What happens when you dress beautiful ‘real girls’ in gorgeous local frocks and put them on fun urban bikes from at the on a beautiful night in Wellington?
The Wheel Stylish fashion show of course. You can almost feel like you were there in this interview with the designers, models and members of .
Is volunteering with VSA (Volunteer Service Abroad) on your bucket list? Me too, so when I met Mike Stewart, deputy principal at my daughter’s school SWIS, who had just returned with his wife Hannah after two and a half years in PNG, I thought we should have a chat with them about the big things they got from their experience,and how they coped with local tradition’s like wife capturing.
These guys need capes and perhaps should wear their undies over their tights, because they are aiming to raise funds to provide 50 000 meals this month, with the “Miss a Meal in May’ campaign. We talk to volunteers and recipients of our food rescuers about what is so good about not putting our food waste in the landfill and getting it to those that could really do with it.
are doing a seriously good job of getting climate change higher on the political agenda. I had a chat with Paul Young, Generation Zero’s spokesperson, at one of their political stunts outside Parliament, about other countries that DO have a climate change plan and an opportunity that NZ cannot afford to miss.
Like many others I thought permaculture was just about gardening, until I started looking into the . Then I became more intrigued by the collection of smart minds sharing their stories and knowledge at this event. So organizers Kaye Maree, Linnea and Brittany came to discuss the bigger idea behind permaculture and why they have devoted their careers to it.
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.
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.