OAR FM Air Awards

By OAR FM Dunedin - Community Access Media | Posted: Wednesday Nov 26, 2025

Burns Hall at First Church was buzzing on Saturday night as OAR FM celebrated their Air Awards 2025.

Listen to winning entries here: OAR FM Dunedin Air Awards 2025 - Otago Access Radio

Check out the Awards photos HERE

The event was a beautiful celebration of the achievements of the more-than 200 volunteer content-creators who contributed to programming over the past year.

Entries from 66 of OAR FM’s 100-plus locally made radio programmes and podcasts were assessed by an external panel of judges, who considered how elements of each episode combined to deliver an engaging experience for listeners.

The Supreme Award and cash prize, sponsored by the PSA, was won by financial advisor Becky Runga for her series Broke to Brilliant, a relatable money journey to transform financial literacy and confidence in New Zealand.

Performances by Zohaib Amjad and Dunedin Wantoks added to a memorable and fun celebration.

Huge thanks also to our special guests Dunedin Mayor Sophie Barker and PSA Organiser Shaun Scott.

OAR FM Air Awards category winners:

• Youth: Greater Green Island Youth Action Group Podcast

• Music: The Cabinet of Classical Delights (Duncan Connors)

• Music (supported by Community Organisation): CCT Collective

• Science, Sustainability and the Environment: Tune Into Nature with Karthic SS

• Arts and Literature: Sightlines (Dunedin Public Art Gallery Society)

• Special Interest: Broke to Brilliant with Becky Runga

• Accessibility: Books Beyond Barriers with Krissy Wright

• Health and Wellbeing: The Hope Centre

• Multicultural: Dunedin-Otaru Sister City Society Podcast

• Multilingual: Chit Chat with Pakistan Association of Otago

• Community: Community or Chaos with Marvin Hubbard

• Listeners’ Choice: FactBeast with Ajax Banstola

• Most Popular Podcast: AA Live

• PSA Supreme Award: Broke to Brilliant