Patrick Shepherd – Wellington’s favourite social entrepreneur

Patrick Shepherd

Part 1 – We talk to Wellington’s favourite social entrepreneur Patrick Shepherd, who is doing some incredible things on his mission to inspire generosity through his charity And if that isn’t enough, he spends the other part of his week working on , giving balance to kids living in poverty.

 

Part 2 – Hear how this Scotsman came to live in Wellington, and how a bunch of 50 good brains will make the world a better place and what his vision for our future looks like.

Sea Shepherd – whale defenders

sea shepard

The  protest ship,  is finally docked in Wellington after spending nearly 100 days down in our southern oceans protecting whales from Japanese harpoon ships.

I had the amazing opportunity to talk to the captain Peter Hammarstedt about why he has committed to protecting whales for over 10 years (that’s the Captain Peter on the right – he’s only 28). Michael Lawry, on the left, is the  coordinator. He talks about how he became involved and why it is so important for us New Zealander’s to also be.

We also hear what the ships youngest crew member Alex, wishes everyone could see in the Antarctic.

Yadana Saw – independent childcare and life as a Burmese Kiwi.

Yadana Saw 3

Why did Yadana Saw, a mother and activist put all her energy into resuscitating the Mt Vic. Crossways Community Crèche?

Yadana also talks about the influences of growing up in one Wellington’s first and most prominent Burmese families – who came here to escape the political regime.

Tony Morrison – bringing cultures together through football

Culture Kicks Wellington Football Festival. Ian Galloway Park Wilton

I don’t know a thing about Football, but in this interview I speak to Tony Morrison, the backbone of Wellington football, about Culture Kicks and why teams from all over the world, from all different backgrounds come together through their love of football for this truly international event.

Julia Milne – growing food with extraordinary results

Common Unity Project and Julia Milne

Nestled in the heart of Lower Hutt, Epuni School’s  is not only producing amazing food grown and eaten by the kids, but the kids are now exceeding in their national results.

This interview is with the visionary Julia Milne founder of the Common Unity Project about what it is like to be part of this school’s incredible solution for hungry children.