Tamil Programmes

Religious discourses, music, interviews and chats on Hindu religion and culture feature in this 30 minute weekly programme from the NZ Hindu Temple Society. Alayam promotes dualism and understanding of the Vedas, provides Q & A on Vethantham, interviews with Sadhus from overseas and Vinayagar, Murugan, Siva, Vishnu and Amman songs are aired regularly.

Anbin Kural brings you words of faith and encouragement. Tune in for bible lessons, Christian teachings, and inspiration for listeners young and old as well as skits, drama and traditional Tamil tunes.

Tamil literature, poems, news and interviews - Melisai brings you current affairs, local and international events relevant to Tamils, with wit and humour. Each Sunday morning there’s the chance to hear local Tamil perspectives presented by Tamil speakers with a passion for the language and culture.  The music is varied, the topics entertaining.

A broad spectrum show, Muthtamil Sangam addresses all ages from kids to elders and brings listeners everything from politics to entertainment. Along with community bulletins, Mani co-ordinates with various Tamil people to make this programme a lively one.

Tamil seniors are up early every Saturday to hear their half hour of radio. On air is a wealth of interviews, music, news, community news, health information, drama and literature.

An outreach of NZ Thirumurugan Temple Society, Saiva Neethi has been on air since 2000 airing music, songs, devotions, temple news and children's segments for the Tamil Hindu community.

The aim of this weekly half hour is to reflect the richness of Tamil language and culture, while promoting harmonious communities within Aotearoa. Sanganatham features news, current affairs, interviews, arts and music.

Tamil is the oldest living language in the world. With over two thousand years of literature to draw from, Tamil Ilakkiyam (தமிழ் இலக்கியம்) celebrates the social and cultural contributions of Tamil writers and poets throughout history.

An outreach of the NZ Tamil Society, this thirty minute weekly programme features Sri Lankan and Indian news, interviews, Tamil community bulletins, political reviews from Sri Lanka. There's a wealth of cultural content with drama, stories, poems and music.