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Today's guest is Brad Smeele - a legendary world champion wakeboarder, and an extremely talented Kiwi who spent the better part of a decade killing it on the world stage. In 2014, Brad won a global award for “Trick of the Year” for nailing a double tantrum to blind (we will find out about what that is but know it's a big trick) - the first person in the world to do so. But, that very trick would a few weeks later change his life - Brad took a heavy crash trying to land it - and broke his neck so badly he was left quadriplegic. By his own admission, he's battled through some pretty dark times since the accident, but hearing how he has navigated through that is a remarkable story. He's currently in the middle of finishing a book, and learning how to dive - so you can only imagine how epic his outlook on life is!
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Today's guest is someone who’s played a very significant part in shaping not only my career, but I dare say thousands of journalists around New Zealand. Jim Tully was a graduate in the inaugural year of Canterbury University’s Journalism programme - a programme he would go on to run for 25 years - teaching bright-eyed, excited students who were ready to take on the world. This year, he was honoured with a New Zealand Order of Merit for services to journalism and education, just over 50 years after he walked into the Auckland Star for his first journalism job in 1969. He tells a great yarn!
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Chris Parker is a very charismatic, talented and award-winning comedian and actor, and it would be fair to say he was a shining light for many people during New Zealand’s 2020 lockdown 1.0 and 2.0. When we were all stuck in our homes, Chris took to Instagram and basically could nail every type of lockdown character there was - from iso-baking, to at-home travel blogs, even mastering Dr Ashley Bloomfield. He basically became a public service we were all crying out for. He also learnt the art of felting, which resulted in his work being displayed in Auckland Museum! He's such a wonderful soul!
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Today’s guest is a bright, bubbly 24-year old woman I now have the pleasure to call a friend. Georgie Ferris brings a whole new meaning to “living everyday as if it’s your last”, because she is very realistic about the fact that she won’t get as many days as most of us.
Everyday, Georgie's body is failing her. She has Ehlers Danlos Syndrome and a number of really awful complications brought on by that. But Georgie's outlook on life is remarkable. There's no doom and gloom and there certainly doesn’t seem to be any fear. She's a young girl making the most of every single day by belting out a pretty epic bucket list - to make sure she does everything she’s always wanted to do.
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Welcome back everyone! I’m so excited to speak to more great New Zealanders this year, and my first guest for 2021 is the wonderful Kristina Cavit, Founder & Director of The Kindness Institute.
Kristina is one of those people, who seems to spend most of the hours in her day helping other people.
In 2018 she was named a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to youth and community, one of a number of awards she’s received.
Kristina spends time working with marginalised communities facing stress and trauma here and around the world.
There are so many remarkable things she has done, and is continuing to do, and it was an absolute pleasure to have some of her time. I hope you enjoy!
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Today’s guest is the wonderful Wendy Petrie - who for the past 14 years has greeted us on our television screens bang on 6pm, on New Zealand's biggest news show, One News. This year, Wendy was very publicly made redundant - and dealt with it in the utmost professional and dignified manner. The superstar journalist, presenter, mother, marathon runner, is always so positive and discusses life without the news.
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Today’s guest is an athlete I look up to - you know one of those people you watch when they’re racing and you’re just not quite sure how on earth they are moving so ridiculously fast. Hannah Wells is a professional Ironwoman who in 2019 - just her second season as a pro - absolutely annihilated the racing calendar - winning all nine races she started, including the Sunshine Coast, Western Sydney and Taupō Ironman 70.3 events; the national triathlon championships and the Auckland marathon which was her FIRST ever marathon race! A fascinating chat about what goes on in the life of a professional endurance athlete.
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The other day, I saw Laura Douglas on the legendary Kiwi television show Country Calendar and knew straight away that I needed to yarn to her. Laura is a Southern gal, born and raised on a sheep farm in Mossburn. We discuss how she went from living in Auckland for nearly a decade in the corporate world, to packing up her life to move back to the farm. The road to where Laura is now - with her own business Real Country, and helping young women get involved in farming through the Fairlight Foundation - is inspiring and fascinating. Laura is an absolutely outstanding Kiwi woman
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Esekia Perelini has been my Personal Trainer for many years and often doubles as my therapist (haha). He takes his job really seriously and has some really interesting thoughts about what it actually means to be healthy. By his own admission it has certainly evolved over the years as things have happened in his own life. A year ago, a fit and healthy Ese suffered a stroke. We talk about how he recovered from that and how it's impacted his life.
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This week's guest is a very dear ex-colleague of mine, Jehan Casinader. We first worked together on Seven Sharp seven years ago, and he is one of the most hard-working journalists I know. His drive, passion and energy for the job always impressed me so much, and he’s never been afraid to tell stories - no matter how hard they are to tell. He’s a multiple award winning journalist, but also a kind, helpful and caring person. Jehan has just released a book called "This is Not How it Ends", in which he talks openly about his deep struggle with depression, despite all that “success”. So a warning, we will be discussing mental health and suicide during this episode.
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This week's guest is a great woman of formidable intelligence and tenacity, who I am very fortunate enough to call my friend and mentor. I remember 7 or 8 years ago when the broadcasting legend that is Ali Mau took the time out of her day to help me learn how to do a piece to camera (when a television reporter speaks directly to the audience through the camera) at TVNZ - a place where Ali worked as a top presenter and journalist for 20 years. Now, Ali is a senior journalist at Stuff, and editor of the #metooNZ project, investigating sexual harassment in New Zealand workplaces.
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This week's guest is an absolute ray of sunshine - a smart, funny and talented young woman who always seems to have her foot on the accelerator. Laura McGoldrick is a Kiwi broadcaster who lights up the airwaves on The Hits radio station, and shines on the screen when hosting international cricket, awards ceremonies, you name it, she can do it.
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In the 90s I pretty much watched Angela Bloomfield play Rachel McKenna every night on Shortland Street - she has been an integral part of the show since 1993 and it was extremely interesting hearing how it all started for her, and Ange also shares some pretty big challenges she faced along the way. She's just embarked on a pretty significant career change, becoming a real estate agent. A truly delightful chat with a great woman.
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Ben Seymour is a Kiwi entrepreneur based in Sydney who has set up an incredibly successful fitness business. The former professional rugby player spends his time helping others make significant lifestyle changes - making sure people look after their health and wellbeing. Oh yeah - and he does mad crazy long distance things all the time - including the Coast to Coast Longest Day, and the Atacama Crossing, a 250-kilometre running race in the desert in Chile!
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This episode is brought to you by Kiwiherb, who make the highest quality natural health products for you and your family in New Zealand. It’s Naturopathic Medicine Week here - so my guest is pharmacist, herbalist and international lecturer Phil Rassmussen. He is the founder of New Zealand based company Kiwiherb, which specialises in 100% natural, premium quality herbal health products. A really interesting chat into how we can incorporate natural products into our everyday lives, in a bid to look after ourselves a bit better
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Chlöe Swarbrick - the young woman who ran for Mayor of Auckland at age 22, the young woman who at 23, become the youngest MP in New Zealand for over 40 years at the 2017 election. The young woman who is often reminded about how young she is, especially when she’s surrounded by politicians who are well, old (ok ok not all, but heaps are haha). No matter where your vote is going this election, Chlöe is a breath of fresh air in the political world. The energy and drive she throws at the job is pretty epic, and she's a cool person to yarn to as well!
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It's Mental Health Awareness Week here in New Zealand so a warning: we will be discussing issues around mental health including suicide. My guest is Bryce Casey - a man who has done a remarkable job in this country at opening up about mental health struggles and by doing so has helped drop the stigma around talking about such a complicated issue. He’s also a very funny, talented broadcaster with a gorgeous family and is armed with some cracking yarns having worked at The Rock radio station for 20 years!
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Raf Manji is a man who throws his heart and soul into the work he does. The former London investment banker and Christchurch City Councillor has spent the past 18 months working in a voluntary capacity directly with the victims and families of the March 15 Terror Attack in Christchurch - in what he describes as his hardest job to date. His next goal is to get fairer financial support for the victims which involves knocking loudly on the Government’s door. Raf is genuinely one of those people the world really bloody well needs right now - I could’ve recorded this episode for hours more!
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What did you to celebrate your 40th birthday? Well Jo Kane (aka my Mum) decided that it would be the year she would swim the Cook Strait. It's an amazing story, considering she first set her sights on the notorious piece of water at age 16. Jo talks about the endurance training and mental toughness she built up over many years, and how she was able to turn around and complete the swim just weeks after a failed attempt. And yes, there's a shark in this story.
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Tanya Carlson has been a dominant fashion designer in New Zealand for over 20 years. One of the main reasons she has been successful for so long is because she's not afraid to move/pivot/change (you catch my drift) her label along with the ever-evolving fashion industry. Tanya remembers wanting to be involved in fashion as a young girl, dressing up to do her after-school chores - so it's no wonder she's one of the country's great fashion gems.
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