Jul 25, 2022

I become the pupil, as Che Wilson shares some special stories with me, teaching me about the ngahere (our temperate rainforest). Encoded in my DNA is the fact my ancestors came to Aotearoa from the UK, primarily to cut down the rainforest. Che’s ancestors had learned to live in the rainforest and understand and work...

Jul 11, 2022

In this episode I go on an epic road trip to visit David Harper, who farms in the foothills of the Southern Alps in a wee place called Windwhistle. David has been a Collective Intelligence member for about four years and has a true affinity to the land he cares for. He shares a ‘delicious’ story about his passion...

Jun 27, 2022

Car fanatic Rob Garratt and I explore a question many of us are wrestling with, “How do we make a good decision on what car to buy when we look at all the energy challenges we've got in front of us?” Rob is the most knowledgeable car person I know. I’m interviewing him as he doesn't sell cars, he services them and...

Jun 26, 2022

Māori researcher, Dr Anthony Cole (Ngāti Koroki, Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga) and I are polar opposites. Yet when I learnt about his background and whakapapa, I realised he and I have a lot in common. We've both taken a while to grow into ourselves! He tells of going from a young, unemployed Māori man, to someone with...

May 28, 2022

I’m excited to bring you this chat with another of our Koru Scholars, solar engineer Hamish Lee, one of our younger, incredibly innovative members that has a huge social conscience. His Collective Intelligence team has been together for 15 years and has a rich history of nurturing innovators. Hamish absolutely...