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Monday 30/01/2023
Support and assistance is available if you've been directly affected by the flooding in Auckland. You don’t have to be on a benefit.
Read moreTuesday 24/01/2023
Throughout February, Aotea Square is home to a range of free events. Get the friends and whānau together for some summer fun!
Read moreFriday 06/01/2023
恭喜发财! Warm greetings for the arrival of both 2023, and of the new lunar year. This year we welcome the Rabbit
Read moreTuesday 07/02/2023
Desi Rainbow Parents and Allies hosts monthly online support and discussion groups for parents and family members of LGBTQ+ individuals, and for LGBTQ+ people who are struggling with family acceptance.
Visit desirainbow.org/events to register for their support groups.
Monday 13/02/2023
Courageous Conversation: Beyond Diversity invites rangatahi / young adults to an in-person workshop designed to transform your understanding of how race impacts our lives, our work and our communities.
Attendance for participants between 18 and 30 years is FREE, thanks to funding support from JR McKenzie Trust.
Workshop dates: 13-14 February 2023
Day 1: 9:00AM - 4:00PM
Day 2: 9:00AM - 4:00PM
Venue: AUT South Campus , 640 Great South Road, Manukau City Centre, Auckland 2025.
Delivered across 2 days and fully catered, the workshop includes a 1.5 hour online ‘Unpack and Coaching’ session 2-3 weeks following the initial experience.
Registration is essential. To register visit humanitix.com
Saturday 18/02/2023
Ethnic Rainbow Alliance (ERA) would like to provide a safe and inclusive space to meet your friends and make new friends before Auckland Pride March.
This is a collaborative event to bring communities together.
Enjoy the Caribbean steel band, make a placard or collect pre-made ones. Have a snack.
ERA and collaborators wish to provide a cultural safe space no isms will be tolerated. Details at eventbrite.co.nz
Sunday 19/02/2023
We hear the word solidarity all the time but what does it actually mean? What might we need to understand to be in solidarity? What does it look like in action? What gets in the way of solidarity? What enables solidarity?
Brought to you by Manawaka Ao, this event includes a panel discussion featuring Hon Marama Davidson (Mana Wāhine, Co-Leader Green Party), Naima Ali (Human rights advocate), Mervin Singham (Chief Executive, Ministry of Ethnic Communities), Pax Assadi (Comedian, Cultural Producer) and Suveen Sanis Walgampola (Co-founder, Duality, Community development).
The panel discussion will be followed by a screening of the film WHINA, based on the life of Māna Wāhine, Dame Whina Cooper, followed by food and music.
Registration is free but essential, as places are limited. Details and registration at eventbrite.co.nz
Saturday 18/03/2023
Hear from key voices building our understanding of Asian mental health, a range of perspectives on how mental health professionals can better work with individuals and communities, and how we can take care of ourselves and each other.
Part of Te Papa’s Asian Mental Health project, this hui is a day of insight, discussion, and care, focused on the topic of mental health among Asian communities in Aotearoa.
Where: Pioneer Women's hall, Ellen Melville Centre, 2 Freyberg Place, Auckland Central
When: Saturday 18 March, 9:00am-4:00pm
Registration is free but essential, as places are limited. Details and registration at eventbrite.co.nz
Sheldon and Declan from Take It From Us with their 2019 Radio Awards nomination certificate
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