Featured Programmes
Chris Mulholland
Ka kohikohia ngā taonga toi Māori – mai i ngā rā o mua tae noa ki ēnei rā tōnu – hei kai mā ngā tāringa. Audio treasures, including waiata and stories, from the past and present Māori world are shared to enrich our wairua.
Vinita Chandra
Welcome to Women’s World with Vini Chandra. Join us as we explore the diverse experiences and resilient spirits of women worldwide.
Darren “Lappy” Lapwood
Buckle up for Lapwood Laps! Darren ‘Lappy’ Laps brings the speedway tunes and high-octane energy, while co-host King Carl takes you for a spin down memory lane with his retro favourites. From the roar of the racetrack to the classics that never get old, these two keep the music rolling, and the good vibes coming. Get ready for a wild ride!
For more speedway information head to: https://www.speedway.co.nz/
Valorie Patrick
‘Yumi Talem’ or ‘Our Voice’ is a radio program that features Vanuatu’s cultures, current affairs, and the Christian principles Vanuatu is founded on.
Claire Williamson
A Little Bit Booked is like listening to two friends chat about their latest literary obsession. Editor and writer Claire Williamson (@accidentaltokyoite) is regularly joined by authors, book lovers, and publishing experts for in-depth interviews, reviews, and plenty of recommendations. Expect more than a bit of banter!
Fresh FM
Keep the Community Glowing is a mini-series from Cultural Conversations, sharing the stories of everyday people creating safety, trust, and connection across our community through the Community Advocates campaign, in partnership with Motueka Family Service Centre.
The series supports community champions with skills and information to help navigate conversations that may arise around living free from family harm, including how to respond when discussions about anger or harmful behaviour come up. The purpose is to strengthen protective factors for whānau by promoting healthy relationships.
The wider Community Advocates project can also be seen through a series of powerful photographs by Peanut Butter Vibes Photography, pairing each community advocate with their personal quote and message. To learn more and see the campaign, visit culturalconversations.co.nz.
Dasha and JT – Parklands School
Pakarana Peeps is a show hosted by Parkland School Students Dasha & JT. It is a current affairs and interview show based around the happenings and folks at Motueka’s Parklands Primary School.
With Dasha’s quick retorts and JT’s humour these two young people are a delight to listen to & will leave you smiling.
Multicultural Youth Nelson Tasman
A Programme by and about Multi-Cultural Youth Nelson Tasman.
Fresh FM
Voices of Victory is a podcast from Te Puna Wānanga o Te Wairepo – Victory Primary School, celebrating the diverse voices, cultures and stories of our school and wider community. Through interviews, conversations and storytelling, our tamariki, staff, whānau and wider community share experiences that inform, inspire and connect people through the power of voice.
Voices of Victory airs Wednesday afternoons at 3:15pm, with new content every 2 weeks.
Tasman District Council
Tasman Report is a fortnightly podcast about the work of your council. Each episode draws on business from council committees and community boards, plus stories from staff working across parks and reserves, planning, infrastructure, biosecurity, ports and marine, planning, and emergency management. You will hear directly from the council team and elected members on the projects, and ideas building a thriving, resilient Tasman region.
About Fresh FM
Fresh FM is a not-for-profit charitable trust and community access radio station, funded through NZ On Air, grants, sponsorship, and donations.
From our studios in Nelson, in beautiful Founders Heritage Park, Motueka, and Golden Bay, we make space for the many voices of Te Tauihu, the Top of the South.
Our role is to support access, connection, and participation. We provide the studios, training, broadcast platforms, podcasting, and encouragement that help people be heard, especially voices that are not always represented in mainstream media.
Through our FM frequencies and online platforms, Fresh FM shares local stories, music, cultures, ideas, concerns, and lived experiences with listeners here at home and around the world.
How to listen
Nelson-Tasman 104.8 FM
Golden Bay 95.0 FM
Blenheim 88.9 FM

Arts & Music
State Cinemas
A weekly chat about what’s happening at State Cinemas in Nelson.
Collingwood Area School Students
Collingwood Area School students host Radio Club, with school news, information and music.
John Scott
John Scott returns to Fresh FM with trivia and film reviews on John’s TnR Show.
Fresh FM
Step into the Green Room – where musicians talk songwriting, touring, and the stories behind their music.
Harmony Aquarian
HATU is IN Da House… from My house to your house, whether you’re in the dog house, the poor house, the nut house, the murder house, Parliament House, or the House of the Rising Sun, we’ll be dealing with some of the important issues of the day.
Grant Knowles
Join Grant Knowles for diverse music, funism and informative chats…
Matt Budd and Maria Baigent
Matt and Maria start the weekend with rock, metal, and the occasional decree from their evil Robot Overlord – who, despite the title, is apparently quite lovely.
Rayna Thomas
Explore the heavy side of NZ music with Rayna Thomas, on the NMIT Contemporary Music Hour.
Michael Bortnick and Grace
Join hosts Michael Bortnick and Grace from our Nelson Studio presenting a breakfast show with a different musical theme each episode.
Darren “Lappy” Lapwood
Buckle up for Lapwood Laps! Darren ‘Lappy’ Laps brings the speedway tunes and high-octane energy, while co-host King Carl takes you for a spin down memory lane with his retro favourites. From the roar of the racetrack to the classics that never get old, these two keep the music rolling, and the good vibes coming. Get ready for a wild ride!
For more speedway information head to: https://www.speedway.co.nz/
Shannon Cassidy
A spotlight on New Zealand music and musicians with loads of local content and information. Hosted by Shannon Cassidy.
Ciaran
It’s almost departure time. We ask our guest to choose five pieces of music that soundtrack their lives, music that takes them back, makes them smile, paints a picture or stirs a memory. They are also allowed a book and a luxury item. These must all fit neatly in their carry on suitcase as they head for the peace and quiet of the Clare Islands. The pleasure was all mine and the music was all yours.
Youth
Fresh FM
Voices of Victory is a podcast from Te Puna Wānanga o Te Wairepo – Victory Primary School, celebrating the diverse voices, cultures and stories of our school and wider community. Through interviews, conversations and storytelling, our tamariki, staff, whānau and wider community share experiences that inform, inspire and connect people through the power of voice.
Voices of Victory airs Wednesday afternoons at 3:15pm, with new content every 2 weeks.
Fresh FM
Join Matilda on the Enough Project as she creates space for honest, relatable conversations about mental health in a rapidly changing world. By youth for youth, we discuss our experiences and challenges. The Enough Project is an essential reminder that you are not alone and that you are enough exactly as you are.
Tune in on Fridays at 4:30pm, new content fortnightly
Rayna Thomas
Are you looking for something more intimate? A Space to unwind and appreciate song writing? From delecate strings to heavy things. The only show where indie accoustic vulnerability meets heavy boundary pushing noise.
Collingwood Area School Students
Collingwood Area School students host Radio Club, with school news, information and music.
Multicultural Youth Nelson Tasman
A Programme by and about Multi-Cultural Youth Nelson Tasman.
Francis Ching
Motueka High School Students present Youth and Community Affairs, Interviews, and What’s On around the Tasman Region.
Aynsley Thorpe
Dasha and JT – Parklands School
Pakarana Peeps is a show hosted by Parkland School Students Dasha & JT. It is a current affairs and interview show based around the happenings and folks at Motueka’s Parklands Primary School.
With Dasha’s quick retorts and JT’s humour these two young people are a delight to listen to & will leave you smiling.
Kath Bee
Join Kath as she chats to people about their Jobs, their career paths, and their everyday life. Whether you’re at school and wondering ”What am I going to do when I leave?” Whether you’re thinking of changing jobs mid-life, or just love to listen to other peoples choices, this is the place to be.
Penina Uhrle
Join Penina on The Jam, with interesting topics of conversation and really good music.
Madeleine Johnson
Life of Law explores the people, pathways, and experiences that shape the legal profession. Through conversations with lawyers and professionals working in and around the law, Life of Law shares insights into careers, challenges, and the realities of working in the legal world.
Health & Wellbeing
Alcoholics Anonymous
Starting Wednesday September 04, your opportunity to sit in on a local AA Meeting On Air.
Erik Roeper
Seido Karate On-Air Dojo features conversations with the remarkable individuals who have made the club a special place to learn and grow. Tune in to hear their stories and insights.
Sally Rees
Sally Rees from Natural Nosh offers simple solutions for a healthier lifestyle incorporating a Raw Food Diet.
April May
April May, author and founder of April May Gems and mother of five, is passionate about sharing her stories to encourage and inspire others and to restore hearts that are in need of hope.
Greg Jones
Transform Your Life By Healing The Mind, Body and Soul Naturally and Fast. Create longevity of life with less pain and frustration by rewiring your brain and your body’s energy to have more joy, peace, better health and wellbeing.
Thomas Spring
Join Thomas Spring for Total Wellbeing NZ, a programme about about Health and Wellbeing
Fresh FM
Join Matilda on the Enough Project as she creates space for honest, relatable conversations about mental health in a rapidly changing world. By youth for youth, we discuss our experiences and challenges. The Enough Project is an essential reminder that you are not alone and that you are enough exactly as you are.
Tune in on Fridays at 4:30pm, new content fortnightly
Fresh FM
Voices of recovery is a compassionate, real-talk radio show exploring the challenges and breakthroughs of mental health and addiction, hosted by a recovering addict also affected by bipolar. The show is designed for anyone impacted by addiction, personally or through loved ones. It offers honest conversation through insights and practical tools for healing.
Listeners can expect a relatable person, relatable guests, resources and topic based information. This show breaks stigma builds connection and helps people feel less alone.
Interact through social media or email, voicesofrecoverynz@gmail.com
Voices of Recovery airs Thursday at 11, with new content every 2 weeks
Ana Fierek
Join Ana Fierek from Nelson Tasman Hospice for Heart to Heart—a behind-the-scenes look at hospice care, sharing the people, stories, and mahi that support patients and whānau across our community every day.
As part of Hands Up for Hospice, we’re opening the doors to what we do, how we do it, and why it matters.
Heart to Heart with Hospice airs 9:30am Friday mornings, with a replay 5pm on Mondays.
Heart to Heart with Nelson Tasman Hospice is proudly supported by the Yondi Foundation as part of the Hands Up for Hospice campaign. Only on Fresh FM.
Culture
Fresh FM, Cultural Conversations
The Stories We Hold is a collaboration between Cultural Conversations and Fresh FM. This project would not have been possible without funding from the Lottery Community Fund, who have funded this collaboration.
Valorie Patrick
‘Yumi Talem’ or ‘Our Voice’ is a radio program that features Vanuatu’s cultures, current affairs, and the Christian principles Vanuatu is founded on.
Buddhika Daluwatte
On ‘New Zealand Student Life’, we begin with the real migrant journeys. From the jitters of pre-departure to finding your footing in the Kiwi landscape, join Buddhika Daluwatte as he shares the authentic stories of migrant students navigating life and education in New Zealand.
Fresh FM
Voices of Victory is a podcast from Te Puna Wānanga o Te Wairepo – Victory Primary School, celebrating the diverse voices, cultures and stories of our school and wider community. Through interviews, conversations and storytelling, our tamariki, staff, whānau and wider community share experiences that inform, inspire and connect people through the power of voice.
Voices of Victory airs Wednesday afternoons at 3:15pm, with new content every 2 weeks.
Radio Viti Te Tauihu
Radio Viti Te Tauihu serves the people through our Vosa vaka-Viti Fijian Language and Culture on air via Fresh FM across the Top of the South Island in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Lorraine MacIntosh
Audio postcard from Spain by ex Nelsonian Lorraine MacIntosh.
Cultural Conversations
Tindall Foundation Stories of Otherness are first hand accounts aimed to educate and help people to speak up.
Multicultural Youth Nelson Tasman
A Programme by and about Multi-Cultural Youth Nelson Tasman.
Jessica Díaz Rodríguez, Julio Díaz Rodríguez and Luz Zúñiga Vega
Jessica Díaz Rodríguez, Julio Díaz Rodríguez and Luz Zúñiga Vega host Viva LatinoAmerica! Latin American Culture, Music, Current Affairs and Interviews in Spanish.
Chris Mulholland
Ka kohikohia ngā taonga toi Māori – mai i ngā rā o mua tae noa ki ēnei rā tōnu – hei kai mā ngā tāringa. Audio treasures, including waiata and stories, from the past and present Māori world are shared to enrich our wairua.
Cultural Conversations
True stories about inspirational people who have reconstructed their lives and responded in transformational ways following huge traumatic events.
Ethics
GalanJAH
A BalanSING, GalanJAH selects foremost from Roots and Fruits of Sisterly Reggae, within a Global Musical Forest.
Noa Vodnizky
The Third Narrative, exploring life beyond black and white thinking. Join Noa in intimate conversations with guests whose lives embrace complexity and openness with courage and love, offering fresh perspectives on today’s most divided topics and the space that exists in-between and beyond.
Joanna Santa Barbara
Joanna Santa Barbara presents an Eco Postcard focusing on sustainability and the environment.
Zola Rose
Change-making conversations on housing for people and planet. Enabling more affordable, connected, and regenerative places to live.
The Deadline Report – Ben Vidgen Investigates. A double shot of reality.
Harmony Aquarian
HATU is IN Da House… from My house to your house, whether you’re in the dog house, the poor house, the nut house, the murder house, Parliament House, or the House of the Rising Sun, we’ll be dealing with some of the important issues of the day.
Tania O’Meagher
Word is Power is a programme looking at life through the scriptures and personal journeys in faith.
Philippa Foes-Lamb
Gardening tips with Philippa Foes-Lamb.
William Manu
Call to Worship proclaims the everlasting gospel of God’s love in the context of the three angels’ messages of Revelation 14:6-12.
April May
April May, author and founder of April May Gems and mother of five, is passionate about sharing her stories to encourage and inspire others and to restore hearts that are in need of hope.
Melissa Melodious
Rise and Shine Radio Show with Melissa Melodious⚡️is about encouraging the heights and depths of life through music, wisdom & sweet inspiration. Tune in and charge up Sundays 8am. Together let’s Rise, one episode at a time.
Her Voice
Vinita Chandra
Welcome to Women’s World with Vini Chandra. Join us as we explore the diverse experiences and resilient spirits of women worldwide.
Joanna Santa Barbara
Joanna Santa Barbara presents an Eco Postcard focusing on sustainability and the environment.
April May
April May, author and founder of April May Gems and mother of five, is passionate about sharing her stories to encourage and inspire others and to restore hearts that are in need of hope.
Lorraine MacIntosh
Audio postcard from Spain by ex Nelsonian Lorraine MacIntosh.
Valorie Patrick
‘Yumi Talem’ or ‘Our Voice’ is a radio program that features Vanuatu’s cultures, current affairs, and the Christian principles Vanuatu is founded on.
Maria Baigent
Join Maria Baigent for Trinketbox, a fortnightly celebration of music by women across genres, generations and cultures. Each episode is thoughtfully curated around a theme, artist, scene or musical thread — from soul, jazz and funk to punk, electronic, indie and beyond.
Zola Rose
Change-making conversations on housing for people and planet. Enabling more affordable, connected, and regenerative places to live.
Interests
Ana Fierek
Join Ana Fierek from Nelson Tasman Hospice for Heart to Heart—a behind-the-scenes look at hospice care, sharing the people, stories, and mahi that support patients and whānau across our community every day.
As part of Hands Up for Hospice, we’re opening the doors to what we do, how we do it, and why it matters.
Heart to Heart with Hospice airs 9:30am Friday mornings, with a replay 5pm on Mondays.
Heart to Heart with Nelson Tasman Hospice is proudly supported by the Yondi Foundation as part of the Hands Up for Hospice campaign. Only on Fresh FM.
Cultural Conversations
Tindall Foundation Stories of Otherness are first hand accounts aimed to educate and help people to speak up.
Valorie Patrick
‘Yumi Talem’ or ‘Our Voice’ is a radio program that features Vanuatu’s cultures, current affairs, and the Christian principles Vanuatu is founded on.
LGBTQIA+ radio. Music by us and for us, because representation matters and so do the songs that shape us.
Hosted by Jo. Expect interviews, new music, songs from all eras, and the occasional deep dive or guest mix.
Fresh FM
At Fresh FM, we’re incredibly grateful for the support of local businesses that help keep community voices on the air.
Joanna Santa Barbara
Joanna Santa Barbara presents an Eco Postcard focusing on sustainability and the environment.
Jessica Díaz Rodríguez, Julio Díaz Rodríguez and Luz Zúñiga Vega
Jessica Díaz Rodríguez, Julio Díaz Rodríguez and Luz Zúñiga Vega host Viva LatinoAmerica! Latin American Culture, Music, Current Affairs and Interviews in Spanish.
Harmony Aquarian
HATU is IN Da House… from My house to your house, whether you’re in the dog house, the poor house, the nut house, the murder house, Parliament House, or the House of the Rising Sun, we’ll be dealing with some of the important issues of the day.
Claire Williamson
A Little Bit Booked is like listening to two friends chat about their latest literary obsession. Editor and writer Claire Williamson (@accidentaltokyoite) is regularly joined by authors, book lovers, and publishing experts for in-depth interviews, reviews, and plenty of recommendations. Expect more than a bit of banter!
Grant Knowles
Join Grant Knowles for diverse music, funism and informative chats…
Erik Roeper
Seido Karate On-Air Dojo features conversations with the remarkable individuals who have made the club a special place to learn and grow. Tune in to hear their stories and insights.
Fresh FM
Get to know the voices behind the mic on Meet the Programme Makers—a series sharing the people, passions, and stories behind Fresh FM’s programmes.


































































