David Carter on Technology, Canterbury Tech and his entrepreneurial journey
David is the Chair of Canterbury Tech and in this episode released during Techweek ’18 we talk about the origins of Canterbury Tech, what it is involved in and the…
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Stella Ward on the impact of Technology on Health Care
Stella is the Chief Digital Officer (and Acting Executive Director Allied Health) for the Canterbury DHB and West Coast DHB. In this interview we talk about Stella’s career and what…
Peter Beggs on Antarctica
Peter is the Chief Executive of Antarctica New Zealand and in this interview we talk about his background as well as the history of explorers in Antarctica, the work being…
Professor Rob Lindeman on Technology, Virtual Reality and the HIT Lab NZ
Rob is a Professor and Research Leader at the HIT Lab NZ (Human Interface Technologies) at Canterbury University. This interview is released in the lead up to Techweek ’18 as we highlight stories…
Fiona Allan on Elite Sport, Paralympians and Inspiration
Fiona is the Chief Executive and Secretary General of Paralympics New Zealand. In this interview we talk about her childhood growing up in the UK, the role her parents played…
Dr Peter Simpson on the Arts in New Zealand
Peter has written many books on New Zealand’s leading creative authors, writers, painters and musicians. His most recent recognition was the 2017 Prime Minister’s Award for Literary Achievement in honour…
Chris Simcock on Impact Investing … in NZ!
Chris is the Founder of Impact Ventures NZ which is a partner in the Impact Enterprise Fund which recently completed a first close having raised $8 million dollars for impact…
Nigel Cottle on Crave Cafe and the dangers of “success”
Nigel is a co-founder and Manager of social enterprise Crave Cafe in Morningside in Auckland. In this interview we talk about his childhood memories of the Solomon Islands, how he…
Dr Jarrod Gilbert on Gangs in New Zealand
Jarrod is a sociologist at the University of Canterbury and the author of “Patched: The History of Gangs in New Zealand” which was a finalist for best non-fiction book in the…
Erica Austin-Knopp on being an Experience Curator
Erica is involved in a wide variety of different groups and organisations and we talk with her about all of them and her role as an Experience Curator, Photographer, Community…
Camia Young on Architecture and Cultivating Community
Camia worked as an architect in Europe for many years before she made her home in Christchurch after the earthquakes. In this interview we talk about community building, the role…
Leighton Evans on the Rātā Foundation
Leighton is the Chief Executive of the Rātā Foundation which provides millions of dollars in grants to community groups and charities each year. In this interview we talk about his…
