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Michael went on many expeditions with Sir Edmund Hillary and was a friend of his for 50 years and has written an in-depth biography of his life. In this interview we find out about how they first met and what going on several expeditions with him all around the world was like. We also learn about his memories of Sir Ed and the key points in his life and how they influenced him and what his character was like. Michael has had a fascinating life so it was really interesting to hear about his adventures as well. If you enjoy this then check out some of the other episodes in the back catalogue as well as there are more than 235. www.theseeds.nz

The book with Michael wrote on Sir Edmund Hillary: https://www.pottonandburton.co.nz/product/edmund-hillary/

Dr Angela Lim is one of the co-founders of Clearhead, and in this interview we find out about her childhood and life growing up in Malaysia and studying in Singapore before she moved to New Zealand. We talk about identity, how she ended up studying medicine and mental health in New Zealand - why do we have such poor rates? We also discuss how Clearhead works and what it is aimed at - an online platform using an AI chatbot to give personalised recommendations.

If you enjoy this then check out some of the more than 235 in the back catalogue as well at www.theseeds.nz

Clearhead website: https://www.clearhead.org.nz/our-team

Mitchell shares his life journey in this episode with a focus on autonomous vehicles. As the founder of Autonomous Consulting and the co-author with me of a paper on driverless cars I think you'll find this conversation interesting. We start talking about the lunar landing of the 1960s, pursuing a career in the Law, moving to New Zealand and how he got into autonomous vehicles. If you enjoy this then check out some of the others in the back catalogue as there are hundreds there now.

Mitchell is the President & Lead Consultant of Autonomous Consulting

+64-021-0826-5755

Co-written paper on Autonomous Vehicles "The Driverless Revolution: What Next?": https://theseeds.nz/the-driverless-revolution-what-next-the-future-of-autonomous-vehicles-in-new-zealand/

Car-Free Manhattan article mentioned - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/09/opinion/sunday/ban-cars-manhattan-cities.html SAE Levels of Autonomy Ohmio Wisk.aero Zoox video Nuro Waymo

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Remember Captain Planet? This cartoon celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. This is an audio version of an article I wrote for The Spinoff. The full text is here https://thespinoff.co.nz/tv/18-11-2020/remembering-captain-planet-30-years-on/

If you enjoy this then consider sharing with someone else who might remember the show?

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Jeanette founded Power Pause to help raise awareness about Menopause. For episode 233 we find out about her life growing up in Liverpool, transformative OE experiences, her career in Human Resources and what it was like for her going through Menopause - and why she then founded Power Pause.

Website with resources: https://powerpause.co.nz/

Jeanette comments:

"My aim is to provide lots of resources, on one site, so that people don't have to work so hard to find relevant information. My over-arching desire is to normalise the menopause conversation and let people know it is a life stage which passes - so let's support people who are going through it, or living with people going through it - so that we retain women in workplaces, improve family relationships, improve communities, eventually resulting in economic equity and improvement for women in their 50s, 60's, 70's and even 80's (like Margaret Austin - episode 208 - and RBG). Power Pause NZ home page: Power Pause Power Pause News and Resources page. This has lots of other websites which are much more comprehensive than mine, plus lots of helpful links to articles, books, videos etc: News & Resources – Power Pause I mentioned Ph.Creative, 'Defenders of Happiness', a company I work closely with to enable fabulous employer branding and employee experience: Ph.Creative | An Employer Brand Agency (ph-creative.com)

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/300165296/meet-the-women-trying-to-change-how-to-live--and-work--with-menopause

Margaret Austin interview mentioned in this: https://seeds.libsyn.com/margaret-austin-on-a-life-of-service

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Menopause is still something of a taboo subject - we need to change that and in this short excerpt of the much longer conversation with Jeanette Kehoe-Perkinson on this topic we talk about this. Be watching out for the hour long interview with her that has more detail as well. In this short episode Jeanette shares some of her experiences with Menopause and offers some thoughts on why these conversations matter and need to be normalised.

Website: https://powerpause.co.nz

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This live seeds panel discussion was held on 27 November 2020 and brought together a variety of experts to discuss some practical case studies on impact investing.

It ties in with the release of this paper which provides an overview on the state of Impact Investing in New Zealand. Those on the panel sharing their practical experiences from different perspectives were:

Liam Sheridan - CFO of Foundation North

Rangimarie Price - The Connective

Jenny Lackey - New Zealand Green Investment Finance

Paul Gilberd - General Manager of Community Finance

Steven Moe facilitated, with a welcome from Monica Briggs of the Centre for Social Impact.

Opinion piece for Stuff: https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/opinion-analysis/300169514/impact-investing-presents-opportunity-to-back-a-better-future-beyond-just-financial-gain

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBkeJ8zyJyk

Report: https://www.centreforsocialimpact.org.nz/te-pūaha-o-te-ako/2020/october/overview-of-impact-investing-in-aotearoa

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Scott Pearson has developed the Calm Pipe and in this interview we find out what that is and how it works. We start by talking about his childhood, his career, travels overseas, what he learned from that and how a forest fire caused him to come up with the idea for Calm Pipe. If you enjoy this then check out some of the 230+ other episodes in the back catalogue.

Website: https://calmpipe.co.nz

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Nada co-founded Again Again and in this interview we find out all about the reusable coffee cup sharing system. We start by hearing about her journey of entrepreneurship as this is the third business venture she had been involved in. We end up talking about working in ski resorts, working as a physiotherapist, starting a clothing label and lots of reflection on reuse and waste. If you enjoy this check out some of the other interviews at www.theseeds.nz

Website: https://www.againagain.co/

PledgeMe site: https://pledgeme.co.nz/investments/425-again-again

Email: [email protected]

Matt is the Sustainability Advisor at the University of Canterbury. In this interview we learn about the upcoming Aotearoa SDG Summit Series as well as finding out about his life and the book he has coming out soon - "Common Ground". I really enjoyed my conversation with Matt and am sure you will as well - if you do check out some of the other 228 other episodes in the back catalogue.

Email: [email protected]

Aotearoa Sustainable Development Goals Summit Series: https://www.facebook.com/AotearoaSDGsSummitSeries

Email: [email protected]

First event link here

UC Sustainability Office: https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/life/sustainability/contact-us/

About the UC Sustainability Office

The UC Sustainability Office is an on-campus hub for individuals and groups interested in how they can create positive change and promote sustainable practices within the University of Canterbury and wider community. The Sustainability Office organizes events, communicates pathways for change, promotes sustainability and supports a network of individuals and working groups across campus and wider community. We are a resource for staff, students and the wider community who want to connect with sustainable-minded others and create change in their own lives and spaces.

UC Sustainability Office roles are:

• To help people see how sustainability relates to their area of work, research, studies and their wider lives.
• To act as a catalyst for the University in pursuing its charter intentions regarding sustainability and environmental leadership.
• To foster a culture of people prepared to make a difference in creating socio-ecologically sustainable societies.
• To value, recognise and reward people for sustainable efforts and participation.