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Catalytic Foundation - Teresa Moore. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

Cast members from Rakatahi In Theatre Ōtepoti's production of You're A Good Man Charlie Brown preview the season, which opens on 10 December. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

Literacy Aotearoa provides free assistance to adults wishing to improve their literacy in reading, writing, maths and a range of other areas. Amelia Nicholson tells us more. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

Women tradies in Otago will have a place to meet, share ideas and build connections through a new support group - Women in Trades Otago. Established by Skills Trades Training, the group will hold its first gathering at the organisation’s Dunedin campus on Thursday 19 November. Skills Trades Training Business Development Manager Bronwyn Rees tells us more. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

Wellington guitar band Dropper bring their tour to the Crown on 14 November, with HOMING and Pearly in support. Dropper bass player Toby Gracewood-Easther talks to Jeff on the OARsome Morning Show. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

St Andrew's Day in Dunedin 2026 - Sarah Davis from Dunedin Edinburgh Sister City Society previews St Andrews Day celebrations, to be held for the first time in the grounds of First Church. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

Dunedin band Mōta's new EP - Jeff speaks with Jimmy Higgs and Alan Ned Gray from Dunedin band Mōta ahead of their South Island dates celebrating the release of new EP Out of Nowhere. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

Julia at Allen Hall - One-woman show Julia, directed by Mel Dodge and starring Lara Macgregor, starts its run at Allen Hall Theatre in Dunedin on 11 November. The play takes audiences behind the scenes of Australian prime minister Julia Gillard's landmark "misogyny speech" of 2012. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

Election period rules - Prof Andrew Geddis from University of Otago Faculty of Law outlines the rules around what we can and can't do through the early-voting period and on election day. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

Austin Power-Bottom Off Off Off Broadway - Local drag artist Austin Power-Bottom previews the upcoming musical theatre cabaret show Off Off Off Broadway, to be staged at the New Athenaeum Theatre. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

Royal New Zealand Ballet's Sleeping Beauty - Rehearsal director Nick Schultz previews Royal New Zealand Ballet's performances of Greg Horsman's production of Sleeping Beauty, coming to the Regent Theatre in Dunedin on 21-22 November. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

Indie Raman play The Mothers - Fresh Off The Page playreading is coming to Ōtepoti. FOTP is an initiative created by Proudly Asian Theatre, a Tāmaki-based theatre company, and this is the first time the event is happening in Dunedin. This year's playwright is Indie Raman, and the work being read is her new play, 'The Mothers''. Indie and dramaturg Sahara Pohatu-Trow preview the reading event. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

The Big Questions Ngā Pātai Nunui card game - A new bilingual card game developed by Otago Hospice is helping New Zealanders start conversations about some of life’s biggest questions: what truly matters to us, what we value, how we want to live and, ultimately, what matters to us at the end of life. The Big Questions | Ngā Pātai Nui was created at Otago Hospice by Denise van Aalst, a senior palliative care nurse and educator who leads the Hospice’s Kōwhai Programme for whānau carers. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

Māmā and Son Talk - Megan Potiki and her son Timoti Karetai have been through a lot together since the loss of Megan's husband, Timoti's dad. Their regular telephone calls have been a way of staying connected, dealing with grief and navigating other life events. They bring this dialogue to a new programme and podcast on OAR FM. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

Zinefest 2026 - Gini Jory and Justina King preview this year's Zinefest, which is being held for the first time at new venue the Gasworks Museum. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz