An interview with Zoe Studd,Director of Mountains to Sea Wellington. A trust that operates with a team of dedicated staff and volunteers, running programs with communities and young people and creating a sense of Kaitiakitanga which in Maori means guardianship and protection, a way of managing the environment that reflects the deep kinship between humans and the natural world. They are creating a legion of kaitiaki, young guardians and protectors, empowered to take action to help protect and restore our rivers, harbors and coasts.

It's our last episode of 2018, and we wanted to find out how we could create less waste this Christmas(after all, we've been doing so well with our reusable shopping bags and coffee cups all year!) So we spoke with the expert - passionate waste-buster Ali Kirkpatrick, of Boomerang Bags, Waste-Ed and the Hopper Home Eco Shop. Beware, we go to some dark, depressing places, but there is hope!

Co-host Christine Langdon talks with Louise Parkin of the Nikau Foundation, Wellington's Community Foundation, about generosity in Wellington, the causes that Wellingtonians care about, and how to give effectively.

Laura visited WellyTech 2018 - the tech world's end of year party - and spoke to some of the people who make it happen. You'll hear: Raj Khushal who helped to create WellyTech, Victoria MacLennan who nurtures tech startups in Wellington, Jono Tucker who makes Raj look good with photo and video prowess, and Vivian Chandra who improves the tech systems at the businesses and charities that make the world a better place. They are all part of the team supporting the Access Granted community and making Wellington's (and NZ's) tech world tick. https://accessgranted.nz/

Laura and her special guest co-host Elizabeth hit the streets of Wellington for an honest review of the new Onzo bikes. Listen to our hopes, struggles, and triumphs riding Wellington's newest transport option - dockless rental bicycles.

Jem Yoshioka - local illustrator, storyteller, comic artist and blogger - chats to Perrine about how she works, some of her preoccupations, and the artistic world she operates in.

Image by Jem Yoshioka - jemshed.com

Co-host Christine Langdon visits Kapiti Island and talks with Manaaki Barrett of Kapiti Island Nature tours about how the family owned business is sharing the Island's unique birdlife, culture and history. They also chat about how they're taking a sustainable approach to growing the whanau-run tourism operation - which won the Department of Conservation Environmental Tourism Award at the NZ Tourism Awards in September.

Ruth Croft talks to Jake Schultz of Katoa Innovation about the digital platform he is creating. A social enterprise startup to empower communities to restore native habitat and save bees through education and emerging technology.

Ahead of World Prematurity Day on 17 November, we talk with Neil O'Styke, the Executive Director of The Neonatal Trust. One in 10 babies are born prematurely - with 1000 babies a year going through the Wellington Neonatal Unit and 400 babies through the Hutt Special Care Unit. Neil talks about the potential long-term impacts for those babies as well as the stresses their families experience, and how we can all help.

Jellyfish are flowing, and amorphous, and just... blobbie. They've helped to inspire the Artist Louie Neale for his upcoming show in Performance Art Week Aotearoa: Jellyfish Do Return. In this episode, Louie speaks to Laura about his performance, which explores humans using clothing to represent identity and queerness. Don't miss Louie's show and the rest of PAWA: https://performanceartweekaotearoa.com/