Chatting with Rick Selfe today you can see why he’s been successful in business and in life. Easy going with a great communication style we felt we could have talked with Rick for hours. From motorbikes to guitars we cover a lot. 

Chris Dennison started well when he rocked up with a coffee for Gary and I. To be fair I had my apprehensions about how interesting talking about wheat for 45mins would be, but how wrong was I. Chris’s natural communication gift along with his interesting life stories led to a fascinating podcast. Chris is in the ‘Guinness World Records’ and that story alone is well worth the listen. 

In 1994 Debbie Henderson was the first woman to win the ‘Grand National’ event in New Zealand as a jockey. After 12 years at the top life changed in the blink of an eye. On the podcast we discuss what happens when life is not fair and why you need to smile every day. If you don’t know her or her story you’ll be inspired to get up and keep going. 

Many of us know Father Wayne Healey but how many know what decision in life led him into a lifetime of service? Ft Wayne shares his early years with us and his steps in life that led him to where he is today. Ft Wayne enjoys a laugh and doesn’t take life too seriously, he was a pleasure to interview.

Mike Gray has been busy since he moved to the district, from restoring the Tokarahi Homestead to being involved in the Duntroon community. Starting life as an Auzzie hasn’t slowed him down too much and we can now claim him as one of our own. Mike is a key member of the Waitaki Whitestone GeoparMike-Grayk trust and the Vanished World.

Phil Williamson is New Zealand's greatest harness racing trainer and is known as “The Trotting Master’. To be honest Gary and I didn’t know Phil or much about his field of expertise but after chatting to him for an hour we were confident enough to put a wee bet on two horses trained by him at the Lates Oamaru races. 

Allan Mclay moved to North Otago when he was 15 and never left. He has done so much in, around and for North Otago it’s hard to fit it all into one podcast. The two term Mayor, businessman, visionary and entrepreneur has left his mark on Oamaru.

He’s an Omarama local and North Otago Legend. Lindsay Purvis is a good man to know, not just for the easy going personality but for the wealth of knowledge he brings to the community. You may remember him as a farmer in Waianakarua or businessman in Omarama but his legacy will be the work he is currently doing with the ‘Otago Rural Support Trust’

Sometimes it’s amazing what we don’t know about others. For example Nick Shearer has scaled New Zealand's tallest peak Mt Cook/Aoraki five times. Nick was there when 12 million cubic meters fell off the mountain in the 1991 landslide causing it to lose 10 meters in height. 

Today's podcast is a fantastic listen and maybe you’ll be inspired to conquer your own mountains. 

There are not too many in North Otago that know as much about our history as Bruce Albiston. Bruce’s passion for Historic buildings and local history is contagious. From owning Burnside Homestead to planning the ‘Scott Centenary’ Bruce has left his mark for future generations to come.