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This week’s Album of the Week is "Black, Brown & White" by Tahuna Breaks

From the ground up, the 7 piece funk/reggae/roots band Tahuna Breaks have successfully built a reputation of getting the party started. With countless tours under their belt – including sell out shows around NZ and international commitments in Australia – the band is rapidly moving from strength to strength, continuing to take big steps including a busy 2010-2011 summer lined up.

Graham Reid from Elsewhere.co.nz said the album "...is all beautifully crafted, well written, well played and the production is excellent, thoroughly enjoyable all round in fact."

For more information visit tahunabreaks.com and hear it on Plains FM Mornings all this week as well as for your chance to win tickets to their upcoming gig at The Bedford on September 4

Thirteen New Zealand organisations, including Plains FM, have received awards from the Human Rights Commission in recognition of their outstanding contribution to cultural diversity and race relations. The awards were part of the 2010 New Zealand Diversity Forum, in Christchurch, on Monday 23 August.

The award winners were selected from over 250 organisations participating in the New Zealand Diversity Action Programme, a group facilitated by the Human Rights Commission to promote harmonious race relations in New Zealand.

The 2010 Diversity Award winners from Canterbury were: Plains FM 96.9, Hagley Community College, Christchurch City Libraries, Te Rūnanga o Ngai Tahu and Pacific Underground Inc

For more information visit the Human Rights Commission website and find out about the Diversity Action Programme

Plains FM's latest Airtime newsletter is now available online. Check it out here

Gamushara Oendan, a traditional Japanese cheer performance team, dropping in to Plains FM last week to give us a cheer!. Armed with their crazy antics and a Japanese TV crew (Yomiuri TV), the 6 man team won the a competition in Japan last year as the number one All Blacks fans.

While they were in New Zealand, they wanted to cheer for as many people as possible including the Plains FM staff. They were toured around the station by Naoko, and then gathered staff and broadcasters who were on site to make some noise and cheer us on! Check out the videos below!

With the All Blacks in town for this weekend's Bledisloe test, and a number of Paint It All Black events happening around the city, we're showing our support for the team as they face the Wallabies at AMI Stadium...

OK, we're doing much more than eating a slice of the world's biggest pavlova made to celebrate the match this weekend - we'll be cheering the boys all the way to the try line. GO ALL BLACKS!