A Vegan Lounge

A Vegan Approach to Life

This fortnight you are in for a treat as Part 1 of the 2-Part series goes to air on the immense work that Te Paranui Animal Sanctuary Koromiko in the South Islands Marlborough Region goes to air. I drop by and chat with founder and visionary Maia, who has links to the broader community through plant-based diet workshops, greyhound adoption and rehoming, yoga practice, and spiritual work.

This fortnight I'm chatting with Rob McNeil, the Executive President and Treasurer of the Animal Justice Party Aotearoa New Zealand (AJPANZ). The newly formed AJPANZ is looking to contest the upcoming election and give New Zealanders an alternative to the major parties, the same old rhetoric, and provide legitimate representation for the marginalized and voiceless.

This fortnight I’m talking to Hayley Fraser-Mackenzie – Managing Director at Pacific Harvest A New Zealand owned health food and supplement company at the forefront of an exciting and emerging seaweed industry.

This interview will leave you with a whole new appreciation for seaweed and an inkling to try Pacific Harvest products; mother nature at her best. "

This fortnight I chat with Debbie Devine of Claremont Estate where I encounter her aging beauties and reflect on specism within this context. I'm almost won over by Pedro the retired Greyhound as we chat about commercial racing, equine health and wellbeing and greyhounds as pets.

This Fortnight I'm on location at the Fungi Farm/Richmond Community Gardens, where Inga from the Foraging Corner takes me through some common plants/weeds with nutritional value and a broad range of subject matter, including culture, history, botanical knowledge, science, and travel.

This Fortnight I am chatting with the founder of Wildflower Botanicals, Megan Sheppard. I get to venture inside her quaint and welcoming new premises, still located in Sydenham, and scratch the surface of her 30 years of experience as a herbalist and natural therapies practitioner covering good health nutrition and practices and keeping on top of things as a vegan.

This fortnight I'm chatting to Ron Lindsay of the New Zealand Raptor Trust, a long-time spokesperson, once heavily involved in rehabilitation, now transitioning to advocacy work for the Raptor in Schools program and agent for his movie star clientele. Check out both sites, The NZ Raptor Trust and The NZ Raptor Experience, to book a unique, up close, and personal date with these amazing creatures.

Join me this Wednesday, the 29th of March, at 1 pm for this fortnight's edition of A Vegan Lounge on 96.9 Plains FM. In this episode, I'm on location in Oamaru, enjoying my private beach, among other things. Still, most importantly, I get to catch up with Jane Thompson, founder/owner/operator of the vegan artisan bakery Moa Bakery.

We talk veganism, inspirational people, chronic fatigue, well-being, startup wisdom, and The Lost Pianos of Siberia.

This epidsode I chat with Sarah Jackson, who oversees the Christchurch branch of the Animal Save Movement. She gives us a rundown of the organization, the founder, and the spirit in which the group aims to carry out its work.