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NZ on Air presents The Local

12pm - 2pm Friday with Mario

NZ on Air presents The Local

Every Friday from 12-2pm, join renowned New Zealand music connoisseur Mario for 'The Local'; two hours of nothing but the best releases from all around Aotearoa! Tune in for the freshest new tracks, fan favourites, and a few classics for good measure. It's as kiwi as Buzzy Bees and a steak and cheese!

Made possible with the love and support from NZ on Air 

FRIDAY 29TH AUGUST 2025
"Elephants & Trumpets" NZ on Air presents The Local w/ Mario

Hello $4 Lunch
South Park Donk - DJ Bax (Dn)

March Madness
Hot Coals -The Audio Visual Dropkicks (Dn)
Boudoir - Erny Belle (NZ)
sangria (demo) - Vera Ellen (NZ)

AHHH! There's a large angsty elephant in the Studio
Opposition City - Pearly* (Dn)
Mornington Park - Dale Kerrigan (Dn)
This City Has Let Our Children Down - Sivle Talk (Dn)

AHHHHH! The elephants have entered Radioactive AND Bfm!
Debt Collector - Half/Angel (NZ)
This Year's Hottest Movie - Ringlets (NZ)
Incandescent - Goya (NZ)
Temuka Plunk - Out of luck! (Dn)

AHHHHH! The elephants have joined a punk band!
Kill Yr Oppressor - Sogg (Dn)
Jazzin' it up at the Country Club - Sogg (Dn)
Privileged Man - Vagina Dry (Dn)

Intermission...
Jim - Hoihoi (NZ)
Horror Stories - Clementine (Dn)
Boulder - This Plain (NZ)
Magic, I'm Gathering - DIBS! (Dn)
Long Line - Soft Bait (NZ)

I/V Slumbug
Home - Slumbug (NZ)
Numbers - Memory Foam (NZ)
Common Enemy - Commodore65 (NZ)
24/7 Mimosas - DEB5000 (NZ)
Crop Top - DEB5000 (NZ)
Electric Ecstasy - Disasteradio (NZ)
Affco - The Skeptics (NZ)

FRIDAY 22ND AUGUST 2025
"Throwing It Back" NZ on Air presents The Local w/ Mario

Octagon, Octagon, Octagon - The Mint Chicks (NZ)

Happy Endings - Bored Games (Dn)
Some Fantasy - Double Happys (Dn)

Randolph's Going Home - Shayne Carter, Peter Jefferies (Dn)

Life in One Chord - Straightjacket Fits (Dn)
Can Inna Can - Straightjacket Fits (Dn)

I Don't Want You Anyway - Look Blue Go Purple (Dn)
Sunken Head - 3Ds (Dn)
Touch Me - Superette (NZ)

Walking In Light - Th' Dudes (NZ)
See Me Go - The Screaming MeeMees (NZ)
Riot Squad - The NewMatics (NZ)
There is No Depression in New Zealand - Blam Blam Blam (NZ)

Maddy Barnes Picks :o
Tall Grass - IVY (Dn)
Are You Okay? - Sam Charlesworth (Dn)

Chur Nathanael :o
Always Come Back - David Grace & Injustice (NZ)
Tales of Moonshine - Masaya (NZ)

White Teethed Teens - Nevernudes (NZ)
Good Luck With That - Trust Punks (NZ)
Swingin Party - Lorde (NZ)

Speed of Sound - The Subliminals (NZ)
I'm Looking for What I Can't Get - Garageland (NZ)
Night of Chill Blue - The Chills (Dn)
Charlie - Split Enz (NZ)

The Outer Skin - Chris Knox (Dn)

FRIDAY 15TH AUGUST 2025
"Flippin' Out!" NZ on Air presents The Local w/ Mario

Gold Star - Awning (NZ)
A Dream So Good - Salt Water Criminals (Dn)
let the water hold me down - Flea Miller (NZ)

Wisteria - Death and The Maiden (Dn)
Ocean (Live at The Powerstation) - Phoebe Rings (NZ)

That Girl - Leo Lilley (Dn)
North End - IVY (Dn)
Look Mum I'm On TV - Sam Charlesworth (Dn)

Nothing Lasts - Adam Hattaway and the Haunters (NZ)
Desire - Georgia Knight (NZ)
Mother's Veil - Trust Punks (NZ)

Daydream - Kade Reef (Dn)
One More Thing - Mic Sure (Dn)

it's a nice day to fade away - spark ill (NZ)
We Built Our Own Oppressors - Die! Die! Die! (NZ)

FRIDAY 8TH AUGUST 2025
"Improv Session" NZ on Air presents The Local w/ Mario

Pink Frost - Marlin's Dreaming (Dn)
Monolith - The Chills (Dn)
Death and The Maiden - The Verlaines (Dn)
Comin' On - David Kilgour & The Heavy Eights (Dn)
Teepees and Tomtoms (Live Version) - The Clean (Dn)

Motheater - Fool of Stars (Dn)
Modern Girls - Vera Ellen (NZ)
Zero - Fazerdaze (NZ)
Glass Eye Contact - Bunchy's Big Score (Dn)

sound of night - School Fair (Dn)
Hand In Hand - Office Dog (Dn)
Say Goodbye - The Mint Chicks (Dn)

Jungle Beat - King Loser (NZ)
Trouble - Drab Doo Riffs (NZ)
October 28 - The Beatniks (Dn)

This City Has Let Our Children Down - Sivle Talk (Dn)
Mornington Park - Dale Kerrigan (Dn)
Not So Sweet - Pearly* (Dn) 

Another Day - The Beatniks (Dn)
Loon - IVY (Dn)

Plot Points -  Soft Bait (NZ)
Sever - Ringlets (NZ)
Dog Show - Night Lunch (Dn)

Krill - Koizilla (Dn)
Anandamide + Beta Endorphin + Phenethylamine - Sheep (Dn)
Death To You - Space Bats, Attack! (Dn)

Abduction - S.E.I.S.M.I.C (NZ)
The Pandemonium Manifesto - The Spectre Collective (NZ)

A Smile Away - The Pink Frosts (NZ)

<3 Martin Phillips <3

FRIDAY 25TH JULY 2025
"Hey Again!" NZ on Air presents The Local w/ Mario G

-Let it Ring-
Feeling of the Body - Ringlets (NZ)
Snitch Olympics - Ringlets (NZ)
New Life - Ringlets (NZ)
Rolling Blunts on the Dresden Codex - Ringlets (NZ)

-Down South-
Another Day - The Beatniks (Dn)
Superglue - Pearly* (Dn)
Jim - Hoihoi (NZ)
Mornington Park - Dale Kerrigan (Dn)

-It's Really Cold-
Dreamer - Capricore (NZ)
Forever is a Charm - Princess Chelsea (NZ)
Wisteria - Death and the Maiden (Dn)
Intact - Office Dog (NZ)

-Prank-
She's A Mod - The Mint Chicks (NZ)

-Capricore Interview - Aidan Ripley-
Don't Shank Me - Capricore (NZ)
Shark Attack - Split Enz (NZ)
Shake That Skinny Ass - Troy Kingi (NZ)
J.A.F.A - Capricore (NZ)

-I'm Thirsty-
I Never Knew - Skilaa (NZ)
Two (Joe) - Crumbly Jack (NZ)
That's Nice - Emily Alice (Dn)

-Goodbye! :)-
Home, Land and Sea - TrinityRoots (NZ)

 

FRIDAY 4TH JULY 2025
NZ on Air presents The Local w/ Ruby J

Awning (NZ) - Gold Star
Teddy Penrose (Dn) - Little Saigon
Kane Strang (Dn) - Not That Bad
Mim Jensen (NZ) - Past Life
Yumi Zouma (NZ) - Bashville on Sugar
Dale Kerrigan (Dn) - The Water
Pearly* (Dn) - Superglue
Marsha (NZ) - Carpet
Bunchy's Big Score (Dn) - WN
Jazmine Mary (NZ) - Move Me
French for Rabbits (NZ) - Ouija Board
Keira Wallace (Dn) - Leap/Landing
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Live to Air: Finn Johansson
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Macho Macho (NZ) - Blink
Laney Blue (Dn) - Shame
Where's Jai (NZ) - War Underwater
Michael Llewellyn (NZ) - Pray for Rain
Debt Club (NZ) - Little Lines
Wet Specimen (Dn) - Heaven's Gate
The Bats (Dn) - Antlers
The Spectre Collective (NZ) - God Helmet
The Veils (NZ) - Iodine & Iron

 

FRIDAY 13TH JUNE 2025
"Everything's A Bit!" NZ on Air presents The Local w/ Mario G

Lucky Star - Marlin's Dreaming (Dn)

Brain Pleaser (What song do you think of?)
I Was on That Roof Once - Ringlets (NZ)
Made of Mist - Ringlets (NZ)
Made me think of... 
Don't Shank Me - Capricore (NZ)
What about you?

I loooove the Mint Chicks... (The Mint Chicks must be followed by more Mint Chicks, no exceptions...)
Antitiger - The Mint Chicks (NZ)
Opium of the People - The Mint Chicks (NZ)
The Mint Chicks must be followed by more Mint Chicks, no exceptions...
Britomart Sunset - Die! Die! Die! (NZ)
Yr Philosophy - Street Chant (NZ)

Reef of the Week (What is punk) ((hmmm))
TEMUKA PLUNK - Out of luck! (NZ)
Strong Man - Nervous Jerk (NZ)
My Way - Jang (NZ)
Tohu - Hoihoi (NZ)

Slow it down! (Chill for a Min)

Plot Points - Soft Bait (NZ)

364.1 - Death and The Maiden (Dn)

Boredoom - Salt Water Criminals (NZ)
Lenny Says - Vera Allen (NZ)
Piggyback - Elliot & Vincent (NZ)

Interview w/ Dr Wazoo (Seb & Ruth!)
Inch Bar 8pm tomorrow alongside The Friendlys and Sam Charlesworth!
Seb and Ruth NZ Picks:

Wavy - Muroki (NZ)
King Cuba - Crumbly Jack (NZ) 
Recording in the works this year for the Doctors! Super cool band thank you for coming on :)
One Last Look - The Friendlys (Dn)
Heaven Knows - Sam Charleswroth (Dn)
A New Title - BEX (NZ)
Orchid Samba - Psycho Gab (NZ)

Daily Reminders (Who could forget??)
Ugly Day - 3Ds (Dn)
Thumbs Off - The Clean (Dn)
Anyone Else Would - Double Happys (Dn)
I Don't Mind - Toy Love (Dn)

Daily Affrimations (These artists didn't!!)
Hit The Ground Beside You - Pearly* (Dn)
I Like to Be Alone - Mermaidens (NZ)
Loline - The Bats (NZ)

FRIDAY 30TH MAY 2025
NZ on Air presents The Local w/ Mario G

Hey Everyone!

Get Back to You - Molly Payton (NZ)
A New Title - BEX (NZ)
Stair Kids - Becca Caffyn (Dn)


(Interview with Drudge!)

Life on Mars is Shit - DISPLEASURE (NZ)
Sorry Jack - U-NoJuno (Dn)
MY VOICE, MY CHOICE - Vagina Dry (Dn)
All My Friends Are Cops - Jang (NZ)


New Music this Month!

Always and Forever - Purple Dog (Dn)
Supermarket Aisles - Ani Saafa (NZ)
I Believe in Dog - Salt Water Criminals (NZ)


Velvet Re-Launch!

Again, and Again - Hot Sauce Club (Dn)
North End - IVY (Dn)
Hit The Ground Beside You - Pearly* (Dn)


NZ DEEPCUTS THAT SHOULD NOT BE DEEPCUTS ! :)

Some Fantasy - The Verlaines, Shayne Carter (Dn)
Welcome to Nowhere - The Mint Chicks (NZ)
Day Goes By - The Screaming MeeMees (NZ)


Emily in the Stu fr! Gig at Inch tn...!

Same Blood - Mim Jensen (NZ)
Benchwarmer - Molly Payton (NZ)
sangria (demo) - Vera Ellen (NZ)

the salmon song - DIBS! (Dn)
Say Whatever - Pearly* (Dn)
Margo - There's A Tuesday (NZ)

Man Of The Year - Lorde (NZ)
u got the body, i got the casket - Phaedra Love (Dn)

Thank you everyone who listened today see you in a couple! :)

FRIDAY 2ND MAY 2025
NZ on Air presents The Local w/ Mario G

Clearly - BEX (NZ)

Messy - Psycho Gab (NZ)

Mauri Tau - Casual Healing (NZ)

Patience & Love - Julian Lubin, Kenny Sterling (NZ)

That's Nice - Emily Alice (DN)

Aua Atu Rā - Marlon Williams (NZ)

Gather Round - Neive Strang (DN)

Lambs Aren't Waking Yet - Keira Wallace (DN)

sangria (demo) - Vera Ellen (NZ)

Hot Coals - The Audio Visual Drop Kicks (DN)

London & Leaving - There's A Tuesday (NZ)

Sleeper - Fazerdaze (NZ)

Outro - halfves, BEX (NZ)

no-intro - Salvia Palth (NZ)

Earth 2 - Unknown Mortal Orchestra (NZ)

Angels - Womb (NZ)

Hypersensitive - Casual Healing, Mā (NZ)

A New Title - BEX  (NZ)

I Never Knew - Skilaa (NZ)

Nothing and Everything - Mel Stevenson (NZ)

Baby's Breath - Tusekah (NZ)

Combat Crush - Eimar Kelly (NZ)

like it like that - Frankie Venter (NZ)

Happy NZ Music month! Big thanks to BEX for coming on today, make sure to stream her new song "A New Title", can't wait to hear what she does next!!

 

FRIDAY 11TH APRIL 2025
NZ on Air presents The Local w/ Ruby J

Bathysphere (Dn) - Window

Flaxxies (NZ) - Cast Me Away

Will McLean (NZ) - Okay, Let's Begin

Church & AP (NZ) - The Eyes

Dead Forest (NZ) - BAR4BAR

Casual Healing (NZ) - Hypersensitive

Kenny Stirling (NZ) - Love Mirage

2XM, Lui Mill (NZ) - Run

There's a Tuesday (NZ) - Bad Things

Emily Alice (Dn) - That's Nice

Jazmine Mary (NZ) - Memphis

Elliot & Vincent (NZ) - Piggyback

Voom (NZ) - Trouble

Elliot Dawson (NZ) - Speaking Frankly

The Hongi Slicker, Kenny Sterling (NZ) - Falling Off

Unknown Mortal Orchestra (NZ) - Earth 2

Salt Water Criminals (NZ) - 15/52

DARTZ (NZ) - Moving to Melbourne

Community Treatment Order (NZ) - Apathy

The Bats (NZ) - Loline

Serebii (NZ) - Goji

Mild Orange (Dn) - Welcome Back (To The//Glow)

Neive Strang (Dn) - Gather Round

Balu Brigada (NZ) - The Question

The Chills (Dn) - Meet My Eyes

Lontalius (NZ) - Glory

KEDU CARLO (NZ) - Nocturne for Self

 

 

FRIDAY 4TH APRIL 2025
NZ on Air presents The Local w/ Mario G

She's A MOD - The Terrorways
Happy Birthday, Daniel Johnston!!! Don't Be Afraid... <3 - Bunch
Bread And Wine - U-No Juno
Acetone - Feshh
Heavenly Wheel - Ringlets
Hand in Hand - Office Dog
She's a Mod (Live) - Ray Colombus and the Invaders
Hot Coals - The Audio Visual Drop Kicks
Evergreen - Maxwell Young, Lontalius, Instupendo
Get Back To You - Molly Payton
Girl In Oamaru - Ray Colombus
Damn the Dam - John Hanlon
She's a Mod - The Mint Chicks
(Vinyl) Side B - Esoteric Surf Trash
(Vinyl) Side A - Mental Notes - Split Enz
(Vinyl) Side A - The Venus Trail - 3Ds

She is fr a mod, hope you all have had a good April Fools week, I'll see you next week where we will listen to She's a Mod for 2 hours straight. (Joke)

FRIDAY 21ST MARCH 2025
NZ on Air presents The Local w/ Mario G

Blue Smoke- Pixie Williams
Haere Mai - Bill Wolfgramm
Yodel Boogie - Ken Lemon
Yes Sir, That's My Baby - The Dupicats
She's a Mod - Ray Colombus & The Invaders
Kicks - The Librettos
Milk Cow Blues - Grim Ltd
On Top of the World - The La De Da's
Do the Blue Beat - Dinah Lee
I Don't Care - Fourmyula
Painter Man - Larry's Rebels
Come See Me - Sandy Edmonds
Black Sally - The Human Instinct
Garden Of Your Smile - The Rumour
Rain And Tears - The Hi-Revving Tongues
1905 - Shona Lang
Dance All Around The World - Blerta
Maybe - Split Enz
Thru The Southern Moonlight - Rockinghorse
Rock N Roll Ponsonby - Dragon
April Sun in Cuba - Dragon
Blue Lady - Hello Sailor
Counting The Beat - The Swinger
Be Mine Tonight - Th' Dudes

End of 40s-70s Segment

Welcome to Nowhere - The Mint Chicks
Fat Gut Strut - The Mint Chicks
The Son - The Mint Chicks
Ffunny Ffriends - Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Home, Land and Sea - TrinityRoots

Beautiful tracks today taking us through the 40s-70s in NZ Music! Thank you to everyone for listening I'll see you all in a couple weeks :)

FRIDAY 7TH MARCH 2025
NZ on Air presents The Local w/ Mario G

7/03/2025
It Was Raining - The Verlaines
Come Back - Garageland
Hey Judith - Dribbling Darts
Born in the Wrong Time - The Great Unwashed
Greetings & Salutations/My Dear Shackle - AVDK
Gripes - Ani Saafa
Sick of Home - U-No Juno
We Don't Care - Voom
Cash None - 3Ds
Walking Down a Road - Split Enz
Sport And Religion - Shihad
Cornbag - Head Like A Hole
Who Loves Who The Most - The Exponents
Interview w/ Reef Brazendale (Out of Luck, Bunchy's Big Score)
I Could Say - Out of Luck
U R - Nervous Jerk
WN - Bunchy's Big Score
Surf the Streets - Grown Downz
Baby I Was Born To Destory You - Jang
Hot Water - Koizilla
Evil Eye - S.E.I.S.M.I.C
Pianomen - Psycho Gab
100 Times - Look Blue Go Purple
Hold Me 1 - Abel Tasmans
Gunner Ho - The Stones
Ko Te Tohu - Ruia
Home, Land and Sea - Trinity Roots

Had a lovely interview with Reef who is soon to be releasing a new album!

Thank you Isabella as well for the brief attendance!

See you all in the fortnight :)

FRIDAY 28TH FEBRUARY 2025
NZ on Air presents The Local w/ Ruby J

O & The Mo (NZ) - Icarus

Revulva (NZ) - Tuning Out

Phoebe Rings (NZ) - Spissky

Erny Belle (NZ) - Hell Hole

Mousey (NZ) - Extreme Highs

HUMMUCIDE (NZ) - 8 Mullups

Tahini Bikini (NZ) - Life's a Beach

Dr. Reknaw (NZ) - Kereru

Nadia Reid (NZ) - Changed Unchained

De Stevens (Dn) - The Wind (ft Semisi Maiai)

Juno Is (Dn) - Another Deal

Elliot & Vincent (NZ) - Doberman

I/V Joel Field - Dale Kerrigan & Pearly

Dale Kerrigan (Dn) - The Water

Macho Macho (NZ) - Blink

King Sweeties (NZ) - Let's Just Stay in Bed

Pink & White Terraces (NZ) - Lost Brothers (

Joe Ghatt (NZ) - Orange October

Asta Rangu (Dn) - VIC

RIOT GULL (Dn) - UMAMI

School Fair (NZ) - Propped Up

Mim Jensen (NZ) - Past Life

French for Rabbits (NZ) - The Overflow

Vera Ellen (NZ) - Lenny Says

Na Noise (NZ) - Dance With Me

 

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NZ on Air presents The Local

SATURDAY 22ND OCTOBER 2022
NZ on Air's The Local w. Spencer

The BPA ft Connan Mockasin - Jumps the Fence
Fazed On A Pony (dud) - Spares
Louis Baker - Te Utu o Te Aroha
BLCKCITY - Salsa
Alphabet Head ft. Young Gho$t - Rolling In The Morning
@Peace - Hug Your Mum 
Mazzy Star - Fade Into You (X Ray Charles remix)
Bachelorette - Complex History of a Dying Star
Unknown Mortal Orchestra - Can't Keep Checking My Phone (Silicon Rework)
Clear Liquorice - O²
 Dudley Benson - Pīpīwharauroa (ISO12 (dud) Remix)
Strange Stains - Relaxation (Zacharias Szumer Remix)
Shocking Pinks - Every1 (Death and the Maiden (dud) remix)
Milk - Birdbag
PHF - Skincare
Dog Power - Come Back To Paris
Amamelia - The F in FM Stands For Flute (Eyeliner Wonderland remix)
Zane 2000 - Prophet
The Ruby Suns - Kingfisher Call Me
Disasteradio - Electric Blanket
Montano - Drenched Sparrow
Ben Woods - Good 2 Be Sleeping
Womb - Here We Bend (To Smell the Dirt)
Princess Chelsea - We're So Lost
Skeptics - Agitator
Memory Foam - Don't Bring Me Down