Special Features

About Special Features

These are podcasts of special one-off episodes and/or recordings of events MPR has assisted with.

Publisher

MPR - Manawatu People's Radio

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

5 May 2024

Latest episode

26 Mar 2026

Latest episodes

31 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   26 Mar 2026

   Pūrerehua: True Stories Told Live in Palmy - 21/03/26 "Heritage"

   Local people with real stories bringing community together in Palmy. True stories told honestly from the heart. This session was recorded at the Palmerston North City Library as part of the 2026 Heritage Festival with the theme of "Heritage". There were five presenters: - Joanne Scheepers: "Femininity & Legacy" - Angela Povey: "My mother survived tetanus" - Robyn Parkinson: "Give me a Memory" - Helen Nichols: "Gordon the Horse Whisperer" - Hugh Dingwall: "Full Circle" A podcast produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the assistance of New Zealand On Air.

2. 

   6 Feb 2026

   Waitangi Day 2026 with Peter Cleave ONZM

   Hugh reunites with MPR's patron, Peter Cleave ONZM, to discuss where we are as a nation with regard to the Treaty of Waitangi one year on from their initial conversation. To request a copy of Peter's book "Trick or Treaty" email puffmedia@yahoo.co.nz. A podcast produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the assistance of New Zealand On Air.

3. 

   3 Dec 2025

   Suzanne Lynch "Yesterday When I Was Young" launch

   Suzanne Lynch presents a book launch for her memoir "Yesterday When I Was Young" as well as a number of musical performances. Recorded live at the Palmerston North Library on 1/12/25. A podcast produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the assistance of New Zealand On Air.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 24 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

35

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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Books guests

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