Peter Wells on edible food forests and the Ōtākaro Orchard
Peter is the project coordinator for the local urban food hub Ōtākaro Orchard. Its aim is to provide knowledge and inspiration about sustainable food systems as part of the Food…
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Alanna Chapman on 27 Seconds a social enterprise winery focused on ending modern day slavery
Alanna Chapman is a co-founder of 27 Seconds which is a social enterprise winery whose profits go to ending modern day slavery. They do this by supporting the work of…
Samantha Jones on sustainable fashion and founding social enterprise Little Yellow Bird
Samantha Jones is a social entrepreneur who founded B Corp certified Little Yellow Bird (). It’s aim is to ethically make uniforms and other workwear while also considering the source…
Michael Mayell on founding Cookie Time, the Power of Failure, and social enterprise Nutrient Rescue
Michael founded the iconic New Zealand brand Cookie Time more than 30 years ago. But that wasn’t his first business idea and the initial ones he had tried failed –…
Bonus episode: “Are there too many Charities in New Zealand?”
A bonus episode to celebrate getting to a total of 10,000 listens of the show and to say thanks to those who subscribe! This is a bit different as it…
Miranda Satterthwaite on Space, colonising Mars and promoting STEM for the next generation
Miranda is the STEM Coordinator at the Ara Institute of Canterbury. In this conversation we talk about Miranda’s background including her early years in the ski industry, involvement in space…
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…
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…
