HIGHLIGHTS FROM THIS WEEKEND'S PRGRAMME SCHEDULE
** HIGHLIGHTS FROM THIS WEEKEND'S PRGRAMME SCHEDULE ON Coast Access Radio 104.7FM **
* Friday 8pm: "Super Sonic 70s" - Rockin' 70's music with our mate Chunky Geoff Dorsett
* Fri 9pm: "Kick ups the 80s" - Don ya leg warmers - oh-no, too hot for that!!! Pull on your leotard as Chunky Geoff is back with a great 80's show!
* Saturday 9am: "Conversations" - Graeme Joyes chats with Kate Spencer - a repeat, by request....
* Sat 10am: "Blues Train" - 🎶🚂. All aboard!!! The dulcet tones of Ryan Gatling and his great jazz and blues choices will have you grooving around the house for an hour! A great show!
* Sat 2pm: "NZ Music" - Annie Hadjimi's picks of new music.
* Sat/Sun/Mon 3pm: Rob Walker's NZ Retro weekly top 40 countdown - this weekend featuring music from February 1987.
* Sunday 4pm: "Kapiti GAY" - Dr Tony Reed's annual catch-up with Gareth Watkins about local LGBTQIA events, including Pride NZ 🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈
* Sun 8.30pm: "World Maritime Memories" - Sail away with maritime tales from our Wallace Wallace W. Trickett.
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Monday 7th February - Waitangi Day (observed) - Holiday
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* Tuesday 8th February: Normal programming resumes. 👍
IF you are travelling away this weekend, please take extra care!
Some Choice News!
DOC is rolling out a new tool to help figure out what to tackle first when it comes to protecting our threatened species and the things putting them at risk.
Why does this matter? As Nikki Macdonald from The Post points out, we’re a country with around 4,400 threatened species. With limited time and funding, conservation has always meant making tough calls about what gets attention first.
For the first time, DOC has put real numbers around what it would take to do everything needed to properly safeguard our unique natural environment. The new BioInvest tool shows the scale of the challenge: 310,177 actions across 28,007 sites.
Now that we can see the full picture, it brings the big question into focus: how much do we, as Kiwis, truly value protecting nature — and what are we prepared to invest to make it happen?
We hope this brings a smile!
Have you got New Zealand's best shed? Show us and win!
Once again, Resene and NZ Gardener are on the hunt for New Zealand’s best shed! Send in the photos and the stories behind your man caves, she sheds, clever upcycled spaces, potty potting sheds and colourful chicken coops. The Resene Shed of the Year 2026 winner receives $1000 Resene ColorShop voucher, a $908 large Vegepod Starter Pack and a one-year subscription to NZ Gardener. To enter, tell us in writing (no more than 500 words) why your garden shed is New Zealand’s best, and send up to five high-quality photos by email to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz. Entries close February 23, 2026.
Share your favourite main crop potato recipe and win a copy of our mag!
Love potatoes? We will give away free copies of the May 2026 issue to readers whose potato recipes are used in our magazine. To be in the running, make sure you email your family's favourite way to enjoy potatoes: mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz, by March 1, 2026.
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