studio 1
AUT first year Media students in Studio 1 with Takanga 'Enau Fohe
Sculpture on the Gulf featuring Settlement stories by Tiffany Singh
The Journey of a Million Miles Begins with One Step - a sculpture of Resettlement stories
Visitors to Tiffany Singh's sculpture listen to refugee stories coming from within the boats.
Seeking safety in fragile boats.
The familiar fabrics of home - memories are retained.
Safe on Shore but now we have to settle. Scenes from Tiffany Singh sculpture on Waiheke headland.
Settlement Stories - Finding the Shore - sculpture by Tiffany Singh
Guerilla broadcasting on a temporary licence
