10 Best New Zealand Disability Podcasts
New Zealand Disability Podcasts
Here are 10 Best New Zealand Disability Podcasts worth listening to in 2026. Subscribe in one place on FeedSpot Reader.
Export Contact List1. The Digest with Livingwell
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The team from Livingwell - Disability Resource Centre bring you information about the services that they provide.
Producer/Network Jeff Harford, Rochell Fox, Emma Brockie
Email ****@oar.org.nz
Location Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Estimated listeners
Facebook 4.8KTwitter 372Instagram 1.1K Avg Length 11 min Format Short form Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google
2. Me And My Mates
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Brendan Cresswell and Tarryn Wallace invite others with different abilities in to chat about life, the universe and everything in between.
Email ****@accessradiotaranaki.com
Location New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
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Instagram 395 Avg Length 29 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact
3. Earth Gardens
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Earth Gardens was established in 1985 to provide a flexible, supportive and therapeutic working environment for people living with disabilities or addictions. Situated on five acres in a peaceful setting, participants at Earth Gardens can gain skills in the areas of Lifeskills, Garden, Maintenance and Hospitality. Earth Gardens empowers people living with a disability to maximize their recovery and life opportunities, thus easing the transition back into the community.MORE Producer/Network Jules
Email ****@radiohawkesbay.org.nz
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Facebook 1.3KTwitter 41 Avg Length 15 min Format Short form Get Email Contact
4. Fa'atauaina o Aiga
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Fa'atauaina o Aiga came about from the concern in our hearts for people dealing with family problems in the community. For Samoans, the church is always closely related to general life. We do not separate faith and living, and so have kept faith aspects together with the many topics of family, social, health and general life. Issues include the different roles in families, child abuse, family violence, suicide, asthma, alzheimers, and disabilities.MORE Producer/Network Various
Email ****@plainsfm.org.nz
Location Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Estimated listeners
Facebook 4.2KTwitter 378Instagram 936 Avg Length 57 min Format Long form Get Email Contact
5. Fighting Stigma
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Sit down with Vanessa every week to unpack some of the day to day challenges of living with mental illness and explore strategies for facing them with grace, humour and knowledge.
Email ****@freefm.org.nz
Location Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand
Estimated listeners
Facebook 14.6KTwitter 663Instagram 2K Avg Length 29 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact
6. Skillwise On Air
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SkillWise on Air is a show made by and for the clients at SkillWise. The show airs on the last Thursday of every month at midday and features SkillWise news and events as well as stories, music, reviews and jokes. SkillWise (SPAN Chartiable Trust) is an organisation that facilitates work and education opportunities for people with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities. The aim is to provide a choice of stimulating opportunities for people with an intellectual disability in order to participate and be accepted in the wider community...MORE Producer/Network Various
Email ****@plainsfm.org.nz
Location Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
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Facebook 4.2KTwitter 378Instagram 936 Avg Length 34 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact
7. In Tune
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Produced at Plains Media. This monthly show is created and presented by the service users at the Helen Anderson Trust, for people within the disability and wider community. The show is based around music, covering soundtracks, world music and songs relating to sports and the team's favourite artists. Broadcast on the second Thursday of the month at 12noon.MORE Producer/Network Plains FM
Email ****@plainsfm.org.nz
Location Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
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Apple Reviews 1Facebook 4.2KTwitter 378Instagram 936 Avg Length 26 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact
8. Fraser FM
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Emily for Fraser FM brings you her fortnightly feature of favourite tunes and fun commentary, from the perspective of a feisty gal living life to the full whilst showing disability who's boss!MORE Producer/Network Radio Southland
Email ****@radiosouthland.org.nz
Location Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
Estimated listeners
Facebook 2.5KTwitter 342Instagram 699 Avg Length 15 min Format Short form Get Email Contact
9. S.O.A.R. with Jack
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S.O.A.R. (Securing Our Aspirational Realities) is a programme run by Nga Kete Matauranga Charitable Trust which aims to better understand and grow awareness and knowledge around working alongside whanau with disabilities and to appreciate more fully the service options and needs they have to live full, enriched lives.MORE Producer/Network Radio Southland
Email ****@radiosouthland.org.nz
Location Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
Estimated listeners
Facebook 644 Avg Length 14 min Format Short form Get Email Contact
New Zealand Disability shows hosts and producers
| Podcaster Name | Podcast Link | Total Episodes | Twitter Handle | Twitter Followers | |
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| Plains Media | plainsfm.org.nz/Programmes/Details.aspx?PID=793a7d40-2f80-48c9-b61e-a6d7e7eae8c2 | 43 | |||
| Plains Media | plainsfm.org.nz/Programmes/Details.aspx?PID=57d91175-0356-44b4-8faa-f9891584a759 | ||||
| Free FM | freefm.org.nz/Programmes/Details.aspx?PID=2e215833-e6f0-43cc-bfa0-6f8ea50e8000 | 68 | @freefm89 | 663 | |
| Jack | radiosouthland.org.nz/Programmes/Details.aspx?PID=534a95d2-3b5b-49f9-81fb-c4bcbee50050 | 42 | |||
| Members of Maranga | accessradio.org.nz/rise-up-maranga.html | 36 | @wgtnaccessradio | 1.6K | |
| Jeff Harford | oar.org.nz/the-digest | 36 | @oarfm | 372 | |
| Chris Ford | oar.org.nz/noteable-radio | 26 | @oarfm | 372 | |
| Brendan Cresswell and Tarryn Wallace | accessradiotaranaki.com/shows/me-and-my-mates | 21 | |||
| Mike Gourley | accessradio.org.nz/lestweforget.html | 8 | @wgtnaccessradio | 1.6K | |
| Service users from the Helen Anderson Trust | plainsfm.org.nz/Programmes/Details.aspx?PID=706a68c0-53b5-4c3d-9b9f-59b780365f26 | 8 | @plainsfm | 378 | |
| Janelle | freefm.org.nz/Programmes/Details.aspx?PID=15cd44b4-d2bf-4f5c-8be3-eecba7f2254a | 6 | |||
| Jules | radiohawkesbay.org.nz/Programmes/Details.aspx?PID=04e2b3f0-2be5-4138-becb-586805a163b8 | 3 | @radiokidnappers | ||
| Jules and Angela | radiohawkesbay.org.nz/Programmes/Details.aspx?PID=04e2b3f0-2be5-4138-becb-586805a163b8 | 1 | @radiokidnappers |