Every Friday from 12-2pm, join renowned New Zealand music connoisseurs Ruby and 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
NZ on Air presents The Local
12pm - 2pm Friday with Ruby & Mario
FRIDAY 11TH APRIL 2025NZ 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 2025NZ 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 2025NZ 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 2025NZ 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 2025NZ 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
SATURDAY 26TH NOVEMBER 2022NZ on Air presents The Local
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SATURDAY 12TH NOVEMBER 2022NZ on Air presents The Local
SATURDAY 5TH NOVEMBER 2022NZ on Air presents The Local
SATURDAY 29TH OCTOBER 2022NZ on Air presents The Local
SATURDAY 22ND OCTOBER 2022NZ 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
SATURDAY 8TH OCTOBER 2022NZ on Air's The Local w. Spencer
Headless Chickens - Monkey Jar
Skeptics - Sensible Shoes
Tall Dwarfs - Shade For The Day
The Nudge - Come Home
Cowboy Machine - Sand Dunes
Mestar (dud) - Shut The Squizwot Factories
Connan and the Mockasins - Sneaky Sneaky Dog Friend
Goblin Mix (dud) - The Unusual Wish
X-Ray Charles - Field Recordings of Animal Noises
Cowboy Machine - Sand Dunes
Bachelorette - A Lifetime
Fazerdaze - Lucky Girl
Womb - Oceans
Silicon - Personal Computer
Milk - Sugar Glider
Mink (dud) - Gold
Borrowed cs - Falling Water
Soso Modern - Berlin
@Peace - Hug Your Mum
Darcy Clay - In The Middle
Dog Power - She Cheated Me
Wax Chattels - Parallel Lines
The Dance Asthmatics - Liquid Lunch
Cecil Turbine (dud) - You Come
Motte - Public Access
SATURDAY 10TH SEPTEMBER 2022NZ on Air's The Local w. Ashley
Fazerdaze (NZ) - Break
Thundercub (NZ) - Cheese On Crackers
Dimmer (NZ) - Sad Guy
King Loser (NZ) - Jungle Beat
Queen Neptune (NZ) - The Queen's Speech
Princess Chelsea (NZ) - Everything Is Going To Be Alright
Marlon Williams (NZ) - Don't Go Back
MOSES (NZ) - Drive Back Into Wellington
Skeptics (NZ) - Affco
Human Susan (NZ) - Double Dutch
The Craft (NZ) - Girlboss
Anthonie Tonnon (NZ) - Water Underground
The All Seeing Hand (NZ) - Geronimo II
Francisca Griffin (NZ) - Ghost Boy
Aldous Harding (NZ) - Revival (Deerhunter Cover)
Headland (NZ) - Roamer
Optimus Gryme (NZ) - Immortal (Truth Remix)
Paige Julia (NZ) - Kōpiko
The Veils (NZ) - Axolotl
Dale Kerrigan (NZ) - Stormy 1
Kane Strang (NZ) - The Dregs
Sulfate (NZ) - Godzone
P.H.F. (NZ) - A Letter From Purest Hell
Milly Tabak & The Miltones (NZ) - Liven Up The Night
Males (NZ) - Weakness
A.C. Freazy (NZ) - Only One
SATURDAY 3RD SEPTEMBER 2022NZ on Air's The Local w. Ashley
Hans Pucket (NZ) - My Brain Is a Vacant Space
Rackets (NZ) - Colgate Kid
Toy Love (NZ) - Cold Meat
Dale Kerrigan (NZ) - The Water
Pretty Dumb (NZ) - Lasso
Michael Logie (NZ) - MASK
Recitals (NZ) - ROCK DOVE
Imperial April (NZ) - Everything Is Okay
Mirror Ritual (NZ) - Fear In All
Irth (NZ) - Amphibious Slumber
Half Hexagon (NZ) - Ism
Yoko Zuna (NZ) - Day Job ft. SWIDT
Baecorp (NZ) - Pak N Gap
CRUSH (NZ) - Abstract Oils
Brains (NZ) - Everybody Get Desparate
Wax Chattels (NZ) - Mindfulness
Wiri Donna (NZ) - Manuka Honey
Earth Tongue (NZ) - Miraculous Death
Landlords (NZ) - Clover
She's So Rad (NZ) - Cool It
i.e. Crazy (NZ) - Wetlands
Autistic Daughters (NZ) - Hotel Exeter Dining Room
New Gum Sarn (NZ) - New Gold Mountain
No Romance (NZ) - Unfold
Follower (NZ) - Mātuku
gg. mothra (NZ) - Rosa Venus
Dr. Tree (NZ) - Affirmation
SATURDAY 27TH AUGUST 2022NZ on Air's The Local w. Spencer
Solar Monday (dud) - Medic Kate
Princess Chelsea - No Church on Sunday
PHF - Glue
The Beths - Expert In A Dying Field
Shocking Pinks - Victims
Dick Move - Chop!
Murgatroyd - Sharps!
Wet Specimen (dud) - Abraxas
Half Hexagon - Ism
Cloudboy (dud) - Nicknames of Devils (Rose 3)
The Mint Chicks - Anti-Tiger
Aridni Orca - The Palace
Pesk (dud) - Tyranny
X-Ray Charles - Field Recordings of Animal Noises
Look Blue Go Purple - In Your Favour
Haunted Love - Robot Boyfriend
Fazerdaze - Lucky Girl
Mestar (dud) - Shut The Squizwot Factory Down
Soso Modern - Synthgasm
$noregazZzm (dud) - Hive On Fire
Silicon - God Emoji
Bachelorette - A Lifetime
Jonathan Bree ft Clara Vinals - Say You Love Me Too
Tall Dwarfs - Baby It's Over
Jim Nothing - In The Marigolds
Clear Licorice - O²
SATURDAY 13TH AUGUST 2022NZ on Air's The Local w. Ashley
Death and the Maiden (NZ) - Waratah
Human Susan (NZ) - Double Dutch
Fur Patrol (NZ) - Lydia
Earth Tongue (NZ) - Miraculous Death
Pitch Black (NZ) - It's The Future Knocking
Stinky Jim x NAZAMBA (NZ) - Steam Fish
No Romance (NZ) - No Glitters
Cones (NZ) - Cone Creek
PollyHill (NZ) - Chilly
Avantdale Bowling Club (NZ) - Water (Medley)
MELODOWNZ (NZ) - Money
Hans Pucket (NZ) - My Brain Is a Vacant Space
Princess Chelsea (NZ) - The Forest
The All Seeing Hand (NZ) - Swarm
The Dance Asthmatics (NZ) - Oedipus
Estere (NZ) - Tokoloshe ft. Raiza Biza
Ghost Wave (NZ) - Blues Signal '79
Grayson Gilmour (NZ) - Artery
Purple Pilgrims (NZ) - Love in Lunacy (Saturn Return)
P.H.F. (NZ) - A Letter From Purest Hell
ONONO (NZ) - Fontelina
Amamelia (NZ) - Love Is Useless ft. Junny
Soft Plastics (NZ) - Day Jo
SATURDAY 6TH AUGUST 2022NZ on Air's The Local w. Spencer
Violet French and the Horrible - Been Too Busy Crying
Alpaca Brothers (dud) - The Lie
Grass Cannons - Wendy's
Kitsunegari - Jisatsu
The Communist Rainbow Relationship (dud) - It's Only Tragic
The Datsuns - Blacken My Thumb
Earth Tongue - Miraculous Death
Koizilla (dud) - I Hate My Job
Drab Doo Riffs - Trouble
Alec Bathgate (dud) - Pet Hates
Headless Chickens - Gaskrankinstation
Voom - Beth
The Clean (dud) - Stars (live)
Kool Aid - Family Portrait Revisited
The Blueness (dud) - Lady Blue
Human Susan (dud) - Double Dutch
Deb5000 - Rats
$noregazZzm (dud) - One Day
@peace - Hug Your Mum
Alphabethead - Smart Bucket
James Duncan - Calamity
Ben Woods - White Leather Again
Cowboy Machine - Sand Dunes
Motte - Plateau
Memory Foam ft. Baby Zionov - Choo Choo Train