Petra’s time on Ice TV wasn’t only formative for her, but was highly influential for a generation of TV viewers. Petra reunites with her mates Nathan Rarere and Jon Bridges. Hilarity ensues, along with notes of nostalgia, and comes to land in the things the trio have learned as they’ve grown up and navigated life since being on Ice TV.

Song credit: Korimako, Performed by Aro, Written by Emily Looker and Charles Looker and published by Songbroker.

 

 

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In this episode, Petra explores Aotearoa New Zealand's maturing relationship to the language and culture of Māori, our tangata whenua/indigenous people.

Petra's first guest is radio royalty Robert Rakete (Ngāpuhi) speaking on his career and upbringing - including the fact that Robbie's father was not allowed to speak his own mother tongue of te reo Māori in school. Robbie reflects on the movement he's seen over his life, his hopes for the future, and that now iconic moment of sharing The Breeze's jingle recorded in te reo Māori for the first time.

Petra also speaks with Aroha Tamihana (Ngāti Raukawa/Ngāti Ranginui), an artist based in Tauranga, who creates unique resources celebrating Māori language and culture through her design studio Maimoa Creative. Aroha and her husband did not grow up speaking te reo Māori but they resolved to learn their mother tongue and teach it to their children - it is now their children's first language.

Song credit: Korimako, Performed by Aro, Written by Emily Looker and Charles Looker and published by Songbroker.

 

 

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While we're on the topic of menopause, two of Petra's friends, Miriama Kamo and Robyn Malcolm, join her to swap personal stories from this season of life in perimenopause and menopause - and how each of these wāhine toa are navigating their way through it.⁠

There's something special about knowing we're not in this alone.

Miriama Kamo (Ngāi Tahu/Ngāti Mutunga) is a TVNZ journalist, children's author and television presenter. She currently presents on Māori current affairs programme Marae and TVNZ's Sunday. 

Robyn Malcolm is an actress, whose career has spanned many decades. She is probably best known for six seasons of playing Cheryl West in the television series Outrageous Fortune. She also has a fun line of undies, designed, produced, and manufactured by a team of women right here in New Zealand using ethically sourced, sustainable fabric, and water-based inks.

Song credit: Korimako, Performed by Aro, Written by Emily Looker and Charles Looker and published by Songbroker.

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This episode is an introduction to menopause with naturopathic doctor, women's health activist, and bestselling author of Hormone Repair Manual, Dr Lara Briden.

In this interview, Petra shares stories from her personal experience of perimenopause and Dr Lara Briden reflects on menopause comments from Petra's Instagram followers.

The goal of the conversation? To demystify a topic that has only recently been gaining more mainstream attention, and to give women, in particular, a more positive and hopeful lens on the experience.

Song credit: Korimako, Performed by Aro, Written by Emily Looker and Charles Looker and published by Songbroker.

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In a culture obsessed with youth, what has it been like to undergo the ageing journey whilst being a familiar face on our screens? Petra Bagust and Jaquie Brown discuss their own respective experiences of ageing in the public eye, as well as how this cultural space has shifted over recent years and the changes they hope to see in the coming decades.

 

We also meet Lillian Grace founder of figure.nz who talks how her hair colour affected her presentation and sense of success in the business world.

 

Song credit: Korimako, Performed by Aro, Written by Emily Looker and Charles Looker and published by Songbroker.

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Kia ora! This is my brand-new podcast about growing up and going grey in Aotearoa New Zealand.

We explore the tricky, chewy grey areas of life - Identity, culture, sex, grief, menopause - nothing is off the table!

I've invited some wonderful wāhine and fab fellas to join me in this eight-part season, mining our experiences for wisdom, with a few laughs along the way.

Join me for the ride.

Petra x

Song credit: Korimako, Performed by Aro, Written by Emily Looker and Charles Looker and published by Songbroker

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