Meet Hannah Mackintosh (Timebank coordinator) and Eryn Gribble (Timebanker extraordinaire)! They talked to Laura and Martin about what the Wellington Timebank is, and how it’s helping to build community connections all over town. Find more here: http://www.wellingtontimebank.org.nz
You’ll also hear about the Alpha Art Gallery and their Fringe show! Check it out: http://www.alphagallery.org.nz/fringe
One year on from the Wellington Smart Energy Challenge we catch up with Russell from NoCar Cargo and Ryan from Switched On Bikes to see how their smart businesses are faring and the challenges of being small business owners in the CBD.
Lauren Tennent goes to work at and she also goes regularly to prison, as it is part of her job to teach women inmates at Arohata how to make good coffee. In this interview find out why this young lady loves this part of her job and the reason why Peoples Coffee want to be aligned with a prison.
Ali was lucky enough to be joined by Nikki and Pam from the Nature Through Arts Collective who we first met in September last year when they were gearing up to launch their 100 Days Creative Challenge. It’s now finished and they’ll be exhibiting the outcomes of the project at Arts Space, 17 Tory Street between 17-23 March.
Listen to the interview below:
And for more information, check out:
https://naturethrougharts.wordpress.com
This week on B-Side Stories we were joined by Abby and Bella from Saving 2050, the wonderful Wellington organisation promoting environmental, animal and human friendly recipes to help New Zealand achieve it’s target of halving our greenhouse emissions by 2050. Join us for the tastiest revolution you’ve ever known!
Does it feel like every second person you know is now keeping a hive? Cenna Lloyd is beekeeper for her own business and also helps everyone else to keep their bees too. So why is Wellington becoming a mecca for bees, and why would urban honey be better?
Celia Painter and Abbie Krieble are teenagers who have written an illustrated book titled “When Life Gives you Lemons” that aims to help young people suffering from depression. Their idea was to offer a book with advice for young people, that was created by young people. To see their book visit: http://createbooks.co.nz/product/when-life-gives-you-lemons/
Celia and Abbie spoke with Ali on 2 Feb 2016 about creating the book and overcoming their own struggles with depression.