Kelli from the Tron is a Free FM radio show and podcast made especially for people living in Kirikiriroa Hamilton. Each week I share local news, views, events and music.
🎼🎸Song 1 – I started the podcast with ‘Ocean Baby’ from Summer Thieves who were awesome on Raglan Roast Live recently (watch it here). They’re kicking off their ‘Bandaids and Lipstick’ tour from the Yot Club on the 17th July. More here.
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Hamilton City Council – Te Kaunihera o Kirikriroa (HCC) are reviewing the voting system we use to elect our mayor and councillors in August. Head to yourcityelections.co.nz to read more about the pros and cons of First Past the Post (FPP) and Single Transferable Voting (STV). Or – fast forward to signing this petition for better representation 👉 https://our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/vote-stv-for-hamilton
HCC have released a report they commissioned alongside Waikato-Tainui, “Historical report on Hamilton Street and City Names” by Dr Vincent O’Malley Read the report here.
The latest episode of William Ray’s Black Sheep. “The story of statues” Listen to the podcast
🎼🎸Song 2 – ‘Fall into you’ by Looking for Alaska (you should check out their merch here).
🎤Interview with Rimu Bhooi – Green candidate for Hamilton East
Rimu is an activist, uni student and the Green party candidate for Hamilton East. She talked about the experience of students during lockdown, representation, fighting for human rights and her positions on both referendum questions.
Listen to the interview via podcast 👉 (🎧 10_July_podcast)
Last week
I was joined by Looking for Alaska‘s Amy and Aaron to talk about the release of “Fall into you” from their upcoming album (due for release November). Listen to last week’s podcast 👉 (🎧03-07-20 podcast)
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